Cole still No. 1 in final 2011 mock  —  UCLA righty goes to Pirates; Nationals are poised to add another potential superstar  —  Note: I will add periodic updates throughout Monday as new information comes in.  —  I'll call this the “final” first-round projection, but I'm hoping to update this throughout the day on Monday.

Draft surprise: Rice 3B Anthony Rendon falls to Nationals with sixth overall pick  —  Toss out all the projections and mock drafts, which were rendered obsolete two picks into tonight MLB draft.  By the time the Nationals' turn came with the No. 6 overall pick, the players most frequently linked …

Red Sox take UConn righty Barnes at No. 19  —  Boston uses its next pick, at 26, to select HS backstop Swihart  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox stayed in New England with their first pick in Monday night's First-Year Player Draft, nabbing University of Connecticut right-hander Matt Barnes.

Blue Jays take a pitcher with first pick  —  After stocking up on pitchers in the early rounds last year, the Toronto Blue Jays took another one with their first pick in the 2011 draft.  —  Tyler Beede was ranked as the draft's No. 35 prospect by Baseball America.  The Jays picked 21st in the first round.