08 Draft Tracker

Jake Ordorizzi 32 Milwaukee.

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To both of them...!


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Congrats to Jake as well.

Congrats boys--you are both now quite wealthy!

Ethan Hollingsworth 137th overall... Ryne White 138 overall.. congratulations to you boys. You are both good friends and will do very well in the pros!

Congrats to Rick Zagone...6th Round...176 overall

Tyler Ladendorf #60 in the 2nd round to the Twins.

Ok. How does everyone feel about Kenny Williams drafting his son? Should be interesting to see the responses. Always controversy in that camp.

The only surprise would have been if he didn't draft him.

He drafted him last year too and the year before (or it might have been last year, can't remember) Ozzies kid. I would expect no less.

At least last year he used a 29th round pick, this year he wasted a 6th on him and the fifth player chosen by the Sox.

I guess it could be worse. Wasn't it Shueler that drafted his daughter in a later round one year. I thought that was really disrespectful to all the kids who get drafted in later rounds.

im not the one to say this but,

honestly its bull****! he only played in a handfull of games this year.

As a sox fan I totally disagree with the pick.

It does seem somewhat high for KW to have taken his son, though I must point out that Detroit took their assistant GM's son in the fifth round. It happens all over the place, not just there. That being said.....you still don't have to like it.

This organization has been doing ALOT of strange stuff lately but as long as they are winning, few are going to complain. When I hear they have a starting pitcher in low A who is throwing the ball 81 mph, that really concerns me for the future. They haven't had too great a track record of developing talent "within."

I'm not here to defend Kenny Williams, but would this complaint be here if the Dodgers had drafted his son?

Papi,
My complaint would definetly be different if the Dodgers drafted KW jr. I would quite whinning about the Sox wasting a pick and start accusing the Dodgers scouts of being idiots. Watch the video of KW hitting on mlb.com and you'll conclude that KW ought think about staying in school and getting a masters degree because baseball isn't going to be his meal ticket much longer.

Now that sounds like a more valid argument, the player isn't worthy of the high pick...not that he's the GM's kid.

Dan Brewer 8th round to the Yankees.

Dubler - White Sox, 8th Round (pick 240)

Bobby Stevens - Orioles, Round 16, pick 476.

Jonathon Weaver--510--Chicago White Sox


Nice Job Kid!

Jonathan Weaver - Chicago White Sox, round 17, pick 510

Congratulations!!

Congrats Mr. Weaver. How about a big set of hands for you

Congrats Dream Weaver! =)

Congratulations, Weav.

A lot of Illinois high schoolers still on the board here in Round 22, including Prairie Ridge CF Nick Martini, hopefully he will go soon. The FVC hasn't had a player drafted for a while, with the exception of Elliot Soto last year, who went to Creighton.

Why haven't a lot of Illinois high school players been drafted yet? Is it the signability factor? I thought for sure Kapteyn would have gone at least top 10

Austin Wright rd23 #684 to the pirates

Kenny Smalley #724 to the A's. Way to go Kenny!

All the best Kenny!

Also,

John Flanagan #385 KC
Otto Roberts Belleville #711 Indians
Brett Graffy, #720 White Sox
David Cales #731 Cubs
Bobby Stevens #476 Orioles

Texas must have been at alot of Joliet Junior College games, they took Roark and Koncel.

Congrats to Joey being picked by the Marlins!

Nails wrong Roark - Tanner not Dillon. He used to pitch for U of IL and is Dillon's older brother.

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Congrats to Travis Otto on being selected by the White Sox. I know one proud grandpa right now sitting behind Wheaton North's dugout in Joliet.

Congrats to Kyle Stroup with the last pick of this year's draft. Congrats to all of the players from our area who were drafted.

other "Local" picks

White Sox:
Steven Florence (Simeon) - Round 50; pick 1485
Lee Fischer, 1377
Julian Kenner (Whitney Young), 1349
Steven Sabatino (Lockport), 1260
Harold Riggins (Normal West), 1050

Cubs:
Tony Zych (St. Rita), 1386
Kyle Wilson (Hill JC), 941

Red Sox:
Kevin Hoef (Triad / Iowa), 1450

Indians:
Troy White (Whitney Young), 1449
Collin Brennan (Bradley U.), 1041

Tigers:
Trevor Feeney (NIU), 943

Rangers:
John Ruettiger (JCA), 1053

Twins:
Wade Kapteyn (Illiana / Evansville), 1206

Giants:
Braden Kapteyn (Illiana), 1167
Michael Eifel (Dominican Univ.), 627

Yankees:
Rob Scahill (Willowbrook / Bradley), 1448
Raymond Kruml (Wheaton-St. Francis/ U. South AL), 350

Rays:
Kyle Gaedele (Rolling Meadows HS), 953
Kyle Hunter (Galesburg), 983

Jays:
Cody Dunbar ( Marion / TCU?), 909

Marlins:
Barrett Serrato (Community HS?), 1429

Rockies:
James Cesario (? / Houston), 1391

Braves:
Lucas Hileman (Anna-Jonesboro), 1120

Cardinals:
Daniel Jimenez (St. Charles North), 1115

Padres:
Dean Anna (LW East / Ball State), 795

Dodgers:
David Sever (Benet / St. Louis Univ.), 637
Lenell McGee (Mt Carmel / Oakton CC), 397

Mets:
Scott Shaw (Gurnee / U. Illinois), 404

Pirates:
Tyler Cox (Danville-Schlarman / ISU), 1044

Troy White as well from WY. My bad up above.