The Oakland A’s selected Daniel Susac in the 1st round of the 2022 MLB Draft on Sunday, with the No. 19 overall pick. The 21-year-old is a right-handed hitting catcher from the University of Arizona.
MLB Pipeline had Susac ranked 12th on their pre-draft board, with the following scouting report:
Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 55 | Run: 40 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55
The younger brother of one-time big league catcher Andrew Susac, Daniel was a legitimate high school prospect from Northern California in 2020, but went undrafted in the five-round Draft that summer.