{"id":15189,"date":"2020-06-10T09:24:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=15189"},"modified":"2020-06-10T09:26:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:26:52","slug":"2020-draft-coverage-overview-of-top-draft-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=15189","title":{"rendered":"2020 Draft coverage; Overview of top Draft prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Draft day 2020!<\/p>\n<p>This is a review of the marquee names that have been in discussion for the top-end of the 1st round for the 2020 draft.\u00a0 Since (especially high schoolers) guys constantly are moving up or down draft boards, each section is divided into two areas: those 4-5 names really in talks to go 1-1 overall (&#8220;1-1&#8221; means 1st round, 1st overall) and then those who have fallen to &#8220;just&#8221; being 1st or 2nd rounders.<\/p>\n<p>First draft of this post was in June of 2018, when a freshman made All American status and got put here for tracking.<\/p>\n<p>By this point, we&#8217;re almost at &#8220;prospect fatigue&#8221; talking about the top guys and who might get to the Nats.\u00a0 But incase you&#8217;re not aware of who is likely going in the first 10 picks; read on.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>College Upper 1st round names in the mix for 1-1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Note; as we&#8217;ve moved closer to the 2020 draft, the same 5 names keep appearing in the top 5 of most every mock draft.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spencer Torkelson<\/strong>, 1B\/LF Arizona State.\u00a0 \u00a03rd team AA PG\/Rawlings 2018 as a freshman.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02nd\u00a0team d1baseball AA 2018.\u00a0\u00a02018 Collegiate USA team as freshman.\u00a0 Hit 25 homers as a freshman, 22 homers as sophomore.\u00a0 2nd team d1baseball.com AA as sophomore.\u00a0 2nd\u00a0team NCBWA AA as sophomore.\u00a0 \u00a02nd team\u00a0BA AA 2019 as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a02019 Collegiate National team<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austin Martin<\/strong>, 3B\/CF Vanderbilt.\u00a0 Slashed\u00a0.410\/.502\/.603 as a sophomore w\/ speed.\u00a0\u00a01st team d1baseball.com AA 2019 as sophomore.\u00a0 Plays 6 positions, should be primary SS in 2020.\u00a0 1st team BA AA 2019 as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a02019 Collegiate National team<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asa Lacy<\/strong>, LHP Texas A&amp;M.\u00a0 130 Ks in 88 IP as a sophomore.\u00a0\u00a02019 Collegiate National team<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Gonzales<\/strong>, 2B\/SS New Mexico State.\u00a0 1st team \u00a0d1baseball.com\u00a0AA 2019 as sophomore, slashed\u00a0.432\/.532\/.773 with power.\u00a0\u00a02nd team\u00a0BA AA 2019 as sophomore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerson Hancock<\/strong>, RHP Georgia.\u00a0 High-90s fastball, 3-pitch guy, great sophomore numbers for #3 team in the land.\u00a0 2nd team d1baseball.com AA 2019 as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a02nd\u00a0team NCBWA AA as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a02nd team\u00a0BA AA 2019 as sophomore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>College Candidates who have fallen out of\u00a0 1-1 contention<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>J.T. Ginn<\/strong>, RHP Mississippi State.\u00a0 1st rounder in 2018 who didn&#8217;t sign, draft eligible sophomore.\u00a0 103\/18 K\/BB in 80 innings as a freshman in SEC, wow.\u00a0 Spring 2020 shoulder soreness, bad sign, then blew out elbow and will miss all of 2020 with elbow surgery.\u00a0 Also lots of buzz in mocks linking to Nats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Max Meyer<\/strong>, RHP Minnesota.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03rd\u00a0team d1baseball AA 2018.\u00a0\u00a02018 Collegiate USA team alternative as freshman.\u00a0\u00a02019 Collegiate National team.\u00a0 2020 fast riser.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reid Detmers<\/strong>, RHP ECU.\u00a0\u00a01st team\u00a0d1baseball.com\u00a0AA 2019 as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a01st team NCBWA AA as sophomore.