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MLB Draft 2019: Oakland A’s select Logan Davidson with No. 29 overall pick

The Oakland A’s selected Logan Davidson with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old is a shortstop from Clemson University.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 50 | Run: 55 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50

As a North Carolina high schooler, Logan emerged as an early-round prospect for a handful of teams late in the 2016 Draft process. He ultimately turned down the Phillies as 30th-rounder to attend Clemson, where his father Mark had played en route to a big league career. Much like former Clemson star Seth Beer, an Astros first-rounder in 2018, Davidson has confounded evaluators with the dichotomy between his success with metal bats (.