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Tampa Bay Rays take high upside 17-year-old RHP with first pick

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The Tampa Bay Rays have selected Nick Bitsko with their first pick of the 2020 draft.

The Tampa Bay Rays held the 24th pick of the 2020 MLB Draft and they used it to take a high upside 17-year-old who made only three high school starts this season. The kid is 6-4, 225 pounds and is well ahead of schedule in development.

How good is he? When he announced he’d be graduating early, he immediately became one of the top prospects for this year’s draft.