The Oakland A’s selected Stevie Emanuels in the 5th round of the 2020 MLB Draft on Thursday, with the No. 157 overall pick. The 21-year-old is a right-handed pitcher from University of Washington.
Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 40
The best right-hander to come out of the University of Washington was Tim Lincecum, a first-round pick of the Giants in 2006. Emanuels won’t enter into those kinds of conversations, but after two years as a reliever and a solid Cape Cod League performance, followed by a move to the rotation this spring, he was opening eyes before the season shut down.