JUPITER STOCK REPORT

As the major league scouting community traveled to Jupiter, Fla., for the 2019 edition of the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association World Championship, many of the best players in the 2020 draft class sat it out.

It’s typical to have some of the elite members of the upcoming draft class—particularly pitchers—sit out the biggest travel ball tournament in the country, because they have typically established their draft stock at this point in the season. But this year many evaluators noted that there were fewer top-end prospects than usual, perhaps because of added events like the Prospect Development Pipeline showcase.

Only one player currently ranked in the top 10 for the 2020 high school class—Mississippi first baseman Blaze Jordan—played at WWBA.

While that seems disappointing at first blush, it does