I think this might be an interesting discussion.  High school and college baseball offer an interesting dynamic that is unusual in pro ball: the prospect of two-way players.  It follows that players get drafted in MLB's Amateur Draft that are legitimate talents both as pitchers and as positional players. 

For the most part, when these players are drafted, the team is drafting him with one path in mind.  Here's the tricky question, though.  When you have a player that's a first round talent both as a pitcher and as a batter, how do you handle him?  Sometimes, the player answers the question for the team, refusing to sign if forced to play in the field (or on the mound).  Other times, the situation is less clear.

One such situation occurred with Casey Kelly and the Red Sox last June.  The Sox decided to play him on the mound for 100 innings, and then play him at shortstop for the remainder of the season.  While Boston has come up with a unique solution for Kelly, other teams are putting potential two-way players on more focused routes.  Aaron Hicks, for example, will exclusively be an outfielder in the minors, while Ethan Martin will stick to pitching.  They were also first round talents as a pitcher and a third baseman, respectively.

So here's the question.  If you're a GM, how do you handle such a player?  Do you take a focused approach, and develop a player exclusively at a position?  Or do you let the player's minor league stats decide his fate by playing him both ways?  I've set up a poll for this, but I'm hoping for some actual discussion on the topic.  I wanted to study previous cases of minor league two-way players, but I don't see enough guys from which I can draw conclusions.

Are there any interesting potential pitcher/position players in this year's draft class?  I know Mychal Givens is there; how would you handle him?