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2020 MLB Draft Results: Full List of Picks from Rounds 1-5

Chris Roling@@Chris_RolingX.com LogoFeatured ColumnistJune 11, 2020

Arizona State infielder Spencer Torkelson (20) during an NCAA baseball game against Arizona State on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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The 2020 MLB draft continues Thursday with the Detroit Tigers picking first, kicking off a sprint to No. 160 in the fifth round of the shortened annual event. 

This year's draft was shortened from 40 rounds to five for budgetary reasons, according to the Associated Press, while the regular season itself is delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Wednesday night's first round featured Detroit making Arizona State third baseman Spencer Torkelson the No. 1 pick, while Minnesota's Max Meyer was the first pitcher off the board at No. 3 to the Miami Marlins. 

Below, we'll update as the draft unfolds through the remaining 123 picks. 

         

Round 1

1. Detroit Tigers: Arizona State 3B Spencer Torkelson

2. Baltimore Orioles: Arkansas OF Heston Kjerstad

3. Miami Marlins: Minnesota RHP Max Meyer

4. Kansas City Royals: Texas A&M LHP Asa Lacy

5. Toronto Blue Jays: Vanderbilt SS Austin Martin

6. Seattle Mariners: Georgia RHP Emerson Hancock

7. Pittsburgh Pirates: New Mexico State SS Nick Gonzales

8. San Diego Padres: Independence HS (Thompson's Station, TN) OF Robert Hassell III

9. Colorado Rockies: Spruce Creek HS (Port Orange, FL) OF Zac Veen

10. Los Angeles Angels: Louisville LHP Reid Detmers

11. Chicago White Sox: Tennessee LHP Garrett Crotchet

12. Cincinnati Reds: West Allegheny HS (Imperial, PA) OF Austin Hendrick

13. San Francisco Giants: North Carolina State C Patrick Bailey

14. Texas Rangers: Mississippi State 2B Justin Foscue

15. Philadelphia Phillies: Jesuit HS (Portland, OR) RHP Mick Abel

16. Chicago Cubs: Mt. Carmel HS (Chicago) SS Ed Howard

17. Boston Red Sox: Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose) 2B Nick Yorke

18. Arizona Diamondbacks: Duke RHP Blake Jarvis

19. New York Mets: Harvard-Westlake OF (Los Angeles) Pete Crow-Armstrong

20. Milwaukee Brewers: UCLA OF Garrett Mitchell

21. St. Louis Cardinals: Decatur HS 3B (Georgia) Jordan Walker

22. Washington Nationals: Oklahoma RHP Cade Cavalli

23. Cleveland Indians: Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix) SS Carson Tucker

24. Tampa Bay Rays: Central Bucks HS East (Doylestown, PA) RHP Nick Bitsko

25. Atlanta Braves: Wake Forest LHP Jared Shuster

26. Oakland Athletics: Turlock HS (California) C Tyler Soderstrom

27. Minnesota Twins: North Carolina 1B Aaron Sabato

28. New York Yankees: Arizona C Austin Wells

29. Los Angeles Dodgers: Louisville RHP Bobby Miller

* The Houston Astros were stripped of their first-round pick following MLB's investigation into their sign-stealing schemes during their 2017 World Series-winning season.

           

Competitive Balance Round A

30. Baltimore Orioles: Mississippi State SS Jordan Westburg

31. Pittsburgh Pirates: South Carolina RHP Carmen Mlodzinski

32. Kansas City Royals: Baylor SS Nick Loftin

33. Arizona Diamondbacks: Miami RHP Slade Cecconi

34. San Diego Padres: Llano HS (Texas) RHP Justin Lange

35. Colorado Rockies: The Woodlands HS (Texas) C Drew Romo

36. Cleveland Indians: Auburn RHP Tanner Burns

37. Tampa Bay Rays (from St. Louis Cardinals): Arizona State SS Alika Williams

            

