Major League Baseball will launch its 2020 amateur draft on Wednesday, June 10, and will complete the five-round sprint on Thursday, June 11. The spread of the novel coronavirus required the draft to be held virtually instead of in Omaha, Nebraska alongside the College World Series. The owners' desire to slash costs, meanwhile, led to the draft being shortened from 40 rounds to five.
Nevertheless, CBS Sports has and will continue to cover this year's draft. Previously, we've ranked the top 25 position players, the top 25 pitchers, and the top 50 overall prospects in this year's class. We've also covered the most polarizing prospects in the class, and explained why someone from this year's class might make their professional debut in the Show.
With the 27th overall pick of the draft, the Minnesota Twins selected Aaron Sabato, a first baseman out of North Carolina. Here's R.J. Anderson's pre-draft take on Sabato, who was his 48th-best prospect on his big board:
As with Torkelson, it's hard to justify taking a right-handed first baseman early on. Sabato, a draft-eligible sophomore, will presumably land somewhere in the 20s at earliest after an impressive college career that saw him hit .332/.459/.698 with 25 home runs in 83 games. Sabato's game may not feature another average or better tool outside of his bat, so he'll have to hit, hit, and then hit some more in order to justify his selection and punch his ticket to the Show.
Below you'll find a draft tracker for the Minnesota Twins. Do note that the Twins forfeited their third-round pick to sign Josh Donaldson:
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School | Top 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
27 |
Aaron Sabato |
1B |
North Carolina |
No. 48 |
|
2 |
59 | ||||
|
4 |
128 |
||||
|
5 |
158 |
"complete" - Google News
June 11, 2020 at 09:55AM
https://ift.tt/2XOH0K4
Minnesota Twins 2020 MLB Draft tracker: Complete list of picks, including Aaron Sabato out of UNC - CBS Sports
"complete" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2Fvz4Dj
https://ift.tt/2YsogAP
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Minnesota Twins 2020 MLB Draft tracker: Complete list of picks, including Aaron Sabato out of UNC - CBS Sports"
Post a Comment