The 2020 MLB Draft will proceed — albeit on a much smaller scale than previous years because of the wide-range impact of COVID-19.
Nonetheless, that’s a positive development for the rebuilding Orioles.
The club is looking to infuse talent throughout the organization, and the Orioles should be able to land a high-impact player like Vanderbilt’s Austin Martin or Arizona State’s Spencer Torkelson with the second overall pick.
MLB and the players’ union were able to work out a deal that allows for an abbreviated draft with no fewer than five rounds and as many as 10. The draft could start June 10 as is currently scheduled or could be pushed back to as late as July 20.
