Brewers select UCLA standout Garrett Mitchell No. 20 overall

With the 20th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the Milwaukee Brewers selected Garrett Mitchell, an outfielder out of UCLA.

Baseball America ranked Mitchell sixth among all draft-eligible prospects.

Arguably the draft's best five-tool prospect, Mitchell was a highly touted recruit out of high school, too. However, a sustained slump and Type 1 diabetes diagnosis caused his stock to plummet, and the Oakland Athletics selected him in the 14th round in 2017.

Still, Mitchell doesn't see playing with diabetes as being much of a challenge.

"I put myself in the best situation every day when I go on the field," he said, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

After making good on his commitment to UCLA, Mitchell became one of the most polished all-around players in this year's class.

Bio

Age: 21
Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 204 lbs
Bats/Throws: L/R
School: UCLA
Pick value: $3,242,900

Tools

• Elite speed
• Should stick at center field
• Aggressive approach
• No below-average tool

Why you're going to love this guy

• Top-10 prospect on performance alone
• Played 62 of 63 games last year despite health concerns
• Consensus top-100 prospect out of high school, and he's only improved

Things he'll need to overcome

• Power has yet to show up consistently
• Durability

2019 stats

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(Video source: Prospect Pipeline)