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Dodgers Rumors: 2nd-Round Draft Pick Landon Knack Signed For Below Slot Value

With only six selections in the 2020 MLB Draft, the Los Angeles Dodgers went heavy on collegiate pitchers. Their focus was evident early on as the Dodgers selected Bobby Miller in the first round, followed by Landon Knack in the second round at No. 60 overall.

“We’re fired up. We just got a lot of velocity, a lot of pure stuff. It’s big, it’s right handed. It was a strength of the Draft, and we just took advantage of it,” Dodgers vice president of amateur scouting director Billy Gasparino said at the time.

“Knack and Beeter, these guys are mid-90s fastballs with breaking balls to go along with it.