Fangraphs’ first mock draft has the Arizona Diamondbacks taking Pennsylvania prep righty Nick Bitsko in the first round

Image belongs to Perfect Game USAEric Logenhagen from Fangraphs has published his first mock draft for the 2020 year. This mock only composes of the first round (1-29).

Here’s how it turned out for the Arizona Diamondbacks:

There isn’t much of an explanation for why Logenhagen made the pick. Bitsko was one of two high school pitchers that made my ten players to watch for at the 18th pick. His stuff profiles for a ceiling of a #2 starter, relying on a plus fastball and curveball combination as his bread and butter while also showing a feel for a change-up. Bitsko has a clean and very repeatable delivery that features an overhead wind-up, which portends to projecting above-average command in…