MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 17: A microphone is seen before the Minnesota Twins introduce Royce Lewis, number one overall draft pick at a press conference on June 17, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
With the likely shortening of the MLB season, the MLB Draft will also be cut to only five rounds. How does this effect the Minnesota Twins?
The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, the primary way of players entering the minor leagues will be drastically shortened to five rounds due to the MLB’s suspension from COVID-19. Last year’s draft had forty rounds and 1,217 players selected, including 30 picks by the Minnesota Twins.