DRaysBay · Jun 11, 2020
2020 MLB draft: Tampa Bay Rays select RHP Nick Bitsko with the No. 24 pick
Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesWith the No. 24 pick in the draft, the Rays selected right-handed pitcher Nick Bitsko from Central Bucks East High School in Pennsylvania.
While other teams in the draft zigged, favoring college players with longer track records on the field, the Rays zagged, taking a high school pitcher who hadn’t taken the mound this season before sports were canceled due to the pandemic.
He was ranked as Baseball America’s No. 19 player in the draft ($), No. 14 at MLB.com, No. 18 at The Athletic ($), No. 16 at FanGraphs, and No. 16 at ESPN ($).