There were 209 players who made their major league debuts this season in a 60 game season. Comparatively in 2019 there were 261 debuts in a full 162 game season of play, 247 in 2018, 262 in 2017 and 257 in 2016.
Here’s a breakdown of the 2020 debuts :
By team :
Miami - 18
St Louis - 13
Houston, CHI WS - 11
Phillies, Detroit - 10
Texas - 9
Seattle, Pittsburgh, Toronto - 8
Arizona, NY Yankees, Washington, KC - 7
MILW, SD, SF, Baltimore, Boston- 6
Colorado, Minn, ATL, Cinc, Oakland - 5
Cleveland, NY Mets, LA Dodgers - 4
Tampa, LA Angels - 3
Chicago Cubs - 2
By Age :
20 yrs old - 2
21 yrs old - 16
22 yrs old - 18
23 yrs old - 42
24 yrs old - 42
25 yrs old - 42
26 yrs old - 23
27 yrs old - 9
28 yrs old - 7
29 yrs old - 2
30 yrs old - 1
31 yrs old - 2
32 yrs old - 3
By Position :
Pitcher - 132
Catcher - 14
Infielders - 28
Outfielders - 35
Highest level played before debut :
Pro Ball - Japan - 3
Pro Ball - South Korea -1
College - 1
AAA - 108
AA - 72
A+ - 22
A - 2
Draft, Free Agent or International Signing Year :
2010 - 3
2011 - 6
2012 - 10
2013 - 15
2014 - 26
2015 - 49
2016 - 48
2017 - 32
2018 - 15
2019 - 4
2020 - 1
Draft Position :
Round One - 32
CBA Round - 5
Round Two - 16
Round Three - 7
Round Four - 7
Round Five - 11
Round Six - 10
Round Seven - 6
Round Eight - 3
Round Nine - 3
Round Ten - 3
Round Eleven - 2
Round Twelve - 1
Round Thirteen - 2
Round Fourteen - 2
Round Fifteen - 2
Round Sixteen - 2
Round Seventeen - 3
Round Eighteen - 2
Round Nineteen - 4
Round Twenty - 2
Round Twenty Three - 1
Round Twenty Four - 1
Round Twenty Six - 1
Round Twenty Seven - 2
Round Thirty - 1
Round Thirty Three - 1
Round Thirty Four - 1
Round Thirty Five - 1
Round Thirty Seven - 1
Amateur Free Agents - 3
International Amateur Signings - 67
International Pro League Signings - 4
2020 Month Debuted :
July - 64
August - 92
September - 53
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Here’s a look at the updated numbers ( adding in 2020 debuts ) for the 2015 to 2018 drafts ...
2015 Draft :
Twenty two 2015 draft picks made their MLB debuts in 2020. Of the 949 players signed from the 2015 MLB draft ... 124 have now played in the major leagues (12.9 % ) ...
The Pirates had four 2015 draftees debut this year giving them nine in total that have reached the major leagues ... that leads the way thus far ... the top clubs in terms of 2015 draftees reaching the majors ...
Pirates - 9 from 33 signed
Astros - 8 from 37 signed
Red Sox - 6 from 27 signed
Rangers - 6 from 35 signed
Braves - 6 from 31 signed
Padres - 6 from 29 signed
Cardinals - 6 from 32 signed
Tigers - 6 from 27 signed
Mariners -6 from 35 signed
The least success from the 2015 draft thus far :
The Phillies, Blue Jays and Cubs have just one player each from the draft class to reach the major leagues ...
2016 Draft :
Thirty eight 2016 draft picks made their MLB debuts in 2020. Of the 929 players signed from the 2016 MLB draft ...104 have now played in the major leagues ( 11.1% ) ...
The top clubs in terms of 2016 draftees reaching the majors ...
Dodgers - 7 from 33 signed
Diamondbacks - 6 from 31 signed
White Sox - 6 from 30 signed ... includes 5 2020 MLB debuts
Five teams tied at 5 apiece
Five teams tied at 4 apiece
Ten teams tied at 3 apiece including the Phillies who had two 2020 debuts
The least ?
The Twins, Cubs, Brewers and Angels have had just one player apiece reach the majors from their 2016 draft class thus far ...
2017 Draft :
Twenty seven 2017 draft picks made their MLB debuts in 2020. Of the 938 players signed from the 2017 MLB draft ... 36 have now played in the major leagues ( 3.8 %) ...
The top clubs so far in terms of 2017 draftees reaching the majors ...
Phillies - 3 from 30 signed
Astros - 3 from 36 signed
Diamondbacks - 3 from 31 signed
Six clubs with two apiece
Fifteen teams with one each
Dodgers, Tigers, A’s, Cubs, Reds and Giants are at zero to date ...
2018 Draft :
Fourteen 2018 draft picks made their MLB debuts in 2020. Of the 957 players signed from the 2018 MLB draft ... 15 have now played in the major leagues ( 1.6 %) ...
The clubs in terms of 2018 draftees reaching the majors ...
White Sox have 3 from 34 signed
Royals have 2 from 34 signed
Tigers have 2 from 38 signed
Mariners have 2 from 34 signed
Six clubs have one apiece including the Phillies ( Alec Bohm )
Source : Baseball Reference plus a little data crunching on my own for the breakdowns 🤪
Just some numbers ... Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