\u00a0 2nd in nation in Ks; 162 Ks in 107 ip.\u00a0\u00a02019 Collegiate National team<\/li>\n<li><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>, SS Arkansas.\u00a0 power hitting SS who can stay at the position and is a 20\/20 threat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patrick Bailey<\/strong>; C;\u00a0 NC State.\u00a0 2018 Collegiate USA team alternative as freshman.\u00a0 switch-hitting C improving as sophomore.\u00a0 2019 Collegiate National team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cole Wilcox<\/strong>, RHP Georgia; 1st round talent out of HS, pitched mostly in Relief freshman year with decent numbers.\u00a0 Lots of buzz to the Nats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carmen Mlodszinski<\/strong>: RHP from South Carolina.\u00a0 Helium guy fall of 2019.<\/li>\n<li><b>Ryan Ward<\/b>, OF Bryant.\u00a0\u00a02nd team AA PG\/Rawlings 2018 as a freshman hitting .409.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Mauloni<\/strong>, RHP Jacksonville.\u00a0\u00a03rd team AA PG\/Rawlings 2018 as a freshman.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patrick Frederickson<\/strong>, RHP Minnesota.\u00a0 3rd\u00a0team d1baseball AA 2018.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tanner Burns<\/strong>; RHP; Auburn.\u00a0\u00a02018 Collegiate USA team alternative as freshman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Abel<\/strong>, RHP Oregon State.\u00a0 Star of the 2018 CWS, getting 4 wins plus pitching a 2-hit shutout in the championship game.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alec Burleson<\/strong>, Util ECU.\u00a0 1st team d1baseball.com\u00a0AA 2019 as sophomore, slashed\u00a0.370\/.399\/.573 and was 6-2 in 60IP on the mound as a two-way player.\u00a0 1st team NCBWA AA as sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Foscue<\/strong>, 2B, Mississippi State.\u00a0 2nd team \u00a0d1baseball.com\u00a0AA 2019 as sophomore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Holden Powell<\/strong>, RHP UCLA closer, 2nd team \u00a0d1baseball.com\u00a0AA as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a01st team NCBWA AA as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a02nd team\u00a0BA AA 2019 as sophomore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Lanzilli<\/strong>, OF Wake Forest.\u00a0\u00a02nd\u00a0team NCBWA AA as sophomore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyler Brown<\/strong>, RHP Vanderbilt closer.\u00a0\u00a02nd\u00a0team NCBWA AA as sophomore.\u00a0\u00a02019 Collegiate National team<\/li>\n<li><strong>C.J. Van Eyk<\/strong>; RHP; Florida State.\u00a0\u00a02018 Collegiate USA team alternative as freshman.\u00a0 Great CWS super Regional outing on national TV 2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Casey Optiz<\/strong>, C Arkansas.\u00a0\u00a02019 Collegiate National team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>High School Upper 1st round names in the mix for 1-1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zac Veen<\/strong>, OF (CF) Florida HS.\u00a0 Florida commit.\u00a0 Law says best HS player in class<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austin Hendrick<\/strong>, OF West Allegheny HS (Pa.).\u00a0 Mississippi State commit.\u00a0 Big power kid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mick Abel<\/strong>, RHP Jesuit HS (Ore.).\u00a0 Oregon State commit.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Hassell<\/strong>, LHP\/OF Independence HS (Tn.).\u00a0 2nd team Rawlings AA 2019 as jr.\u00a0\u00a03rd\u00a0team USA Today AA in 2019 as junior.\u00a0\u00a0MaxPreps 1st team AA as junior.\u00a0 Tennessee Gatorade POTY in 2019 as junior.\u00a0 CF<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dylan Crews<\/strong>, OF Lake Mary HS (Fla).\u00a0 LSU commit.\u00a0 PG has him as #2 prep player in class, long-time member of US national teams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/strong>, OF (CF) Harvard-Westlake HS, CA.\u00a0 top all-around prep position player in draft.\u00a0 \u00a0Vanderbilt commit.\u00a0 3rd\u00a0team Baseball america AA in 2019 as junior.\u00a0\u00a0Maxpreps 2nd team AA as junior.