A look back at the Royals’ 2020 draft class, five years later

https://www.royalsreview.com/2024/7/1/24173811/a-look-back-at-the-royals-2019-draft-class-five-years-later

https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=KCR&year_ID=2020&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year&from_type_unk=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_jc=0&from_type_4y=0

https://www.royalsreview.com/2020/6/12/21288858/quick-thoughts-on-the-royals-draft

Everyone knew the 2020 draft was going to be weird and difficult. Amateur ball shut down in March, before many high school seasons had even really begun in earnest. Baseball agreed to limit the draft to just five rounds due to cost constraints, giving teams very few chances to improve their farm systems. And what chances they had would be by flying virtually blind, with very few looks at these players due to the abbreviated season.

The Royals had the fourth overall pick, with Arizona State’s Spencer Torkelson expected to go #1 overall to Detroit.