Eli Willits reacts to being the 1st overall pick | MLB Draft
HE’S WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS AND HE JOINS US LIVE. CONGRATULATIONS. THIS CONVERSATION IS POWERED BY ZOOM AND I CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT’S GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU FOUND OUT YOU’RE THE NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE DRAFT. WHAT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND RIGHT NOW? >> A LOT. I’M JUST EXCITED. THANK YOU TO THE NATIONALS ORGANIZATION FOR GIVING ME THIS CHANCE. I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING. AT THE END OF THE DAY I’M READY TO GET OUT AND GET TO WORK. >> FIRST CONGRATULATIONS, I LO YOUR SKILLSET JUST LIKE WALK ME THROUGH WHO YOU ARE AS A PLAYER. >> I’M JUST A PLAYER THAT’S GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND GIVE EVERYTHING I GOT JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I FEEL LIKE I CAN, I HAVE A GOOD HITABILITY AND I’M GOING TO TAKE THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I FEEL LIKE MY POWER IS UP AND COMING BUT I NEED TO GET INTO AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THE NATIONALS THAT CAN HELP DEVELOP THAT AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. >> FIRST GIVE YOUR DAD A TISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE I KNOW HE’S CRYING. WHAT A POWERFUL DAY AND A STATEMENT. I WANT TO ASK YOU, HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT WAS YOUR DAD WORKING WITH YOU, DEVELOPING YOU ALONG THE WAY HERE? >> OH MAN, HE’S EVERYTHING. I WOULDN’T BE HERE WITHOUT HIM. JUST I WANTED TO TELL HIM THANKS AND EVERYTHING HE DID FOR ME. HE’S BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BABY. WE’VE HIT SINCE I COULD STAND UP. >> FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT A MOMENT FOR YOU. AND I THINK WERE YOU COMPLETELY TAKEN ABACK OR DID YOU HAVE AN INKLING THIS MIGHT GO DOWN? >> I KNEW GOD COULD DO SOMETHING SPECIAL. I WROTE DOWN TWO YEARS AGO IN MY BIBLE THAT I WANT TO BE THE FIRST OVERALL PICK.
Eli Willits joins the desk to share his reaction to being drafted first overall by the Washington Nationals.
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5 comments
kid is 17, insane. So much room for growth.
Man. The kid hid .450. Hopefully this kid can be the one guy we’re ablr to develop.
I play baseball with his younger brother on the right
They werent playing around with the yourh movement in this years draft. Wow. Great athletes. So many shortstops and leftys.
I think god has more important issue to deal with than to get involved in the MLB draft