DENVER Garrett Crochet is the exception, not the rule.
The 11th overall pick in 2020, Crochet went from the Draft to the White Sox alternate training site to the big leagues last summer. He became the first player to make his pro debut in the Majors since the Reds Mike Leake in 2010 and the first to appear at that level in his Draft year since the Royals Brandon Finnegan in 2014.
In the past 10 Drafts, the Dodgers Paco Rodriguez (2012), Finnegan and Crochet are the only players to reach the big leagues in the same year they were selected. It s unlikely that any of this year s draftees will advance that quickly, but whoever gets to the Majors first probably will be a pitcher. That s been the case in nine of the previous 10 Drafts, with the Cubs Nico Hoerner (2018 first-rounder, 2019 debut) the only position player to buck that trend.
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The San Francisco Giants select Will Bednar 14th overall in the 2021 MLB Draft
After an impressive run in the College World Series, Will Bednar joins the San Francisco Giants.
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With the 14th overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, the San Francisco Giants have selected William Bednar, a pitcher out of Mississippi State.
Bednar has a solid four pitch mix, with a fastball that floats around 93-95 MPH. His curveball sits around 75-77 MPH, and he has a good obvious command over it. The red shirt senior’s best and most consistent pitch, however, is his slider, which sits in the mid 80’s. All of Bednar’s pitches have an impressive spin rate, and just watching him on the mound you can tell he calculates every single one.