Monday, June 08, 2020

2020 MLB Mock Draft

2020 MLB Mock Draft 4.0 – Future Blue Jays


This will be my "official" order for the 1st Annual SABR Northeast Florida Chapter Mock 2020 MLB Draft Invitational Challenge. The draft will be held June 10th, deadline for entry is midnight 6/9.

There seems to be a consensus around the top three or four picks, then after that it should get interesting. Where there appears to be duplicate entries in the rank column, signifying a virtual tie,  I broke the ties based on variance of opinions, but the person listed first on this list is the correct order for me. 

It was interesting to note that Baseball America, long regarded as one of the best resources in this type of exercise, changed their methodology somewhat. Their ranking seemed out of line with the other experts, more so than in past years. It will be interesting to see how "correct" the new methodology grades out to actual. 

The final grade of course is unknown for 5-10 years or more. 

** UPDATED 6/9/2020 10:20AM

PLAYER SCHOOL POSITION  RANK
Spencer Torkelson Arizona State 1B 1
Austin Martin Vanderbilt OF/3B 2
Asa Lacy Texas A&M LHP 3
Emerson Hancock Georgia RHP 4
Zac Veen Spruce Creek (FL) OF 5
Nick Gonzales New Mexico State SS/2B 6
Max Meyer Minnesota RHP 7
Heston Kjerstad Arkansas OF 8
Reid Detmers Louisville LHP 9
Mick Abel Jesuit (OR) RHP 10
Garrett Mitchell UCLA OF 11
Austin Hendrick West Allegheny (PA) OF 11
Robert Hassell Independence (TN) OF 13
Patrick Bailey North Carolina State C 14
Ed Howard Mount Carmel (IL) SS 15
Cade Cavalli Oklahoma RHP 16
Garrett Crochet Tennessee LHP 17
Tyler Soderstrom Turlock (CA) C 18
Pete Crow-Armstrong Harvard-Westlake (CA) OF 19
Jared Kelley Refugio (TX) RHP 20
Cole Wilcox Georgia RHP 20
Nick Bitsko Central Bucks East (PA) RHP 22
Dillon Dingler Ohio State C 23
Bryce Jarvis Duke RHP 23
Justin Foscue Mississippi State 2B 25
Bobby Miller Louisville RHP 26
Slade Cecconi Miami RHP 27
J.T. Ginn  Mississippi State RHP 28
Aaron Sabato North Carolina 1B 29
Nick Loftin Baylor SS 30
Carmen Mlodzinski South Carolina RHP 31
Jordan Westburg Mississippi State SS 32
Austin Wells Arizona C 33
Clayton Beeter Texas Tech RHP 34
Carson Montgomery Windermere (FL) RHP 34
Chris McMahon Miami RHP 36
Casey Martin Arkansas SS 37
Jordan Walker Decatur (GA) 3B 37
Tanner Burns  Auburn RHP 39
Daniel Cabrera Louisiana State OF 40
CJ Van Eyk Florida State RHP 41
Kevin Parada Loyola (CA) C 42
Carson Tucker Mountain Pointe (AZ) SS 43
Dax Fulton Mustang (OK) LHP 44
Masyn Winn Kingwood (TX) RHP/SS 45
Drew Romo The Woodlands (TX) C 46
Isaiah Greene Corona (CA) OF 47
Justin Lange Llano (TX) RHP 48
Cole Henry Louisiana State RHP 49
Alika Williams Arizona State SS 50


PLAYER SCHOOL POSITION  RANK
Spencer Torkelson Arizona State 1B 1
Austin Martin Vanderbilt OF/3B 2
Asa Lacy Texas A&M LHP 3
Emerson Hancock Georgia RHP 4
Zac Veen Spruce Creek (FL) OF 5
Nick Gonzales New Mexico State SS/2B 6
Max Meyer Minnesota RHP 7
Heston Kjerstad Arkansas OF 8
Reid Detmers Louisville LHP 8
Garrett Mitchell UCLA OF 10
Mick Abel Jesuit (OR) RHP 11
Nick Bitsko Central Bucks East (PA) RHP 12
Patrick Bailey North Carolina State C 13
Austin Hendrick West Allegheny (PA) OF 14
Robert Hassell Independence (TN) OF 15
Ed Howard Mount Carmel (IL) SS 16
Garrett Crochet Tennessee LHP 17
Tyler Soderstrom Turlock (CA) C 18
Cade Cavalli Oklahoma RHP 19
Jared Kelley Refugio (TX) RHP 20
Pete Crow-Armstrong Harvard-Westlake (CA) OF 21
Cole Wilcox Georgia RHP 22
Dillon Dingler Ohio State C 23
Bryce Jarvis Duke RHP 24
Slade Cecconi Miami RHP 25
Justin Foscue Mississippi State 2B 25
Bobby Miller Louisville RHP 27
Nick Loftin Baylor SS 28
J.T. Ginn  Mississippi State RHP 29
Jordan Westburg Mississippi State SS 29
Clayton Beeter Texas Tech RHP 31
Aaron Sabato North Carolina 1B 32
Carmen Mlodzinski South Carolina RHP 32
Austin Wells Arizona C 34
Carson Montgomery Windermere (FL) RHP 35
Chris McMahon Miami RHP 36
Casey Martin Arkansas SS 37
Jordan Walker Decatur (GA) 3B 38
CJ Van Eyk Florida State RHP 39
Tanner Burns  Auburn RHP 40
Daniel Cabrera Louisiana State OF 41
Drew Romo The Woodlands (TX) C 42
Dax Fulton Mustang (OK) LHP 43
Masyn Winn Kingwood (TX) RHP/SS 44
Justin Lange Llano (TX) RHP 45
Alika Williams Arizona State SS 45
Kevin Parada Loyola (CA) C 47
Cole Henry Louisiana State RHP 48
Burl Carraway Dallas Baptist LHP 49
Carson Tucker Mountain Pointe (AZ) SS 50

