• Redrafting top picks from 2010 to '19 » Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. • Meet MLB draft's man of mystery » I think he might have been more mad than me. Then the Tigers will hope they landed the next Paul Goldschmidt or Pete Alonso -- and not the next Matt LaPorta. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik), Feb. 14, 2020, in College Station, Texas. Al Avila. 6.93 runner, very compact arm action … "He was super sad," Torkelson said. Here's the thing, however: There are no guarantees in the baseball draft. Learn more about third baseman/first baseman Spencer Torkelson, who the Detroit Tigers selected with the No. Nevertheless, a consensus of the top players has emerged. Only two of the 24 became what you would label a star -- Gonzalez and Prince Fielder -- and only two others (Hosmer and James Loney) have reached 10 career WAR. (In fact, it's possible the first six picks will be college players, which has never happened. I pride myself on winning and getting the job done and if that’s at third base that’s what it is. His favorite sports to play are Baseball and Basketball. Get to know top MLB draft prospect Spencer Torkelson (1:18) Spencer Torkelson explains how he watched Barry Bonds growing up and reflects on the possibility of being the first college first baseman to be selected first overall. Spencer Torkelson is a 2017 3B/SS/OF with a 6-1 205 lb. The general manager for the Tigers? He also allowed zero or one run in nine of his 14 starts that year. Since they played in the same conference, and both players hit right-handed, a straight statistical observation is instructive: Vaughn 2018: .402/.531/.819, 23 HR, 44 BB, 18 SO For example, Justin Upton, the first overall pick in 2005, and brother B.J., the second pick in 2002, were both high school shortstops who became outfielders as major leaguers. I have covered Major League Baseball regularly since 1988 and also have experience covering the NFL. 1 overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. Nathaniel is a student at the College Preparatory School. He ties hitters in knots with his sharp slider, throws an above-average changeup and has a hard curveball that continues to improve. Here is a look at five: No college first baseman has been selected first overall since the draft was instituted in 1965. I watched all three days of the draft in 2017 and saw a lot of names of guys I played against get drafted… It hurt. After hitting .430 with 99 RBIs at Casa Grande High School, he was sure he would be drafted in one of the 40 rounds in the 2017 MLB Draft. Vaughn, nearly 17 months older, hit for the higher average with the better strikeout-to-walk ratio, but Torkelson had a slightly higher rate of extra-base hits. Martin did not get much of an opportunity to build on his outstanding sophomore season of 2019. I prided myself as a baseball player and a baseball player isn’t stuck at one position… You’re playing all over the place and that’s what I pride myself on. The Official Site of Major League Baseball. Some scouts believe Hancock is Lacy’s equal or maybe a tad better with the separator being Lacy is a lefty and Hancock throws right-handed. A right-handed batter who stands 6-0, 170, Martin showed increased power in ’19 as he homered eight times after connecting only once as a freshman. He followed that up by hitting .351 with 23 home runs as a sophomore. We're getting to know the players, we're evaluating as far as reading the reports and going over them, branching off and doing a lot of the video reports and the analytics. This spring, the 5-10, 190 right-handed hitter belted 12 home runs in just 82 plate appearances before the season was halted. The event will consist of just five rounds, down from the usual 40. He mashed 48 home runs his first two seasons at ASU, he produced in two summers while using a wood bat, and he was off to a great start this year, hitting .340 with six home runs in 50 at-bats despite seeing few pitches in the strike zone. Submit your own scouting profile & videos. Hancock had a dominant sophomore season in 2019 when he posted a 1.99 ERA. I’ll do my best over there and make it happen.”. This is what the Tigers can dream on: a 30-homer first baseman who hits for average with a high on-base percentage. Still, Torkelson remains the odds-on favorite to go No. The Official Site of Major League Baseball. "To be in conversation at the very top is very humbling and nice to have.". However, the Tigers manager, Al Avila said that he will probably start out at 3rd base: “We know he can play first, but our scouts strongly feel that he can play third base, and that’s our intent at this point.”, The Number 1 Pick took this news in full stride saying “It’s not a shock to me. The OPS+ of first basemen in 2019 was 111, the lowest figure since a 110 mark in 1951. However, Lacy is more than just a hard thrower. Martin puts the bat on the ball consistently but also draws plenty of walks. • Best, worst of Day 1 » | Best available » Torkelson was named the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman of the Year, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Freshman Hitter of the Year, and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. "It gives me goosebumps just talking about getting drafted," he said. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri), Louisville in the seventh inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 16, 2019. I told myself that.”. He told himself he was going to be a first-round pick out of Arizona State. It's a tough thing when you take these guys, because if you start thinking more needs than anything else, you might pass on a guy that's quite a bit better.". Rank Player Position School Level eta Age Height / Weight Bats Throws; 1 Wed., June 10: Round 1 at 7 p.m. Gonzales, 21, gets high marks for his baseball aptitude and work ethic. RELATED: The MLB is in a Stalemate with the Players Association, and What This Means for Baseball. Spencer Torkelson - Prospect Profile MLB.com - May : "He controls at-bats extremely well and draws a ton of walks. The truncated version of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Torkelson was a slam dunk to break Bob Horner's school record for home runs -- he was three away -- and the Sun Devils had even prepared a video tribute from past ASU greats such as Horner and Reggie Jackson congratulating Torkelson on the record. Simply put, he is a self-made high pick. He also enjoys watching Football. frame from Petaluma, CA who attends Casa Grande HS. If the power continues to manifest itself, the 21-year-old will have the look of a perennial All-Star. “It's so hard to put words to the feeling of where I was and where I am now,” Torkelson said. A first baseman, however, has to hit. More 2020 MLB draft coverage », Torkelson has been back home in California during the quarantine, calling himself a "pretty solid dog walker" and having his uncle throw batting practice. He also has a good slider and a tumbling changeup that fools even advanced college hitters. MLB asked the Major League Baseball Players Association to agree to a much shorter draft in March after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down spring training and caused a delay to the start of the season that continues. His advisor is Scott Boras, so that adds a twist to the negotiating process. Shortstops and center fielders are usually the best athletes on the diamond and scouts prefer a well-rounded player with a high pick. In other words, a future star worthy of the No. MLB’s reasoning was that a shorter draft would save teams money by reducing the amount of signing bonuses paid to players. The Tigers also love pitching in the first round and SEC pitchers in particular. His fastball sits at 92-94 mph and reaches 98 on occasion. As a general rule, teams don't like to take first basemen in the first round -- and especially not in the top 10. Spencer Torkelson sparked an Arizona State revival and ... See where Torkelson is headed in our latest mock draft. The obvious comparison to Torkelson is Andrew Vaughn, his Pac-12 rival from Cal who went third overall to the White Sox in last year's draft -- the highest a first baseman had been selected since Eric Hosmer also went third overall, to the Royals in 2008. That arguably makes first base the riskiest position to draft (aside from the injury risk that pitchers bring). Torkelson was selected first overall by the Tigers in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.. Career. I have also been a member of the Baseball Writers Association of, I have covered Major League Baseball regularly since 1988 and also have experience covering the NFL. Only second basemen are drafted less often in the first round than first basemen. First basemen produced the same .800 OPS as right fielders in 2019 and barely outhit third basemen (.798) and left fielders (.790). The Padres selected Matt Bush over Justin Verlander. Commissioner Rob Manfred has said MLB stands to lose $4 billion this season if no games are played.
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