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The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft is officially in the books!
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the MLB Draft was shortened to just 5 rounds spanning Wednesday and Thursday. Hopefully, at some point this year, the MLB will return to action, as it was postponed during spring training. The NCAA’s baseball season was also canceled due to COVID-19.
During Wednesday night’s first round, the SEC set a record with 3 of the top 5 picks. Arkansas’ Heston Kjerstad (Baltimore Orioles), Texas A&M’s Asa Lacy (Kansas City Royals) and Vanderbilt’s Austin Martin (Toronto Blue Jays) helped the conference make history.
All total, 26 SEC players were picked in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, along with many conference signees (who aren’t listed below). Below is every SEC player who was drafted:
Round 1
No 2: Heston Kjerstad, OF, Arkansas (Orioles)
No 4: Asa Lacy, P, Texas A&M (Royals)
No 5: Austin Martin, INF, Vanderbilt (Blue Jays)
No 6: Emerson Hancock, P, Georgia (Mariners)
No 11: Garrett Crochet, P, Tennessee (White Sox)
No 14: Justin Foscue, INF, Mississippi State (Rangers)
Competitive Balance Pick
No. 30: Jordan Westburg, INF, Mississippi State (Orioles)
No. 31: Carmen Mlodzinski, P, South Carolina (Pirates)
No. 36: Tanner Burns, P, Auburn (Indians)
Round 2
No. 43: Zach DeLoach, OF, Texas A&M (Mariners)
No. 48: Christian Roa, P, Texas A&M (Reds)
No. 52: JT Ginn, P, Mississippi State (Mets)
No. 55: Cole Henry, P, LSU (Nationals)
No. 59: Alerick Soularie, OF, Tennessee (Twins)
Competitive Balance Pick
No. 62: Danny Cabrera, P, LSU (Tigers)
Round 3
No. 74: Anthony Servideo, INF, Ole Miss (Orioles)
No. 76: Tyler Gentry, OF, Alabama (Royals)
No. 80: Cole Wilcox, P, Georgia (Padres)
No. 87: Casey Martin, INF, Arkansas (Phillies)
No. 101: Ty Brown, P, Vanderbilt (Astros)
Round 4
No. 104: Jake Eder, P, Vanderbilt (Marlins)
No. 107: Keenan Tyler, INF, Ole Miss (Mariners)
No. 122: Ian Bedell, P, Missouri (Cardinals)
No. 131: Zach Daniels, OF, Tennessee (Astros)
Round 5
No. 142: Bailey Horn, P, Auburn (White Sox)
No. 154: Mason Hickman, P, Vanderbilt (Indians)
Saturday Down South reports and comments on the news around the Southeastern Conference as well as larger college football topics.
