As he went through the interview circuit in the days that followed the 2020 MLB Draft, Giants scouting director Michael Holmes joked a few times that he needed to catch up on sleep. But Holmes knows there's only so much catching up scouts can do.
As cities around the country have reopened, summer baseball tournaments have returned, albeit with a much smaller footprint. MLB recently loosened restrictions on scouting that were put in place because of COVID-19, allowing the Giants and other teams to start diving into preparation for the 2021 draft.
That's a relief for scouts, many of whom across the industry were furloughed or dealt with pay cuts.