Major League Baseball’s amateur draft began Wednesday night with the first of a pandemic-shortened five rounds. Here’s a capsule look at the first 10 players selected: The Detroit Tigers had the first pick and took Arizona State infielder Spencer Torkelson.
Arkansas’ Hesten Kjerstad went number 2 to the Baltimore Orioles
Arguably the best all-around college outfielder in the draft. Has a powerful left-handed swing that has produced every year in college. The Southeastern Conference freshman of the year in 2018, he followed it up by becoming the first Arkansas player with 50 or more RBIs in his first two seasons since Rodney Nye in 1998-99. Seventh in school history in career HRs with 37. The Orioles took Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman with the No. 1 pick last year.
The Kansas City Royals had the fourth overall pick and took Texas A & M’s Asa Lacy a left handed pitcher.
With the 21st overall pick, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Jordan Walker, a third baseman out of Decatur High School in Georgia. Walker was the 40th-best prospect on R.J. Anderson’s big board. Here’s Anderson’s take on the prep star infielder
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