2 0 2 0 H O U S T O N A S T R O S M I N U T E M A I D PA R K • 5 01 C R A W F O R D S T. • H O U S T O N , T X 770 0 2 • 713. 259. 8 9 0 0 • A S T R O S .C O M 2020 HOUSTON ASTROS MLB DRAFT RECAP HOUSTON ASTROS FIRST-ROUND AND HOUSTON’S DRAFT RESULTS: The Astros selected 2020 ASTROS DRAFT BREAKDOWN TOP PICK SELECTION HISTORY four players in the 2020 MLB Draft (June 10-11), which HS College Totals 1965 .............................................SS Alex Barrett was shortened from 40 rounds to five rounds...Houston RH Pitchers 1 1 2 1966 ...................................RHP Wayne Twitchell selected four college players, including shortstop Shay LH Pitchers - - - 1967 ........................................1B John Mayberry Catchers - - - 1968 ................................................C Martin Cott Whitcomb (5th round), outfielderZach Daniels (4th round), Infielders - 1 1 1969 .........................................RHP J.R. Richard and right-handed pitcher Tyler Brown (3rd round)...with Outfielders - 1 1 1970 ...................................RHP Randy Scarbery their first selection in the draft at pick #72 (second round TOTALS 1 3 4 1971 .....................................SS Neil Rasmussen compensation), the Astros took high school right-handed 1972 ..................................... OF Steve Englishby 1973 .........................................SS Calvin Portley pitcher Alex Santos II. 2020 ASTROS NDFA SIGNINGS 1974 ........................................... OF Kevin Drake HS College Totals 1975 .....................................RHP Bo McLaughlin UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS: RH Pitchers - 3 3 Beginning this past LH Pitchers - - - 1976 ....................................LHP Floyd Bannister Sunday, MLB teams were allowed to sign undrafted free 1977 .......................................... SS Ricky Adams Catchers - - - 1978 .................................... RHP Rod Boxberger agent players to contracts...the Astros have signed six Infielders - 2 2 1979 .......................................... C John Mizerock players as undrafted free agents thus far, including three Outfielders - 1 1 TOTALS - 6 6 1980 .........................................LHP Jeff Calhoun right-handed pitchers, two infielders and one outfielder. 1981 ........................................... OF Curtis Burke 1982 .........................................OF Steven Swain 1983..............................................C Robbie Wine A BRONX TALE: The Astros used their first pick in the 2020 MLB Draft on Alex Santos II, an 1984 ..........................................RHP Don August 18-year-old right-handed pitcher from Mount Saint Michael Academy High School in the Bronx, N.Y... 1985 .......................................OF Cameron Drew Santos was selected by Houston with the 72nd overall pick in the draft, but was rated by Baseball 1986.........................................RHP Ryan Bowen 1987 ..............................................C Craig Biggio America as the No. 45 overall prospect in the 2020 draft class. 1988 ...........................................OF Willie Ansley 1989 ............................................RHP Jeff Juden ARMS RACE: The 2020 MLB Draft marked the ninth time in Astros franchise history that the club ..................................... RHP Todd Jones (*) used its first pick in the draft on a high school right-handed pitcher (Alex Santos II)...also 2017 1990.............................................SS Tom Nevers .................................RHP Brian Williams (*) (Forrest Whitley, Alamo Heights HS, San Antonio, TX), 2003 (Jason Hirsh, California Lutheran HS), 1991 .......................................... RHP John Burke 1995 (Tony McKnight, Arkansas HS), 1989 (Jeff Juden, Salem HS), 1986 (Ryan Bowen, Hanford .................................... SS Shawn Livsey (*) HS), 1970 (Randy Scarbery, Roosevelt HS), 1969 (J.R. Richard, Lincoln HS, Ruston, LA), and .......................................C Jim Gonzales (*) 1966 (Wayne Twitchell, Woodrow Wilson HS). .................................. 3B Mike Groppuso (*) 1992 .................................................IF Phil Nevin ................................. RHP Kendall Rhine (*) CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE: With their third round selection in the 2020 MLB Draft, the 1993 .........................................LHP Billy Wagner Astros nabbed RHP Tyler Brown, the electric-armed closer from the defending national champion 1994 .......................................... C Ramon Castro Vanderbilt Commodores...Brown set a Vanderbilt single-season school record with 17 saves during ........................................RHP Scott Elarton ....................................SS Russ Johnson (*) the 2019 championship season for the Commodores...also led the SEC and ranked second in the 1995 .....................................RHP Tony McKnight nation in saves. 