Yep. Draft bats early, draft pitching often. That way you don't waste as many early picks on injuries, and keep the farm stocked.
What's the worst thing that happens if you have excess bats? You trade em for pitching - and theoretically it's pitching that has already survived some of the early bumps that flatten the careers of good pitching talents all the time.
Sometimes there ARE no bats lingering around where you draft that you want to bite on...but that's rarely the case. There's always a prep hitter who's worth it. Can you find him? I dunno. Maybe your choice is more Beau Mills than Jason Heyward, but if you FIND Heyward he's not likely to blow out his shoulder and be useless to you anyway.
That's the problem with pitchers - you can absolutely be right about their talent and ability to get out major league hitters...and injuries may invalidate your correct assessment.
If I was running a baseball team, I'd stock up on early round hitters, draft boatloads of pitchers later to keep the pen fresh with arms, and snag starters in trades and FA. Will all those later round picks I should have enough arms to make up a decent BOR, especially pitching in the Safe. "All" I'd need is my top 3 starters. *laughs*
We have Felix for several more years yet, which makes for 2 slots. Pineda is around - you can make him BOR if you like, but either way it's 1-2 starters that you're looking for in that scenario, and pitchers are volatile. Bet the upside and wait for the regularity of a well-put-together batting lineup to kick in and make you competitive every year with a high-leverage pen.
If we were the Rangers and had their home park I might think differently - trying to get someone who can pitch there successfully is tough. But here? Grow the bats first.
~G