2020 MLB Mock Draft 2.0
And so begins the hibernation period. The Nationals played the ultimate Cinderella story, winning 5 elimination games to defeat arguably the best team in baseball, the Houston Astros in a series where home field advantage was nonexistent. The Nationals get the best of both worlds though as they not only come back to DC with a World Series trophy, but also a higher draft pick for a playoff team. But enough about that.
Welcome to Mock Draft 2.0 for Minor League Madhouse! The order was set last month at the conclusion of the regular season, and now it’s time to change things up. Obviously we won’t get a clearer picture of what teams are going after until about March or May, and MLB Pipeline won’t be releasing their top 50 draft prospects until December, their top 30 by team until about Spring Training, and their top 100 and 200 draft prospects until April and late May respectively, so this is as much of a crapshoot as you can possibly take.
Rules are simple. The draft is based on organizational strengths, though team tendencies will be taken into consideration in case of a tough decision. With that, let’s go.
Detroit Tigers: Austin Martin, SS/3B, Vanderbilt
Baltimore Orioles: Spencer Torkelson, 1B/3B/OF, Arizona State
Miami Marlins: Emerson Hancock, RHP, Georgia
Kansas City Royals: Garrett Mitchell, OF, UCLA
Toronto Blue Jays: Asa Lacy, LHP, Texas A&M
Seattle Mariners: Casey Martin, SS, Arkansas
Pittsburgh Pirates: Jared Kelley, RHP, Refugio HS, Texas
San Diego Padres: Austin Hendrick, OF, West Allegheny HS, Pennsylvania
Colorado Rockies: Reid Detmers, LHP, Louisville
Los Angeles Angels: JT Ginn, RHP, Mississippi State
Chicago White Sox: Ed Howard, SS, Mount Carmel HS, Illinois
Cincinnati Reds: Blaze Jordan, 1B, DeSoto Central HS, Mississippi
San Francisco Giants: Dax Fulton, LHP, Mustang HS, Oklahoma
Texas Rangers: Nick Gonzales, 2B, New Mexico State
Philadelphia Phillies: Tyler Soderstrom, C, Turlock HS, California
Chicago Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, Harvard Westlake HS, California
Boston Red Sox: Dylan Crews, OF, Lake Mary HS, Florida
Arizona Diamondbacks: Carmen Mlodszinski, RHP, South Carolina
New York Mets: Mick Abel, RHP, Jesuit HS, Oregon
Milwaukee Brewers: Patrick Bailey, C, North Carolina State
St. Louis Cardinals: Cole Wilcox, RHP, Georgia
Washington Nationals: Jordan Walker, 3B, Decatur HS, Georgia
Cleveland Indians: Freddy Zamora, INF, Miami
Tampa Bay Rays: Austin Wells, C, Arizona
Atlanta Braves: Robert Hassell, OF, Independence HS, Tennessee
Oakland Athletics: Daniel Cabrera, OF, LSU
Minnesota Twins: Gage Workman, 3B, Arizona State
New York Yankees: Garrett Crochet, LHP, Tennessee
Los Angeles Dodgers: Tanner Burns, RHP, Auburn
Houston Astros: Drew Romo, C, The Woodlands HS, Texas
