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Best MLB Draft Prospect from each State
Posted on 6/4/20 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 3:06 pm
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Alabama: Tanner Burns, RHP, Auburn (No. 28 on Draft Top 200)
Burns was beset by injuries during his sophomore year, but when he’s at his best, the 6-foot right-hander can pitch to both sides of the plate with his 92-97 mph fastball and mix in a breaking ball that flashes plus.
Arkansas: Heston Kjerstad, OF, Arkansas (No. 10)
One of the premier power hitters in the 2020 class, Kjerstad drives the ball to all fields with authority using an aggressive left-handed swing. Some scouts believe he’ll need to clean up his stroke in the pro ranks, but it’s hard to overlook the .331/.412/.563 line, 30 homers and 108 RBIs he totaled during his Razorbacks career.
Florida: Zac Veen, OF, Spruce Creek (Port Orange, Florida) HS (No. 7)
Regarded by scouts as perhaps the top prep hitter in this year’s class, Veen, a Florida commit, employs a smooth but explosive left-handed swing from a spread-out stance that enables him to leverage the ball to all fields. He’s more hit over power during games right now, though it’s easy to envision the 6-foot-4 outfielder tapping into his plus raw power at the next level.
Georgia: Emerson Hancock, RHP, Georgia (No. 4)
Hancock wasn’t particularly sharp after his return from a lat injury in 2019, but the stuff and overall aptitude the 6-foot-4, 213-pound righty showed early in his Bulldogs career has helped him maintain his spot as one of the premier pitchers in the 2020 class. He has starter qualities with his size and four-pitch mix, three of which (fastball, slider, changeup) could be plus or better when all is said and done.
Kentucky: Reid Detmers, LHP, Louisville (No. 8)
Detmers may stand out more for his overall pitchability than his pure stuff, though it didn’t prevent the southpaw from dominating during his Louisville career. He set Cardinals records for wins (13, first in NCAA Division I) and strikeouts (167, second in D-I) while leading the program to the College World Series as a sophomore in 2019, served as the U.S. collegiate national team's best starter during the summer, then ranked second in D-I in whiffs (48) and whiff rate (19.6 per nine innings) during the shortened 2020 season.
Louisiana: Daniel Cabrera, OF, Louisiana State (No. 38)
A well-rounded left-handed hitter who projects for both average and power at the next level, Cabrera compiled a .300/.382/.520 batting line with 20 homers and 104 RBIs during his three years at LSU after turning down the Padres as a 26th-round pick (2017) out of high school.
Mississippi: Justin Foscue, 2B, Mississippi State (No. 32)
Foscue was a consensus All-America second baseman as a sophomore and helped lead Mississippi State to the College World Series in both 2018 and 2019. The U.S. collegiate national team's starter at second base last summer, Foscue has endeared himself to evaluators with his sum-of-all-parts game and intrigues with his right-handed power potential at the keystone.
Missouri: Ian Bedell, RHP, Missouri (No. 89)
One of the youngest college players (20 years, 9 months) in the 2020 Draft, Bedell posted a 1.56 ERA as a sophomore reliever last spring, dominated even more as a starter in the Cape Cod League (0.59 ERA, .383 opponent OPS, 36/3 K/BB ratio) and continued to improve in that role this spring. He repeats his athletic delivery well, demonstrating above-average control of four average-or-better pitches.
South Carolina: Carmen Mlodzinski, RHP, South Carolina (No. 21)
A broken left foot derailed Mlodzinski’s sophomore year, but he made up for the lost time and boosted his 2020 Draft stock with an eye-opening performance in last summer’s Cape Cod League, posting a 2.15 ERA and 40/4 K/BB over 29 1/3 innings for the Falmouth Commodores that earned him honors as the league’s best pitching prospect. The redshirt sophomore boasts a promising three-pitch mix, including a 92-96 mph fastball that can touch 99 and low-80s slider that he throws with power and depth.
Tennessee: Austin Martin, OF/3B, Vanderbilt (No. 2)
The best pure hitter in the 2020 Draft, Martin led all NCAA Division I in runs (87) and the Southeastern Conference in hitting (.392) and on-base percentage (.486) as a sophomore in 2019, then opened his junior campaign by slashing .377/.507/.660 across his first 16 games. Altogether, the 6-foot, 180-pounder produced a .376/.479/.521 line in 118 games for Vandy. Regarding his future defensive home, Martin should give his future club plenty of options after he started games at six different positions as a freshman, opened last year at second base before settling in at the hot corner, then saw more time in center field as a junior.
Texas: Asa Lacy, LHP, Texas A&M (No. 3)
The top-ranked pitching prospect in the 2020 Draft, Lacy ranked third in NCAA Division I in opponent average (.162) and eighth in strikeouts per nine innings (13.2) as a sophomore, pitched well with the U.S. collegiate national team in the summer and got off to a tremendous start this spring, going 3-0 in four starts, with a 0.75 ERA and 46/8 K/BB in 24 innings. The 6-foot-4 southpaw’s 92-97 mph heater, low-80s slider and devastating changeup give him a trio of plus pitches, and his curveball isn’t very far behind.
Alabama: Tanner Burns, RHP, Auburn (No. 28 on Draft Top 200)
Burns was beset by injuries during his sophomore year, but when he’s at his best, the 6-foot right-hander can pitch to both sides of the plate with his 92-97 mph fastball and mix in a breaking ball that flashes plus.
