The Next 15
The D-backs continued with the pitching trend in rounds 6-20, at least in the beginning with a pair of high school arms and one college arms in the 6-8 picks.
Round |
No. |
Player |
Position |
Coll/HS |
6 |
181 |
Blake Perry |
RHP |
HS |
7 |
211 |
Jeffrey Shields |
RHP |
Coll |
8 |
241 |
Tyler Green |
RHP |
HS |
9 |
271 |
Zachary Walters |
SS |
Coll |
10 |
301 |
Kawika Emsley-Pai |
C |
Coll |
11 |
331 |
Michael Freeman |
SS |
Coll |
12 |
361 |
Blake Cooper |
RHP |
Coll |
13 |
391 |
Kevin Ziomek |
LHP |
HS |
14 |
421 |
Ty Linton |
CF |
HS |
15 |
451 |
Michael Bolsinger |
RHP |
Coll |
16 |
481 |
Westley Moss |
CF |
Coll |
17 |
511 |
Derek Eitel |
RHP |
Coll |
18 |
541 |
Jimmy Comerota |
1B |
Coll |
19 |
571 |
Adam Eaton |
OF |
Coll |
20 |
601 |
Michael Hur |
LF |
Coll |
A couple of notes about the D-backs’ earlier picks, from Baseball America:
James Bradley – Second Round
A lanky, projectable righthander at 6-foot-4, 180 pounds, his fastball ranges from 88-92 mph, but sits at 89-90 and he can touch 93-94 a couple of times in a game… He has outstanding control for a high school arm. He reportedly has walked just two batters in the last two seasons.
Robby Rowland – Third Round
At 6-foot-6, 210 pounds, Rowland looks the part of a young Josh Johnson. He is one of the top basketball players in California and could have accepted scholarships to small Division I programs as a shooting guard. Rowland’s father Rich is a former big league catcher (Tigers and Red Sox from 1990-1995), and his older brother is a college catcher.
Cody Wheeler – Fifth Round
Wheeler’s best trait, aside from being a southpaw, is his athletic ability. It allows him to add and subtract from his fastball, repeat his delivery, field his position and hold runners well.
Keith Law of ESPN.com called fourth-round pick Kevin Munson, “the top pure closer in the draft.”
We’ll be back in a bit to wrap up the day’s picks.