Prep Baseball Report

Final Mock Draft


Nathan Rode and David Seifert

We’re less than three hours from the 2020 MLB Draft. Here’s the latest on what we’re hearing and forecasting.

1. Tigers: No reason to change here... PICK: Spencer Torkelson

2. Orioles: ...or here...although rumors are circulating that the O's may go with Lacy. In that case, Miami would select Martin at 3. PICK: Austin Martin

3. Marlins: ...or here. PICK: Asa Lacy

4. Royals: Arkansas OF Heston Kjerstad was mentioned, but we're going with OF Zac Veen (Spruce Creek HS, FL). PICK: Zac Veen

5. Blue Jays: RHP Max Meyer (Minnesota) isn't that different from former Blue Jay first-rounder Marcus Stroman. PICK: Max Meyer

6. Mariners: We're sticking with RHP Emerson Hancock (Georgia) for Seattle. PICK: Emerson Hancock

7. Pirates: If you can call getting to seventh overall slipping, 2B Nick Gonzales (New Mexico State) slips to Pittsburgh. PICK: Nick Gonzales

8. Padres: It sounds like San Diego really likes OF Robert Hassell (Independence HS, TN). This has been mentioned as the ceiling for OF Pete Crow-Armstrong (Harvard-Westlake HS, CA). PICK: Robert Hassell

9. Rockies: We're pivoting to a bat for Colorado and are going with Kjerstad. PICK: Heston Kjerstad

10. Angels: No change here either. PICK: Reid Detmers

11. White Sox: We've heard some rumblings of C Tyler Soderstrom (Turlock HS, CA) here, but we're sticking to the South Siders taking a college guy shaped similar to Chris Sale. PICK: Garrett Crochet

12. Reds: Last mock we said C Patrick Bailey (North Carolina State) would be an option if he made it this far. Well he does here. PICK: Patrick Bailey

13. Giants: We've been hearing a lot about 2B Justin Foscue (Mississippi State) going in the top 15-18 picks. PICK: Justin Foscue

14. Rangers: Texas is supposedly in on a bat. Bailey if he made it this far, but we'll cross bat with the Rangers' propensity for gambling on upside. PICK: Austin Hendrick

15. Phillies: The Phillies have been known to go for athletes. SS Ed Howard (Mount Carmel HS, IL) is about as athletic as they come. PICK: Ed Howard

16. Cubs: Soderstrom might not make it this far. We need to slot him in somewhere. PICK: Tyler Soderstrom

17. Red Sox: Crow-Armstrong was here in our last mock. That still feels possible, but RHP Mick Abel (Jesuit HS, OR) is also a very enticing upside selection. PICK: Mick Abel

18. Diamondbacks: OF Garrett Mitchell (UCLA) has top 10 tools. This could be a steal for Arizona. PICK: Garrett Mitchell

19. Mets: This spot feels like a linchpin for the back end. We considered Foscue before pushing him up further and stuck with RHP Cade Cavalli (Oklahoma). PICK: Cade Cavalli

20. Brewers: There is strong sentiment that RHP Bryce Jarvis (Duke) is going in the top 20 for a below slot deal. PICK: Bryce Jarvis

21. Cardinals: If Crow-Armstrong gets this far, it would be hard to pass up. PICK: Pete Crow-Armstrong

22. Nationals: He might be a tough sign considering his sophomore-eligible status and potential as a top 10 pick next year, but RHP Cole Wilcox (Georgia) to Washington feels comfortable. PICK: Cole Wilcox

23. Indians: There have been a lot of rumors about RHP Tanner Witt (Episcopal HS, TX) going in the first round and Cleveland would be a fitting landing spot. PICK: Tanner Witt

24. Rays: Sticking with RHP Nick Bitsko (Central Bucks East HS, PA) here. PICK: Nick Bitsko

25. Braves: It's hard to leave RHP Jared Kelley (Refugio HS, TX) out of the first round, so we'll go with Atlanta. PICK: Jared Kelley

26. Athletics: We said last time that C Austin Wells (Arizona) could go in the teens if you think he stays at catcher. If you don't, he could slide. That would be a nice bat for Oakland. PICK: Austin Wells

27. Twins: Minnesota doesn't have much money to play with so look for a high floor guy. That could be SS Nick Loftin (Baylor). PICK: Nick Loftin

28. Yankees: There was some chatter about C Dillon Dingler (Ohio State) going in the top 20. We're sticking with the Bronx as his landing spot. PICK: Dillon Dingler

29. Dodgers: The real question here is just who slides this far? Or does Los Angeles go a little off the board? RHP Clayton Beeter (Texas Tech) has nasty stuff and could get to the Major Leagues in shorter order as a reliever if 2020 has a season. PICK: Clayton Beeter


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