Second round

38. Detroit Tigers: Ohio State C Dillon Dingler

39. Baltimore Orioles: Tulane OF Hudson Haskin

40. Miami Marlins: Mustang HS (OK) P Daxton Fulton 

41. Kansas City Royals: De La Salle Institute (IL) P Ben Hernandez

42. Toronto Blue Jays: Florida State P CJ Van Eyk

43. Seattle Mariners: Texas A&M OF Zach DeLoach

44. Pittsburgh Pirates: La Mirada HS (CA) P Jared Jones

45. San Diego Padres: Notre Dame Catholic SS (ON) OF Owen Caissie

46. Colorado Rockies: Miami (FL) P Chris McMahon

47. Chicago White Sox: Refugio HS (TX) P Jared Kelley

48. Cincinnati Reds: Texas A&M P Christian Roa

49. San Francisco Giants: San Diego State 3B Casey Schmitt

50. Texas Rangers: Elizabethton High School (TN) OF Evan Carter

51. Chicago Cubs: Dallas Baptist P Burl Carraway

52. New York Mets: Mississippi State P J.T. Ginn

53. Milwaukee Brewers: Miami (FL) SS Freddy Zamora

54. St. Louis Cardinals: Kingwood HS (TX) SS Masyn Winn

55. Washington Nationals: LSU P Cole Henry

56. Cleveland Indians: Florida International P Logan Allen

57. Tampa Bay Rays: Virginia Tech P Ian Seymour

58. Oakland Athletics: Michigan P Jeff Criswell

59. Minnesota Twins: Tennessee OF Alerick Soularie

60. Los Angeles Dodgers: East Tennessee State P Landon Knack 

* Astros and Red Sox forfeited their second-round picks as part of their sign-stealing punishment

            

Competitive Balance Round B

61. Miami Marlins: Ball State P Kyle Nicolas

62. Detroit Tigers: LSU OF Daniel Cabrera

63. St. Louis Cardinals (received in trade from the Rays): Watson Chapel HS (AR) P Tink Hence

64. Seattle Mariners (received in trade from the Brewers): McLennan CC (TX) P Connor Phillips

65. Cincinnati Reds: J.W. Mitchell HS (FL) C Jackson Miller

66. Los Angeles Dodgers (received in trade from the Twins): Texas Tech, P Clayton Beeter

           

Compensation picks

67. San Francisco Giants (for losing Madison Bumgarner): North Carolina State P Nick Swiney

68. San Francisco Giants (for losing Will Smith): Dallas Baptist SS Jimmy Glowenke

69. New York Mets (for losing Zack Wheeler): Corona Senior HS (CA) OF Isaiah Greene

70. St. Louis Cardinals (for losing Marcell Ozuna): East Carolina 1B Alec Burleson

71. Washington Nationals (for losing Anthony Rendon): Monsignor Edward Pace HS (FL) SS Sammy Infante

72. Houston Astros (for losing Gerrit Cole): Mount Saint Michael Academy (NY) P Alex Santos II

            