1996 ......................................RHP Mark Johnson 1997....................................... 1B Lance Berkman DRAFTING FROM D-2: The Astros selected one of the top collegiate hitters in the 2020 draft 1998 ...........................................RHP Brad Lidge ...................................RHP Mike Nannini (*) in SS Shay Whitcomb, a .333 hitter in abbreviated action at Division II UC San Diego this year... 1999 ........................... OF Michael Rosamond (*) Whitcomb cemented his prospect stock in the summer of 2019 with an impressive showing in the 2000 ........................................RHP Robert Stiehl Cape Cod Baseball League, the top wood bat collegiate summer league in the nation...his eight 2001 ..............................................IF Chris Burke 2002 .....................................RHP Derick Grigsby home runs were a CCBL record by a Division II player, and were one shy of the league leader, Nick 2003 ....................................RHP Jason Hirsh (2) Gonzales, who was selected seventh overall in this year’s draft 2004 ....................................OF Hunter Pence (2) 2005 ...................................LHP Brian Bogusevic ALL IN THE FAMILY: The Astros signed SS J.C. Correa to an undrafted free agent contract...the ...............................................OF Eli Iorg (*) 2006 ................................................. C Max Sapp brother of Astros All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa, J.C. was drafted by Houston in the 2018 and 2019 2007 ...................................SS Derek Dietrich (3) MLB Drafts, but opted to finish up his collegiate career at Lamar University. 2008 ............................................ C Jason Castro ................................... RHP Jordan Lyles (*) TEXAS TIES: Undrafted free agent signing 2B J.C. Correa played at Lamar University in 2009 ..........................................SS Jiovanni Mier 2010 ......................... 2B/OF Delino DeShields Jr. Beaumont, Texas, while RHP Kyle Gruller played at Houston Baptist University and graduated from ............................ RHP Michael Foltynewicz Cypress Ridge High School...1B/LF Peter Zimmermann played at Minute Maid Park this Spring in .............................. IF Michael Kvasnicka (*) the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic and was named to the All-Tournament Team. 2011 .................................... OF George Springer 2012 .........................................SS Carlos Correa .............................RHP Lance McCullers (*) The following is the list of the Astros 2020 draft selections and undrafted free agent signings: 2013 .......................................... RHP Mark Appel 2014 ..........................................LHP Brady Aiken Rnd (#) Player Pos. B-T Ht./Wt. DOB Age School 2015 .........................................SS Alex Bregman 2C (72) Alex Santos II RHP R-R 6-3/185 2/10/02 18 Mount Saint Michael Academy HS (NY) ............................................ OF Kyle Tucker 3 (101) Tyler Brown RHP R-R 6-4/242 10/2/98 21 Vanderbilt ....................................OF Daz Cameron (*) 4 (131) Zach Daniels OF R-R 6-1/210 1/23/99 21 Tennessee 2016 .................................... RHP Forrest Whitley 5 (160) Shay Whitcomb SS R-R 6-3/200 9/28/98 21 University of California San Diego 2017 ....................................RHP J.B. Bukauskas UDFA J.C. Correa 2B R-R 6-0/195 9/15/98 21 Lamar University 2018 ...............................................OF Seth Beer 2019 .................................................C Korey Lee UDFA Justin Dirden OF L-R 6-4/214 7/16/97 22 Southeast Missouri State 2020 .............................. RHP Alex Santos II (2C) UDFA Cesar Gomez RHP L-R 6-3/195 7/9/98 21 University of Texas - Arlington (*) denotes Supplemental first round draft pick UDFA Kyle Gruller RHP R-R 6-3/240 5/21/98 22 Houston Baptist University (#) number in parenthesis indicates top pick in UDFA Zack Matthews RHP S-R 5-11/210 1/31/99 21 Oklahoma years in which the club had no 1st-round choice. UDFA Peter Zimmermann 1B/LF R-R 6-3/225 7/8/97 22 Missouri -more- WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 2017 | AL Champions 2017, 2019 | NL Champions 2005 AL West Champions 2017, 2018, 2019 | AL Wild Card 2015 | NL Wild Card 2004, 2005 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | NL West Champions 1980, 1986 2ND ROUND COMPENSATION (#72): RHP Alex Santos II, Mount Saint Michael Academy HS (Bronx, NY) Ht/Wt: 6-3/185 Age: 18 YEAR W-L SV ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG 2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 2020: Had his senior season cancelled due to the pandemic...was ranekd by Baseball