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- Tigers. Spencer Torkelson, 1B/3B, Arizona State. You'd think Torkelson was a Joe Hill creation given the fear he invokes in opposing pitchers. He walked in 31 of his 82 plate appearances during the abbreviated NCAA season, but he still managed to improve his career homer count to 54 in 498 at-bats.
- Orioles. Heston Kjerstad, OF, Arkansas. Heston won't be the first Kjerstad to play pro ball: his brother Dexter spent a number of seasons as part of the Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins organizations.
- Marlins. Max Meyer, RHP, Minnesota. Call Meyer the Murder Hornet because he's small but fierce. He's about Sonny Gray-sized, yet he has well-above-average arm strength that lets him touch the upper-90s, and a wipeout slider that is one of the best secondary pitches in the draft.
- Royals. Asa Lacy, LHP, Texas A&M. Over the last three seasons, six left-handed starters have averaged 150 innings and more than a strikeout per inning: Chris Sale, Robbie Ray, Patrick Corbin, Eduardo Rodriguez, Clayton Kershaw, and Matthew Boyd.
In a plan to allow teams to sign an unlimited number of undrafted players for $20,000 each, MLB ultimately opted to shorten the 2020 draft to five rounds. [3] The draft was originally planned to be hosted live for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska, to accompany the since-cancelled 2020 College World Series.
The 2020 Baseball Draft appears below and includes every player chosen in the Major League Baseball amateur draft, every round, the overall pick, the team who drafted them, their position at that time, and where they were drafted from (high school / college name).
Rd#PhasePlayer Name11JR12JR13JR14JRAsa LacyJun 11, 2020 · The 2020 MLB draft continues Thursday with the Detroit Tigers picking first, kicking off a sprint to No. 160 in the fifth round of the shortened annual event. This year's draft was...
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Round 1 (18th) — RHP Bryce Jarvis, Duke Competitive Balance A (33rd) — RHP Slade Cecconi, Miami (Fla.) Round 3 (90th) — LHP Liam Norris, Green Hope HS (N.C.) Round 4 (119th)— 3B A.J. Vukovich, East Troy HS (Wis.) Round 5 (149th) — RHP Brandon Pfaadt, Bellarmine University Jarvis was taken in the 37th round in 2019, but returned to Duke for his juni...
Round 1 (25th) — LHP Jared Shuster, Wake Forest Round 3 (97th) — OF Jesse Franklin V, Michigan Round 4 (126th) — RHP Spencer Strider, Clemson Round 5 (156th) — RHP Bryce Elder, Texas Shuster impressed at the Cape Cod League last summer, tossing 32 innings with 35 strikeouts and just five walks with a 1.41 ERA. He struck out 43 batters in 26 1/3 inn...
Round 1 (2nd) — OF Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas Competitive Balance A (30th) — SS Jordan Westburg, Mississippi State Round 2 (39th) — OF Hudson Haskin, Tulane Round 3 (74th) — SS Anthony Servideo, Ole Miss Round 4 (103rd) — 3B Coby Mayo, Stoneman Douglas HS (Fla.) Round 5 (133) — RHP Carter Baumler, Dowling Catholic HS (Iowa) The Orioles surprised mos...
Round 1 (17th) — 2B Nick Yorke, Archbishop Mitty HS (Calif.) Round 3 (89th) — 3B Blaze Jordan, DeSoto Central HS (Miss.) Round 4 (118th) — LHP Jeremy Wu-Yelland, Hawaii Round 5 (148) — LHP Shane Doran, Florida State Yorke was seen as a bit of a reach in the first round, and he's expected to sign for under slot value. Jordan has as much raw power as...
Round 1 (16th) — SS Ed Howard, Mt. Carmel HS (Ill.) Round 2 (51st) — LHP Burl Carraway, Dallas Baptist Round 3 (88th) — OF Jordan Nwogu, Michigan Round 4 (117th) — LHP Luke Little, San Jacinto College North Round 5 (147th) — RHP Koen Moreno, Panther Creek HS (N.C.) Howard is viewed as a high-ceiling prospect. For now, he's regarded as the best defe...
Round 1 (11th) — LHP Garrett Crochet, Tennessee Round 2 (47th) — RHP Jared Kelley, Refugio HS (Texas) Round 3 (83rd) — RHP Adisyn Coffey, Wabash Valley College (Ill.) Round 4 (112th) — RHP Kade Mechals, Grand Canyon University Round 5 (142nd) — LHP Bailey Horn, Auburn Crochet has made just 13 starts in three years in college, so it'll be an adjustm...
Round 1 (12th) — OF Austin Hendrick, West Allegheny HS (Pa.) Round 2 (48th) — RHP Christian Roa, Texas A&M Competitive Balance B (65th) — C Jackson Miller, J. W. Mitchell HS (Fla.) Round 3 (84th) — RHP Bryce Bonnin, Texas Tech Round 4 (113th) — OF Mac Wainwright, St. Edward HS (Ohio) Round 5 (143rd) — RHP Joe Boyle, Notre Dame Hendrick is a tad old...
Round 1 (23rd) — SS Carson Tucker, Mountain Pointe HS (Ariz.) Competitive Balance A (36th) — RHP Tanner Burns, Auburn Round 2 (56th) — LHP Logan Allen, Florida International Round 3 (95th) — OF Petey Halpin, Mira Costa HS (Calif.) Round 4 (124th) — SS Milan Tolentino, Santa Margarita HS (Calif.) Round 5 (154th) — RHP Mason Hickman, Vanderbilt Tucke...
Round 1 (9th) — OF Zac Veen, Spruce Creek HS (Fla.) Competitive Balance A (35th) — C Drew Romo, The Woodlands HS (Texas) Round 2 (46th) — RHP Chris McMahon, Miami (Fla.) Round 3 (81st) — LHP Sam Weatherly, Clemson Round 4 (110th) — RHP Case Williams, Douglas County HS (Colo.) Round 5 (140th) — SS Jack Blomgren, Michigan Veen is a left-handed swinge...
Round 1 (1st) — 3B Spencer Torkelson, Arizona State Round 2 (38th) — C Dillon Dingler, Ohio State Competitive Balance B (62nd)— OF Danny Cabrera, LSU Round 3 (73rd) — SS Trei Cruz, Rice Round 4 (102nd) — 3B Gage Workman, Arizona State Round 5 (132nd) — 3B Colt Keith, Biloxi HS (Miss.) Torkelson is the headliner here. He hit 23 home runs as a junior...
Jun 12, 2020 · The 2020 MLB draft was unlike other. Instead of its usual 40 rounds, the draft was shortened to five thanks to a March agreement regarding how baseball could move forward amid the COVID-19...
Jun 10, 2020 · Day 1 of the 2020 MLB Draft is in the books, with analysis of all 37 selections below. The Draft will conclude with Rounds 2-5 on Thursday, live on MLB Network, ESPN2 and MLB.com, starting at 5 p.m. ET. •