Third round

73. Detroit Tigers: Rice SS Trei Cruz

74. Baltimore Orioles: Ole Miss SS Anthony Servideo

75. Miami Marlins: Coastal Carolina P Zach McCambley

76. Kansas City Royals: Alabama OF Tyler Gentry 

77. Toronto Blue Jays: Jacksonville University P Trent Palmer

78. Seattle Mariner: Oklahoma State 2B Kaden Polcovich

79. Pittsburgh Pirates: Chapman University P Nick Garcia

80. San Diego Padres: Georgia P Cole Wilcox

81. Colorado Rockies: Clemson P Sam Weatherly 

82. Los Angeles Angels: St. Elizabeth Catholic HS (ON) OF David Calabrese

83. Chicago White Sox: Wabash Valley College P Adisyn Coffey

84. Cincinnati Reds: Texas Tech P Bryce Bonnin

85. San Francisco Giants: De La Salle HS (CA) P Kyle Harrison

86. Texas Rangers: Pine Forest HS (FL) P Tekoah Roby

87. Philadelphia Phillies: Arkansas SS Casey Martin

88. Chicago Cubs: Michigan OF Jordan Nwogu

89. Boston Red Sox: DeSoto Central HS (MS) 3B Blaze Jordan

90. Arizona Diamondbacks: Green Hope HS (NC) P Liam Norris

91. New York Mets: San Diego State SS Anthony Walters

92. Milwaukee Brewers: Central Michigan SS Zavier Warren

93. St. Louis Cardinals: Oklahoma P Levi Prater

94. Washington Nationals: UCLA P Holden Powell

95. Cleveland Indians: Mira Costa HS (CA) OF Petey Halpin

96. Tampa Bay Rays: St. Joseph HS (CA) P Hunter Barnhart

97. Atlanta Braves: Michigan OF Jesse Franklin V

98. Oakland Athletics: Georgia Tech OF Michael Guldberg Trevor Hauver

99. New York Yankees: Arizona State LF Trevor Hauver

100. Los Angeles Dodgers: Huntington Beach HS (CA) OF Jake Vogel

101. Houston Astros: Vanderbilt P Tyler Brown

           

Fourth round

102. Detroit Tigers: Arizona State 3B Gage Workman

103. Baltimore Orioles: Stoneman Douglas HS (FL) 3B Coby Mayo

104. Miami Marlins: Vanderbilt P Jake Eder

105. Kansas City Royals: Oregon State P Christian Chamberlain

106. Toronto Blue Jays: Loyola Marymount University P Nick Frasso

107. Seattle Mariners: Ole Miss 3B Tyler Keenan

108. Pittsburgh Pirates: Appalachian State P Jack Hartman

109. San Diego Padres: Troy University P Levi Thomas

110. Colorado Rockies: Douglas County HS (CO) P Case Williams

111. Los Angeles Angels: Detroit Edison HS (MI) SS Werner Blakely

112. Chicago White Sox: Grand Canyon University (AZ) P Kade Mechals

113. Cincinnati Reds: St. Edward HS (OH) OF Mac Wainwright

114. San Francisco Giants: Arizona State (AZ) P R.J. Dabovich

115. Texas Rangers: Central Catholic HS (OR) P Dylan MacLean

116. Philadelphia Phillies: South Florida P Carson Ragsdale

117. Chicago Cubs: San Jacinto College North P Luke Little 

118. Boston Red Sox: Hawaii P Jeremy Wu-Yelland

119. Arizona Diamondbacks: East Troy HS (WI) 3B A.J. Vukovich

120. New York Mets: Arizona C Matthew Dyer

121. Milwaukee Brewers: Cincinnati OF Joey Wiemer

122. St. Louis Cardinals: Missouri P Ian Bedell

123. Washington Nationals: Oklahoma C Brady Lindsly

124. Cleveland Indians: Santa Margarita HS (CA) SS Milan Tolentino

125. Tampa Bay Rays: University of California - Davis SS Tanner Murray

126. Atlanta Braves: Clemson P Spencer Strider

127. Oakland Athletics: Oklahoma P Dane Acker

128. Minnesota Twins: United South HS (TX) Marco Raya

129. New York Yankees: Northwest Florida State P Beck Way

130. Los Angeles Dodgers: Virginia Tech C Carson Taylor

131. Houston Astros: Tennessee OF Zach Daniels

          