Arkansas: Heston Kjerstad, OF, Arkansas (No. 10)
One of the premier power hitters in the 2020 class, Kjerstad drives the ball to all fields with authority using an aggressive left-handed swing. Some scouts believe he’ll need to clean up his stroke in the pro ranks, but it’s hard to overlook the .331/.412/.563 line, 30 homers and 108 RBIs he totaled during his Razorbacks career.
Florida: Zac Veen, OF, Spruce Creek (Port Orange, Florida) HS (No. 7)
Regarded by scouts as perhaps the top prep hitter in this year’s class, Veen, a Florida commit, employs a smooth but explosive left-handed swing from a spread-out stance that enables him to leverage the ball to all fields. He’s more hit over power during games right now, though it’s easy to envision the 6-foot-4 outfielder tapping into his plus raw power at the next level.
Georgia: Emerson Hancock, RHP, Georgia (No. 4)
Hancock wasn’t particularly sharp after his return from a lat injury in 2019, but the stuff and overall aptitude the 6-foot-4, 213-pound righty showed early in his Bulldogs career has helped him maintain his spot as one of the premier pitchers in the 2020 class. He has starter qualities with his size and four-pitch mix, three of which (fastball, slider, changeup) could be plus or better when all is said and done.
Kentucky: Reid Detmers, LHP, Louisville (No. 8)
Detmers may stand out more for his overall pitchability than his pure stuff, though it didn’t prevent the southpaw from dominating during his Louisville career. He set Cardinals records for wins (13, first in NCAA Division I) and strikeouts (167, second in D-I) while leading the program to the College World Series as a sophomore in 2019, served as the U.S. collegiate national team's best starter during the summer, then ranked second in D-I in whiffs (48) and whiff rate (19.6 per nine innings) during the shortened 2020 season.
Louisiana: Daniel Cabrera, OF, Louisiana State (No. 38)
A well-rounded left-handed hitter who projects for both average and power at the next level, Cabrera compiled a .300/.382/.520 batting line with 20 homers and 104 RBIs during his three years at LSU after turning down the Padres as a 26th-round pick (2017) out of high school.
Mississippi: Justin Foscue, 2B, Mississippi State (No. 32)
Foscue was a consensus All-America second baseman as a sophomore and helped lead Mississippi State to the College World Series in both 2018 and 2019. The U.S. collegiate national team's starter at second base last summer, Foscue has endeared himself to evaluators with his sum-of-all-parts game and intrigues with his right-handed power potential at the keystone.
Missouri: Ian Bedell, RHP, Missouri (No. 89)
One of the youngest college players (20 years, 9 months) in the 2020 Draft, Bedell posted a 1.56 ERA as a sophomore reliever last spring, dominated even more as a starter in the Cape Cod League (0.59 ERA, .383 opponent OPS, 36/3 K/BB ratio) and continued to improve in that role this spring. He repeats his athletic delivery well, demonstrating above-average control of four average-or-better pitches.
South Carolina: Carmen Mlodzinski, RHP, South Carolina (No. 21)
A broken left foot derailed Mlodzinski’s sophomore year, but he made up for the lost time and boosted his 2020 Draft stock with an eye-opening performance in last summer’s Cape Cod League, posting a 2.15 ERA and 40/4 K/BB over 29 1/3 innings for the Falmouth Commodores that earned him honors as the league’s best pitching prospect. The redshirt sophomore boasts a promising three-pitch mix, including a 92-96 mph fastball that can touch 99 and low-80s slider that he throws with power and depth.
Tennessee: Austin Martin, OF/3B, Vanderbilt (No. 2)
The best pure hitter in the 2020 Draft, Martin led all NCAA Division I in runs (87) and the Southeastern Conference in hitting (.392) and on-base percentage (.486) as a sophomore in 2019, then opened his junior campaign by slashing .377/.507/.660 across his first 16 games. Altogether, the 6-foot, 180-pounder produced a .376/.479/.521 line in 118 games for Vandy. Regarding his future defensive home, Martin should give his future club plenty of options after he started games at six different positions as a freshman, opened last year at second base before settling in at the hot corner, then saw more time in center field as a junior.
Texas: Asa Lacy, LHP, Texas A&M (No. 3)
The top-ranked pitching prospect in the 2020 Draft, Lacy ranked third in NCAA Division I in opponent average (.162) and eighth in strikeouts per nine innings (13.2) as a sophomore, pitched well with the U.S. collegiate national team in the summer and got off to a tremendous start this spring, going 3-0 in four starts, with a 0.75 ERA and 46/8 K/BB in 24 innings. The 6-foot-4 southpaw’s 92-97 mph heater, low-80s slider and devastating changeup give him a trio of plus pitches, and his curveball isn’t very far behind.
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Posted on 6/4/20 at 3:24 pm to Farmer1906
To those wondering, if a player gets drafted in this 5 round draft, it means they're absolutely signing, nobody is wasting any of their picks this draft like can normally happen. I imagine all picks will have an agreement to sign in advance of being drafted itself to make sure of that.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 4:01 pm to thunderbird1100
And signing bonuses aren't coming upfront like normal.
From TexAgs:
From TexAgs:
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The most money any player will be given upfront is $100k for a year, regardless of the total of the signing bonus. After that, the remainder will be given in much larger sums once the 365 days have expired. How those installments are subsequently divvied out in terms of percentages and length
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