Mack – Draft News – Parker Chavers, Brian Klein, Jordan Nwogu, Burl Carraway, Robert Hassell

 

https://athlonsports.com/mlb/2020-mlb-draft-top-50-college-prospects          offered up their list of their top 50 college prospects that will be available in the 2020 draft.

44. Parker Chavers, OF, Coastal Carolina

https://goccusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/parker-chavers/15284 -

2020 (Junior) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

Named a preseason second-team All-American by Baseball America and Perfect Game

Also tabbed a third-team preseason All-American by D1Baseball

Sat out the season due and took a medical redshirt while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery

 

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https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-25-seniors-we-want-to-see-in-college-baseball-in-2021/       -

8. Brian Klein, 2B, Texas Tech

It would be hard to be as consistent and productive as Klein has been throughout his time in Lubbock. He’s a .320/.409/.467 career hitter with 49 doubles, and in the last three seasons, including 2020, he has walked more (98) than he has struck out (89). Additionally, he has committed just five career errors in 170 games.

He has to be disappointed that this season got cut short, as he was off to a scalding-hot start, hitting .409/.506/.606 with 10 doubles. If he returns in 2021, we should expect him to pick things right back up where he left off.

 

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https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/04/10-michigan-college-players-among-top-2020-mlb-draft-prospects.html       -

No. 184: Michigan OF Jordan Nwogu

The Ann Arbor native has been one of Michigan’s most consistent hitters since arriving in 2018. He is a .334 hitter in his Wolverines career with 20 home runs, 23 doubles and 30 stolen bases in 125 games.

BA scouting report: "Nwogu would look right at home walking down the street with Michigan’s middle linebackers. A beast of an outfielder with a powerful, 6-foot-3, 235-pound frame, Nwogu has immense raw power, but that comes from an extremely funky swing that doesn’t have much precedent."

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/prospects-raising-mlb-draft-stock   -

Burl Carraway, LHP, Dallas Baptist (No. 72 to No. 49, up 23 spots)

Carraway entered the year as the 2020 Draft's top relief prospect and retained that title by continuing to blow hitters away with 93-98 mph fastballs and downer curveballs. He's a potential closer who won't need much time in the Minors, something that makes him even more appealing in a year where there may not be much development time for prospects.

 

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https://prospectinsider.com/mlb-draft-prospects-rankings-veen-bailey-asa-lacy-torkelson/       -

14. Robert Hassell, OF — Independence HS (TN)

Hassell, a Vanderbilt commit, which is important here because Vandy keeps their commits as well as any elite program in the country, is an athletic outfielder with what might be the best chance to hit among prep prospects.

It’s a sound swing offering above-average bat speed and at least average power down the road. Some see him as an average glove in center field, but I did find two area scouts who see him adding a little more weight to his 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame and developing into more of a corner player in the Nick Markakis mold.

He has a good arm that fits right field and has the highest ceiling among prep position players in the 2020 class. He got some Top 10 thoughts, but going by the profile — risk, reward, timeline, signability — Hassell may not be Top 20 for me. I’d need to erase signability concerns altogether and buy either his chances to stick in center OR his chances to hit for the kind of power that fits in a corner.

 

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