\u00a0 Might be more famous than good (parents both hollywood actors) but still 1st rounder.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Bitsko<\/strong>, RHP\/corner guy Doylestown, PA.\u00a0 UVA commit, helium guy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ed Howard<\/strong>, SS Mount Carmel (Ill) HS.\u00a0 Helium guy in 2019, Oklahoma commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jared Kelly<\/strong>, RHP Refugio HS (Tex.).\u00a0 was LSU commit, now Texas commit.\u00a0 Mid-90s since sophomore.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02nd team USA Today AA in 2019 as junior.\u00a0 2nd team Baseball america AA in 2019 as junior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>High School guys whose stock has fallen:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nick Savino<\/strong>, LHP Potomac Falls HS, Sterling Va.\u00a0 UVA commit.\u00a0 This is the highest i&#8217;ve ever seen a DC-area prep player ranked; he&#8217;s legitimately in the running for a top 10 overall pick in 2020.\u00a0 Decided in Dec 2019 to graduate early, skip his Sr season and enroll in UVA.\u00a0 Shocking decision for a player who was looking like a top 10 overall pick and a $4M bonus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blaze Jordan<\/strong>, 1B\/3B\u00a0DeSoto Central High School (Southaven, Mississippi).\u00a0 Re-classified\/graduating early.\u00a0 \u00a0Mississippi State commit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyler Soderstrom<\/strong>, C\u00a0Turlock (Calif.) HS.\u00a0 UCLA commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jared Jones<\/strong>, RHP\/OF Miranda HS (Cal).\u00a0 USC commit.\u00a0 top 2-way player in the class.\u00a0 \u00a01st team Rawlings AA 2019 as jr.\u00a0 2nd team USA Today AA in 2019 as junior.\u00a0 3rd\u00a0team Baseball america AA in 2019 as junior.\u00a0 MaxPreps 1st team AA as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timmy Manning<\/strong>, LHP\u00a0Cardinal Gibbons HS, Fort Lauderdale (Fla).\u00a0 UFlorida commit.\u00a0 Underclassman on USA 18U team in 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drew Romo<\/strong>, C Woodlands HS (Houston TX).\u00a0 LSU commit, switch hitting catcher starter on USA 18U team as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yohandy Morales<\/strong>, SS\u00a0Braddock HS, Miami.\u00a0 UMiami commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jace Bohrofen<\/strong>, 1B Westmoore Hs (Ok.)\u00a0 1st team Rawlings AA 2019 as jr.<\/li>\n<li><b>Jack Bulger<\/b>, C from DeMatha.\u00a0 3-time 1st or 2nd team USA Today AA, best local prospect in years.\u00a0 Maxpreps 2nd team AA as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colten Keith<\/strong>, inf\/RHP from Biloxi (Ms.).\u00a0 1st team Usa today AA in 2019 as junior.\u00a0\u00a0Maxpreps 2nd team AA as junior.\u00a0 Mississippi Gatorade POTY as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bryce Madron<\/strong>, OF Blanchard (Ok.).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02nd team USA Today AA in 2019 as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Masyn Winn<\/strong>, inf\/RHP Kingwood (Tx.).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02nd team USA Today AA in 2019 as junior.\u00a0 USA 17-U stand-out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bryce Ballard<\/strong>, rhp\/3b (Ga.).\u00a0 3rd team USA Today AA in 2019 as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aaron Nixon<\/strong>, inf\/RHP Mcallen HS (Tx.).\u00a0\u00a03rd\u00a0team USA Today AA in 2019 as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dylan Ray<\/strong>, OF Madison, AL.\u00a0\u00a0Maxpreps 2nd team AA as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kyle Harrison<\/strong>, MIF\/RHP De La Salle HS, Concord CA..