(Secaucus, NJ)  --  The 2018 MLB First-Year Draft begins today in Secaucus, New Jersey.  The first 43 selections will be announced today to open the three-day affair.  Oregon State junior second baseman Nick Madrigal and Beavers junior right fielder Trevor Larnach are expected to be first-round selections.  Madrigal is a consensus top 5 pick.  OSU shortstop Cadyn Grenier and pitchers Matt Mercer and Drew Rasmussen are also expected to hear their names called in the later rounds.