From last night:
Daniel Lynch, LHP from Douglas Freeman and UVA, went # 34 overall to the Royals. His slot value is $2.1 million.
Jake McCarthy, OF, not originally from around here but a UVA guy, went # 39 to the D-backs, slot value $1.8 million.
Griffin Roberts, RHP from James River HS and UVA (and our Virginia Cardinals program), went # 43 to the Cardinals, slot value $1.7 million.
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Congrats to Daniel and his family! Another VA Seminoles and RBAWEST player getting drafted to the MLB! Great to see his hard work pay off!!
Also, Zach Mort, RHP from Cosby High School and George Mason went #248 overall in the 8th round to the Cubs. Congrats to Zach and his family! Great kid with obviously a lot of talent. I've just become a "closet" Cubs fan.
Including the above, here's how things shook out in rounds 3-10 yesterday:
Andy Weber, 2B, a UVA guy though not from VA, 5th round, # 158 overall, slot $317.6k. Cubs
Josh Winder, RHP, James River HS/VMI, 7th round, # 214 overall, slot $198.7k. Twins
Zach Mort, RHP, Cosby HS/George Mason, 8th round, # 248 overall, slot $159.1k. Zach played travel ball primarily with the RBA South Phillies, but also pitched a few games for our Cardinals program. Cubs
Derek Casey, RHP, Hanover HS/UVA, 9th round, # 278 overall, slot $145.1k. Derek played for our Cardinals program for 2 years. Cubs
Bennett Sousa, RHP, UVA guy though not from VA, 10th round, # 288 overall, $142.3k. White Sox
Brett Langhorne, 3B, Lee-Davis HS/U.Tenn and then Carson-Newman, 10th round, # 292 overall, slot $141.4k. Braves
Day 3 of the draft will move much more quickly.
Also, there are no slot values associated with picks after the 10th round.
I'll update this as the day progresses:
Matt Pita, OF, Cosby HS/VMI, 12th rough, # 367 overall to the Yankees. Matt played travel ball with the RBA South Phillies and the Va. Cardinals.
Cam Simmons, OF, not a VA native but a UVA player, 15th round, # 449 overall, to the Rangers.
Colin Selby, RHP, Western Branch/Randolph-Macon, 16th round/#474, Pirates. A rare Division III draftee!
Layne Looney, RHP, TX native from U of R, 19th round/# 578, Cubs.
Vinny Capra, SS, FL native from U of R, 20th round/# 596, Blue Jays.
Nathan Eaton, Thomas Dale HS/VMI, 21st round/# 632, Royals. In a move harkening back to Brandon Inge, Eaton was drafted as a catcher, a position I don't believe he's played in HS or college.
Nick Zona, SS from Hanover HS, 38th round/#1130, Mets.
Seth Mayberry, RHP from Dinwiddie HS, 39th round/#1161, Padres.
Adam Hackenberg, C from MIller School, 39th round/#1171, Royals.
I believe that's everyone with ties to the (much) greater Richmond area. If anyone sees someone I've missed, please post.
It's worth mentioning that Colin Selby was a junior. As pointed out, D3 draftee is rare...but a junior draft is even rarer! A great testament to the development he received at Randolph-Macon.
For the inquiring minds who want to know, here's how the draft shook out for those named above:
Lynch signed for $1,697,500
McCarthy $1,650,000
Roberts $1,664,200
Weber $400,000
Winder $198,700
Casey $130,000
Sousa $10,000 (draft is not kind to those whose NCAA eligibility has been exhausted!)
Langhorne $141,400
Pita $125,000
Simmons did not sign
Selby $125,000
Looney did not sign
Capra $1,000
Eaton $85,000
Zona did not sign
Mayberry $125,000
Hackenberg did not sign
