Recognized as the Illinois Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, Oklahoma commit Ed Howard is considered the best prospect at his position in the 2020 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. The Mt. Carmel High School shortstop is making it difficult for the White Sox to pass on him at pick No. 11 overall. Set to […]
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School: South CarolinaPosition: RHPHeight/Weight: 6’2” 232 lbsB/T: R/RD.O.B.: 2/19/1999Previously Drafted: Never Scouting Report Carmen Mlodzinski is a right-handed pitcher who has spent the entirety of his student-athletic career playing in South Carolina. A member of the high school class of 2017, Mlodzinski was the Palmetto State’s top ranked high school prospect as a senior. In his final high school
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Name: Robert Hassell School: Independence High School (Signed with Vanderbilt) Position: Outfield Height/Weight: 6’2/195 B/T: L/L D.O.B:08/15/01 Previously Drafted: N/A Scouting Report When it comes to prep bats in the draft class of 2020, you won’t find a better one than Robert Hassell. A smooth stroke from the left side of the plate and the
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Most of the discussion about the 2020 MLB Draft has been about the unusual five-round format. Rightly so, but as the draft nears, the focus is starting to shift to the actual draft. There is some normalcy in this. We’ve been running draft profiles for the past couple weeks and will have our bases covered
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The Chicago White Sox haven’t selected a prep player in the first round since nabbing outfielder Courtney Hawkins out of a Texas high school in 2012. The organization hasn’t taken a high school pitcher since selecting Kris Honel in round one back in 2001. Neither player worked out and it’s understandable why the risk could
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NAME: Garrett MitchellSCHOOL: UCLAPOSITION: OFHEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’3″, 204 lbsB/T: L/RD.O.B.: September 4, 1998PREVIOUSLY DRAFTED: 411th overall (2017, 14th round) by the Oakland Athletics Scouting Report Garrett Mitchell attended Orange Lutheran in Orange, California before staying in state and playing for the UCLA Bruins. At Orange Lutheran, Mitchell made a name for himself as a draft prospect,
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NAME: Nick BitskoSCHOOL: Central Bucks East HS, PennsylvaniaPOSITION: RHPHEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’4″, 220 lbsB/T: R/RD.O.B.: June 16, 2002PREVIOUSLY DRAFTED: No SCOUTING REPORT Originally considered a potential first-round draft pick in 2021, Virginia commit Nick Bitsko graduated Central Bucks East High School in Doylestown, Pennsylvania a year early, making him draft eligible in this year’s selection process. He
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Following nearly 20 years as a member of the Chicago White Sox scouting department, Mike Shirley was promoted to director of amateur scouting in September of 2019. Shirley filled the position of Nick Hostetler, who was moved to a higher position within the organization that same year. Leading the White Sox charge for the first
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NAME: Tanner BurnsSCHOOL: AuburnPOSITION: RHPHEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’0” 215B/T: R/RD.O.B.: December 28, 1998PREVIOUSLY DRAFTED: 2017, 37th round (New York Yankees) Scouting Report Tanner Burns of Decatur, AL, was rated by Perfect Game as the No. 4 player in the state and 33rd in the country as a high school senior after pitching for Decatur High School. He
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NAME: Jared KelleySCHOOL: Refugio High School (Texas)POSITION: RHPHEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’3″ 215B/T: R/RD.O.B.: 10/03/2001PREVIOUSLY DRAFTED: N/A Scouting Report Jared Kelley is one of the most heralded prep prospects in the 2020 MLB Draft class. The big righty is committed to the University of Texas, but is unlikely to make it to Austin this fall. The right hander currently attends Refugio High School in
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