By Isaiah Burrows, Tahoe Onstage
The 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft will look awfully different when commissioner Rob Manfred takes the virtual mound June 10-11.
COVID-19 forced the draft to be reduced to just five rounds while undrafted free agents will sign for a maximum of $20,000. The cancellation of high school and college athletics has forced MLB scouts to work with limited footage to analyze amateur prospects.
Even with these unfortunate circumstances, this year’s draft class is loaded with powerful collegiate bats and enticing high school prep talent across the board.
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