AZ Snake Pit · Jun 11, 2020
How Bryce Jarvis turned himself into a first round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft
The Diamondbacks opened up the 2020 MLB Draft by selecting Duke’s Friday night starter Bryce Jarvis with the 18th overall pick. He already had impressive games on his resume, outdueling 2019 11th overall pick Alek Manoah in last year’s regionals and holding his own against Vanderbilt and one of the top 2021 prospects in Kumar Rocker. That only got him drafted by the Yankees in the 37th round of the 2019 Draft as an draft-eligible sophomore. However, with the upside of a #4 starter, Jarvis was looking at likely being selected in the 4th/5th round of the 2020 draft at the earliest with a good year in a draft that had plenty of college arms with more present-day upside.