Fansided · Apr 2, 2021
SF Giants Farm System: MLB Draft condensed to 20 rounds
University of Louisville's Logan Wyatt follows the arc of the ball after popping up to the Vanderbilt catcher in the bottom of the 4th inning. Wyatt was drafted by the SF Giants in 2019.
Late on the evening of Opening Day, Baseball America executive editor J.J. Cooper reported that this summer’s MLB Draft would be condensed to just 20 rounds. While the draft was set at 40 rounds in the last Collective Bargaining Agreement, the league cut the draft to just five rounds last season and eliminated the short-season minor-league level. Obviously, the SF Giants will not be the only team affected by the move.
How does a condensed MLB Draft impact the SF Giants strategy?