Washington Nationals’ 2020 Draft Class: Looking back at strange but productive draft

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON – It was two years ago today – June 10, 2020 – that Major League Baseball held its annual draft.

It was a strange one that went just five rounds, due mainly to the pandemic that wiped out much of the high school and college teams from around North America.

While it was a reduced draft, the Nationals got some big-time results and two years later those picks are paying dividends.

Here is a look at the 2020 draft class with minor-league stats through games of Wednesday:

Cade Cavalli

Cavalli went first overall as the 22nd pick out of the University of Oklahoma.

Considered the top pitching prospect with Washington, the right-hander is…