Giants Top Minor League Prospects

  • 1. Joey Bart 6-2, 215 C Power arm and a power bat, playing a premium defensive position. Good catch and throw skills.
  • 2. Heliot Ramos 6-2, 185 OF Potential high-ceiling player the Giants have been looking for. Great bat speed, early returns were impressive.
  • 3. Chris Shaw 6-3. 230 1B Lefty power bat, limited defensively to 1B, Matt Adams comp?
  • 4. Tyler Beede 6-4, 215 RHP from Vanderbilt projects as top of the rotation starter when he works out his command/control issues. When he misses, he misses by a bunch.
  • 5. Stephen Duggar 6-1, 170 CF Another toolsy, under-achieving OF in the Gary Brown mold, hoping for better results.
  • 6. Sandro Fabian 6-0, 180 OF Dominican signee from 2014, shows some pop in his bat. Below average arm and lack of speed should push him towards LF.
  • 7. Aramis Garcia 6-2, 220 C from Florida INTL projects as a good bat behind the dish with enough defensive skill to play there long-term
  • 8. Heath Quinn 6-2, 190 OF Strong hitter, makes contact with improving approach at the plate. Returns from hamate bone injury.
  • 9. Garrett Williams 6-1, 205 LHP Former Oklahoma standout, Giants prototype, low-ceiling, high-floor prospect.
  • 10. Shaun Anderson 6-4, 225 RHP Large frame, 3.36 K/BB rate. Can start or relieve
  • 11. Jacob Gonzalez 6-3, 190 3B Good pedigree, impressive bat for HS prospect.
  • 12. Seth Corry 6-2 195 LHP Highly regard HS pick. Was mentioned as possible chip in high profile trades.
  • 13. C.J. Hinojosa 5-10, 175 SS Scrappy IF prospect in the mold of Kelby Tomlinson, just gets it done.
  • 14. Garett Cave 6-4, 200 RHP He misses a lot of bats and at times, the plate. 13 K/9 an 5 B/9. Wild thing.

2019 MLB Draft - Top HS Draft Prospects

  • 1. Bobby Witt, Jr. 6-1,185 SS Colleyville Heritage HS (TX) Oklahoma commit. Outstanding defensive SS who can hit. 6.4 speed in 60 yd. Touched 97 on mound. Son of former major leaguer. Five tool potential.
  • 2. Riley Greene 6-2, 190 OF Haggerty HS (FL) Florida commit.Best HS hitting prospect. LH bat with good eye, plate discipline and developing power.
  • 3. C.J. Abrams 6-2, 180 SS Blessed Trinity HS (GA) High-ceiling athlete. 70 speed with plus arm. Hitting needs to develop as he matures. Alabama commit.
  • 4. Reece Hinds 6-4, 210 SS Niceville HS (FL) Power bat, committed to LSU. Plus arm, solid enough bat to move to 3B down the road. 98MPH arm.
  • 5. Daniel Espino 6-3, 200 RHP Georgia Premier Academy (GA) LSU commit. Touches 98 on FB with wipe out SL.

2019 MLB Draft - Top College Draft Prospects

  • 1. Adley Rutschman C Oregon State Plus defender with great arm. Excellent receiver plus a switch hitter with some pop in the bat.
  • 2. Shea Langliers C Baylor Excelent throw and catch skills with good pop time. Quick bat, uses all fields approach with some pop.
  • 3. Zack Thompson 6-2 LHP Kentucky Missed time with an elbow issue. FB up to 95 with plenty of secondary stuff.
  • 4. Matt Wallner 6-5 OF Southern Miss Run producing bat plus mid to upper 90's FB closer. Power bat from the left side, athletic for size.
  • 5. Nick Lodolo LHP TCU Tall LHP, 95MPH FB and solid breaking stuff.