Sanchez repeatedly hit the ball with authority on the showcase circuit previous year, blasting the first homer of the Area Code Games (a 419-foot shot with 101-mph exit velocity) and standing out as one of the top offensive performers at the World Wood Bat Association World Championship.
Advertisement
MLB.com reporter Jim Callis has lauded the Phillies for going with their instinct. Baseball America’s latest mock had him going 14th to the Indians.
As it turned out, he would not be the only Gators player to head to the A’s as junior right-handed pitcher Logan Shore was chosen a few dozen picks later at No. 47 overall. According to CBS Sports, Dunn jumped up the draft board after transitioning from the bullpen to the rotation easily, touching 99 with his fastball.
Hampson will leave LBSU ranked in the top-10 in hits, but its not clear if fellow All-American Chris Mathews will also leave. Strasburg is 9-0 with a 2.85 ERA. If the Phillies can come to a deal with him, Moniak will join the already impressive farm system the club has built in recent seasons.
Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred announces the selections at the 2015 MLB baseball draft Monday, June 8, 2015, in Secaucus, N.J. Each of the prior three made at least five All-Star teams, as noted in the chart below. There’s so many factors that will ultimately play into that, but we think he has a good chance to succeed right out of the gate and from there we’ll see how he performs. Additionally, he has the defensive ability to be a perennial Gold Glover in center field.
“He was No. 1 on my list”, amateur scouting director Johnny Almaraz said of Moniak”.
“He’s a middle-of-the-field player and he’s going to impact the game on both sides”, said Almarez.
Mickey Moniak made his mark in the Major League Baseball draft – and his buddy could soon be getting a permanent reminder. In four varsity seasons, he hit. 352 with 59 RBIs and eight home runs. Matt Bush (Padres, 2004) avoided being the third by being called up by the Rangers this season as a reliever after being drafted as a shortstop and having his career derailed by serious legal issues. The Houston Astros took Texas high-school right-hander Forrest Whitley with the 17th choice, and the Texas Rangers grabbed left-hander Cole Ragans of North Florida Christian in Tallahassee in No. 30. Puk’s fastball can be a special pitch.
The Santa Barbara High School senior went 5-3 this year with a 1.10 earned run average.
COREY RAY, OF, Louisville, 6-0, 190. Since he will graduate Friday from La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, Calif., he knows how to sign a contract … and likely will not hesitate to pick up a pen.
Advertisement
The A’s used the sixth pick in the draft Thursday to draft a player that many thought might go first in the draft, left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk out of Florida.
