2020 Draft Prospects

Image credit: Asa Lacy (Photo courtesy Texas A&M)

By Teddy Cahill

College lefthanders are always in high demand in the draft. College pitching is seen as one of the safer groups of draft prospects and the scarcity of lefthanded pitchers can help push them up draft boards.

The last two years have seen three college lefthanders drafted in the first round, but this year’s group looks to be even better. It could be the best group of college lefties since at least 2014, when four were drafted in the top 20 picks, led by Carlos Rodon (third) and Kyle Freeland (seventh).

This year, Texas A&M’s Asa Lacy is the top-ranked lefthander and could be in the mix as the first-overall pick, something no college lefty has done since David Price in 2007. Louisville’s Reid Detmers and Tennessee’s Garrett Crochet join Lacy as top-half of the first-round candidates.

This list is based on draft status and does not include two-way players.