With their first selection in the second round of the 2020 MLB Draft (54th overall), the Cardinals selected Masyn Winn of Kingwood High School in Texas. Winn was 54th on MLB.com’s draft prospect rankings, 47th on Baseball America’s list, and 39th on the FanGraphs list. Winn both pitches and plays shortstop with enough talent to be drafted at either position. Dan O’Dowd on the MLB network immediately compared him to Francisco Lindor (oh my!) and there are obvious Brendan McKay comps. Baseball America stalwarts Ben Badler and JJ Cooper, amongst others, were enamored with the pick:
Baseball America’s scouting report of Winn declared that, “pound for pound, Winn could be the most purely talented player in the 2020 class.