An Early Look at the 2020 Draft's Top Prospects

[ShoelesJoe]

Best player obviously. But after watching Gerrit Cole mow us down like the grim reaper last night I am salivating at the possibility of getting a similar TOR college arm in the next draft. If Elias & Co. think it's at all close between the top position player or top pitcher I'm hoping he opts for the arm.

[TINSTAAPP]

Baseball America has the Georgia pitcher Emerson Hancock going #1 to the O's.

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Hancock was outshined by fellow Georgia product D.L. Hall in high school, but the now-Georgia ace has a good chance to beat Hall’s No. 21 selection in the 2017 draft and is one of the favorites to be the first overall pick. After a middling freshman season, Hancock broke out as a sophomore and was one of the best college pitchers in the country. He has plus stuff across the board with a fastball that’s routinely in the upper 90s, a slider, curveball, and a changeup.

https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Georgia-Baseball-Emerson-Hancock-Cole-Wilcox-2020-MLB-Draft-132648975/

[WalkWithElias]

How long is our tank going to last? Can we keep up this misery long enough to snag Rocker in 2021?

Righteous Baseball Dude Kumar Rocker Saves Vanderbilt's Season With 19-Strikeout No-Hitter

 

[Jammer7]

2 hours ago, WalkWithElias said:

How long is our tank going to last? Can we keep up this misery long enough to snag Rocker in 2021?

Righteous Baseball Dude Kumar Rocker Saves Vanderbilt's Season With 19-Strikeout No-Hitter

 

That was an amazing game. Kumar is a dude, no doubt. 

[ArtVanDelay]

3 hours ago, WalkWithElias said:

How long is our tank going to last? Can we keep up this misery long enough to snag Rocker in 2021?

Righteous Baseball Dude Kumar Rocker Saves Vanderbilt's Season With 19-Strikeout No-Hitter

 

131 pitches.  We'll draft him just in time for his arm to fall off.

[ArtVanDelay]

On 6/8/2019 at 4:25 PM, xian4 said:

Let's hope that the consensus No 1 pick isn't another catcher ...

Fangraphs has Patrick Bailey from NC State as their #2 prospect for 2020.

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2020-mlb-draft?sort=-1,1&type=0&team=

[BohKnowsBmore]

On 6/8/2019 at 10:13 AM, Frobby said:

Luke isn’t that high on Blaze Jordan.    

This isn't nice, but I don't like the look of that guy...

[Greg Pappas]

I updated the OP to make it a bit easier to read, and added the new ESPN article.

[Ruzious]

Doesn't sound like there's much top quality at SS at this point.  Hopefully Gunnar defies the odds and stays at SS.  

[Luke-OH]

I want a college position player to take a step forward and claim 1-1, Freddy Zamora and Austin Martin are my preferred candidates to do that. Zamora by continuing his growth as a hitter, adding more physicality. Martin by sliding over to shortstop and showing the ability to stick there.

[MurphDogg]

Jim Callis released his top 10 mock. Last year 5 of the 10 ended up being top 10 picks.

[LookinUp]

18 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

I want a college position player to take a step forward and claim 1-1, Freddy Zamora and Austin Martin are my preferred candidates to do that. Zamora by continuing his growth as a hitter, adding more physicality. Martin by sliding over to shortstop and showing the ability to stick there.

Oh boy. If Austin Martin could stick at SS, or we see Gunnar over the next 12 months and see he could stick at SS, that could be a very nice left side of the infield of our future.

[WalkWithElias]

19 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Oh boy. If Austin Martin could stick at SS, or we see Gunnar over the next 12 months and see he could stick at SS, that could be a very nice left side of the infield of our future.

I've really liked what I've read about Martin. He seems like the type of guy who could make a Rutschman-type move to the top next season if his power develops. We need infield prospects pretty desperately. Sounds like a Keston Hiura type, but could play the left side of the infield potentially. 

[El_Duderino]

1 hour ago, WalkWithElias said:

I've really liked what I've read about Martin. He seems like the type of guy who could make a Rutschman-type move to the top next season if his power develops. We need infield prospects pretty desperately. Sounds like a Keston Hiura type, but could play the left side of the infield potentially. 

Retweet. I’ll be following him and Hancock next year I think.

[Frobby]

5 hours ago, MurphDogg said:

Jim Callis released his top 10 mock. Last year 5 of the 10 ended up being top 10 picks.

I’d take Austin Martin just for the name.  https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/aston-martin-b5-model-low-key-royalty-free-image/494949916