Fifth round

132. Detroit Tigers: Biloxi HS (MS) 3B Colt Keith

133. Baltimore Orioles: Dowling Catholic HS (IA) P Carter Baumler

134. Miami Marlins: USC P Kyle Hurt

135. Kansas City Royals: Eastern Illinois P Will Klein

136. Toronto Blue Jays: Louisville OF Zach Britton

137. Seattle Mariners: Cal Poly P Taylor Dollard

138. Pittsburgh Pirates: Northwestern State P Logan Hofmann

139. San Diego Padres: West Columbus HS (NC) P Jagger Haynes

140. Colorado Rockies: Michigan SS Jack Blomgren

141. Los Angeles Angels: Long Beach State P Adam Seminaris

142. Chicago White Sox: Auburn P Bailey Horn

143. Cincinnati Reds: Notre Dame P Joe Boyle

144. San Francisco Giants: Le Moyne College P Ryan Murphy

145. Texas Rangers: Carlsbad HS (CA) SS Thomas Saggese

146. Philadelphia Phillies: Georgia Tech OF Baron Radcliff

147. Chicago Cubs: Panther Creek HS (NC) P Koen Moreno

148. Boston Red Sox: Florida State P Shane Drohan

149. Arizona Diamondbacks: Bellarmine University P Brandon Pfaadt

150. New York Mets: University of New Orleans P Eric Orze

151. Milwaukee Brewers: University of Louisiana at Lafayette SS Hayden Cantrelle

152. St. Louis Cardinals: Long Beach State OF LJ Jones IV

153. Washington Nationals: San Jacinto College North P Mitchell Parker

154. Cleveland Indians: Vanderbilt P Mason Hickman

155. Tampa Bay Rays: Central Florida P Jeff Hakanson

156. Atlanta Braves: Texas P Bryce Elder

157. Oakland Athletics: Washington P Stevie Emanuels

158. Minnesota Twins: Waiakea HS (HI) OF Kala'i Rosario

159. Los Angeles Dodgers: Central Arkansas P Gavin Stone

160. Houston Astros: UC San Diego SS Shay Whitcomb

              

Day 2 Prospects to Watch

Texas Tech RHP Clayton Beeter

After an emphasis on hitting early in the opening round, it only seems right a run on pitchers will unfold to start Day 2. 

And it doesn't get much better than Clayton Beeter out of Texas Tech. 

Beeter registered 41.2 innings pitched over two seasons and fanned 73 batters in the process with an ERA of 2.81. He's got a Tommy John surgery on his resume too, but his return from that injury clearly makes it an afterthought when it comes to draft stock.

Besides a live arm, Texas Tech made sure to use Beeter in critical situations. The allure of his upside as a starter in a rotation is great, though his short resume speaks to immense upside as a situational arm too.

    

Refugio HS (Texas) RHP Jared Kelley

A good fastball and a nice changeup are the name of the game for Jared Kelley out of Refugio High School in Texas. 

Kelley, 6'3" and 215 pounds, looks pro-ready as it gets and his shortened 2020 season was still incredible. According to MLB.com's Manny Randhawa, Kelley got in 12 innings and registered 34 strikeouts over 36 outs. 

The broader resume and context is important too: 

Jeff Dubrof @j_dubrof

1st round of the #MLBDraft is over and Jared Kelley is still on the board. One team is going to get the Gatorade high school national player of the year in the second round tomorrow. Wild.

With incredible measurables, a good set of pitches and the allure of upside alongside the efficient production, it's a bit of a wonder Kelley didn't go Round 1. 

The team lucky enough to nab him on Day 2 won't complain.

     

Georgia RHP Cole Wilcox

Wilcox has remained steady ever since garnering national hype as a prep star back in 2018.

At the NCAA level, Wilcox went 6-2 with 82.2 innings of work, registering a 3.38 ERA with 96 strikeouts. Considering one of his pro comparisons even back in 2018 was Gerrit Cole, it's not hard to see why teams are encouraged he's at least remained steady. 

Owner of a high-90s fastball and a strong slider, Wilcox had enough a few years back to be selected in the 37th round by the Washington Nationals. Fast forward to present day, he had borderline first-round hype and shouldn't have to go long before hearing his name called on Day 2. 

    

Full draft order, compensation explanations and pick monetary values available at MLB.com.