\u00a0\u00a0Maxpreps 2nd team AA as junior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sources used to create this list<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/Articles\/View.aspx?article=15324\">Perfect Game\/Rawlings College All-Americans<\/a>\u00a0for 2018 looking for\u00a0freshmen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/d1baseball.com\/awards\/singer-leads-d1baseball-all-america-teams\/\">d1baseball 2018 Collegiate All-Americans<\/a>\u00a0looking for freshmen<\/li>\n<li>2018 USA Collegiate National Team looking for freshmen<\/li>\n<li>d1baseball <a href=\"https:\/\/d1baseball.com\/awards\/abel-leads-d1baseball-freshman-all-americans\/\">2018 Freshman All-american team<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fangraphs &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/scoutboard.aspx?draft=2020mlb&amp;type=0&amp;pos=all&amp;team=all\">the Board&#8221; or 2020 class<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/26923672\/the-2020-mlb-draft-class-stacked-here-names-know\">early 2020 Draft Class <\/a>article.<\/li>\n<li>D1baseball <a href=\"https:\/\/d1baseball.com\/awards\/2019-all-american-teams-ashley-rutschman-player-of-the-year\/\">2019 all-americans<\/a>, looking for sophomores.<\/li>\n<li>NCBWA 2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportswriters.net\/ncbwa\/news\/2019\/allamerica190612.pdf\">all-americans<\/a>, looking for sophomores.<\/li>\n<li>BA early 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/early-2020-mlb-draft-preview-top-10-college-prospects\/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\">Best College draft prospects<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BA earl 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/early-2020-mlb-draft-preview-top-10-high-school-prospects\/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\">top Prep prospects<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BA 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/2019-college-baseball-all-americans\/\">Collegiate All Americans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BA 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abca.org\/ABCA\/Awards\/All-Americans\/High_School\/2019.aspx\">ABCA\/Rawlings All Americans<\/a> looking for juniors<\/li>\n<li>2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegebaseballdaily.com\/2019\/06\/26\/2019-collegiate-national-team-training-roster-released\/\">Collegiate National team rosters<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/2019-high-school-baseball-all-american-teams\/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\">BA HS All Americans<\/a>\u00a0looking for juniors.<\/li>\n<li>2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/news\/jnbW5PCBY0K64OpX6P_mpg\/2019-maxpreps-high-school-baseball-all-american-team.htm\">Maxpreps All Americans<\/a> looking for juniors<\/li>\n<li>Baseball America 2020 draft preview; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/rankings\/2020-top-50-college-draft-prospects\/\">college<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/rankings\/2020-top-50-high-school-draft-prospects\/\">HS players<\/a> from Sept 2019<\/li>\n<li>2020 High School draft<a href=\"https:\/\/d1baseball.com\/prospects\/2020-high-school-top-100-prospects\/\"> top 100 prospect list<\/a> from d1baseball.com Nov 2019<\/li>\n<li>Baseball America 2020 draft preview;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/rankings\/2020-top-50-college-draft-prospects\/\">college\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/rankings\/2020-top-50-high-school-draft-prospects\/\">HS <\/a>players\u00a0from Nov 2019<\/li>\n<li>BA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/rankings\/2020-mlb-draft-top-prospects\/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\">top 100 2020 draft prospect<\/a> list 1\/8\/20<\/li>\n<li>Keith Law&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/1670438\/2020\/03\/16\/keith-laws-top-30-prospects-for-the-2020-mlb-draft\/\">top 30 draft prospects<\/a> 3\/16\/20<\/li>\n<li>Prospect Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/prospectinsider.com\/mlb-draft-prospects-rankings-veen-bailey-asa-lacy-torkelson\/\">top 20 list<\/a> Apr2020<\/li>\n<li>Fangraphs Draft <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fangraphs.com\/the-2020-draft-prospects-rankings-have-been-updated\/\">prospect rankings Apr2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prospectinsider.com\/2020-top-50-mlb-draft-prospects\/\">Prospect Insider top 50 May2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Draft day 2020! 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