Thursday BP: Giants to draft 14th

The 2021 MLB Draft order is officially set, and the San Francisco Giants will have the No. 14 selection. It had been reported that the league was going to use the 2020 standings to determine the draft order, as they do in normal years, and that is now official.

The Giants went 29-31, which was tied for 14th in baseball. They lost the tiebreaker to the Milwaukee Brewers, which meant the Giants missed out on the postseason, but get to draft one slot ahead of Milwaukee.

San Francisco most recently had the No. 14 pick in 2014, when they selected right-handed pitcher Tyler Beede. Before that, they had only drafted from that slot once before: In the inaugural draft of 1965, when they took third baseman Al Gallagher.

Did Barry Bonds hit a home run today?

Barry Bonds did not hit a home run on this date in Giants history.

Old, random MCC article for you to read

How much of a Giants homer are you being with your All-Star votes? (May 22, 2015 — Grant Brisbee)

Giants links

• Roger Munter looks back on Tyler Rogers’ season (There R Giants)
• Grant Brisbee grades the Giants third basemen (The Athletic, subscription required)
• Alex Pavlovic on how the Giants will have difficult roster decisions without the 28-player roster (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Mark W. Sanchez takes a look at some relievers the Giants could target (KNBR)
• Andrew Baggarly talks with Alyssa Nakken about her historic season (The Athletic, subscription required)
• Henry Schulman on why the question of how long Mike Yastrzemski can defy his age will impact the Giants plans (SF Chronicle)
• Dieter Kurtenbach lists five moves the Giants should make (Mercury News)
• Chris Taft on Joe Morgan’s impact on the Giants (MLB)
• Jessica Kleinschmidt thinks Trevor Bauer is a great fit for the Giants (NBC Sports Bay Area)

How many days until Opening Day?

There are 168 days until Opening Day.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday.