Everything about the 2020 MLB will be weird (if it ever begins), and that included the draft. Because COVID-19 shut down baseball seasons across the country, scouts got very few looks at high school and college prospects. Additionally, even some college picks, which are generally regarded as being safer than high school picks, had a little more risk because players did not have as much of an opportunity to prove themselves statistically. It is already difficult enough to predict the futures of young prospects, but it became even more difficult this year due to the circumstances.
One must look no further than 11th overall pick, Garrett Crochet to see this.