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.
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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 Arizona State (AZ) - 3B
#130 Taylor, Carson Virginia Tech (VA) - Catcher
#151 Cantrelle, Hayden University of Louisiana at Lafayette (LA) - SS
All are highly skilled infield positions.
Scouts really seem to focus on velocity and size. Left-handers are in high demand. College experience was a plus this year, since 10 of 11 first rounders where college Juniors/Senior with only one HS pitcher.
Attributes of pitchers selected in the first round:
7 of 11 are LHP.
10 of 11 are 6'2" or taller and 200+ lbs
The exception was #1 pick Max Meyer from MN, RHP - only 6'0" and 185lbs
Note: I scanned through the list of undrafted pitchers and did not see any switch pitchers listed. So this clearly was a drought year for ambidextrous pitchers.
There were 9 switch hitting catchers who were undrafted this year.
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 Arizona State (AZ) - 3B
#130 Taylor, Carson Virginia Tech (VA) - Catcher
#151 Cantrelle, Hayden University of Louisiana at Lafayette (LA) - SS
Do you notice a pattern?
Four of the switch-hitters are catchers.
There are two SS, one 3B and one LHP.
Four of the switch-hitters are catchers.
There are two SS, one 3B and one LHP.
Scouts really seem to focus on velocity and size. Left-handers are in high demand. College experience was a plus this year, since 10 of 11 first rounders where college Juniors/Senior with only one HS pitcher.
Attributes of pitchers selected in the first round:
7 of 11 are LHP.
10 of 11 are 6'2" or taller and 200+ lbs
The exception was #1 pick Max Meyer from MN, RHP - only 6'0" and 185lbs
Note: I scanned through the list of undrafted pitchers and did not see any switch pitchers listed. So this clearly was a drought year for ambidextrous pitchers.
There were 9 switch hitting catchers who were undrafted this year.
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