The excitement over the MLB draft wasn't there this year. Sadly, the COVID-19 Pandemic has taken its toll on baseball. Many fans simply lost interest in baseball news. The college baseball season ended early without a College World Series and there weren't any playoffs for most high school teams. Without college baseball being played, there isn't any current interest on my part. I didn't see any notable ambidextrous pitchers on the watch list, and none where drafted in 5 rounds. See all drafted pitchers However, I thought it was worth taking a quick count on swith-hitters who were drafted in 2020. Eight (8) swith-hitters are listed on the mlb.com draft website . Listed by pick number: #13 Bailey, Patrick North Carolina State (NC) - Catcher #35 Romo, Drew The Woodlands HS (TX) - Catcher #73 Cruz, Trei Rice (TX) - SS #92 Warren, Zavier Central Michigan (MI) - Catcher #93 Prater, Levi Oklahoma (OK) - LH Pitcher #102 Workman, Gage Arizo
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