2014 MLB Draft

Round 28, Pick 826: Aaron Greenwood, RHP, Ole Miss

19 relief appearances, 2-1, 4 saves, 1.83 ERA, 39.1 IP, 26 H (1 HR allowed), 10 R (8 earned), 10 BB, 31 K, 0.92 WHIP, .194 opponent average

 

Round 29, Pick 856: Richard Gonzalez, C, Alabama State

 

JOHNNY MANZIEL GOT DRAFTED BY THE PADRES

 

Also, Matt Sims, a friend of mine who's a pitcher at UTSA, got picked by the Braves in the 28th round.

 

Poor Cleveland.

 

Round 30, Pick 886: Sean McMullen, OF, LSU

 

51 games, .270/.406/.408, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 48 R, 27 BB (15 HBP), 24 K, 7 SB (1 CS), .814 OPS

 

59 games (57 starts), .288/.390/.507, 7 HR, 40 RBI, 44 R, 37 BB (1 HBP), 33 K, 5 SB (2 CS), .897 OPS

 

Round 31, Pick 916: Dexture McCall, 1B, Hillsborough CC (Florida)

47 games, .360/.455/.541, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 62 R, 29 BB, 20 K, .996 OPS

 

Round 32, Pick 946: Robert Kahana, RHP, Kansas

15 starts (2 CG, pitched in 1 shutout), 4-7, 3.36 ERA, 85.2 IP, 92 H (3 HR), 44 R (32 earned), 26 BB, 33 K, 1.38 WHIP, .279 opponent average

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Brady Aiken's dad: &quot;I would say we have a verbal agreement in place (with the Astros).&quot; <a href="http://t.co/2mC0EMdEtn">http://t.co/2mC0EMdEtn</a></p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/statuses/475389945016643584">June 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Round 33, Pick 976: Edwin Medina, OF, St. Thomas (Miami)

52 games, .391/.468/.520, 3 HR, 41 RBI, 54 R, 28 BB (4 HBP), 25 K, 33 SB (4 CS), .988 OPS

 

From McTaggart story:

 

Round 34, Pick 1006: Josh James, RHP, Western Oklahoma State College

16 appearances (10 starts, 2 CG), 4-1, 2 saves, 3.21 ERA, 61.2 IP, 58 H (3 HR), 29 R (22 earned), 25 BB, 56 K, 1.36 WHIP

 

Home stretch!

Round 35, Pick 1036: Keegan Yuhl, RHP, Concordia University (California)

15 starts, 10-4, 2.58 ERA, 104.2 IP, 87 H, 36 R (30 earned), 14 BB, 100 K, 0.97 WHIP, .220 opponent average

 

Kid is saying all the right things. He's gonna be a star.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Brady Aiken's dad now says &quot;We will be working with the Astros to come to an agreement and finalize an agreement in the next week or two.&quot;</p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/statuses/475399321420976128">June 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Round 36, Pick 1066: Justin Ferrell, RHP, Connors State College (Oklahoma)

22 appearances, 3-2, 5 saves, 2.08 ERA, 52 IP, 44 H (1 HR allowed), 16 R (12 earned), 16 BB, 54 K, 1.15 WHIP

 

Here it is.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>1-1 pick Brady Aiken agrees w/<a href="https://twitter.com/astros">@Astros</a> on $6.5 mil. Ties Jameson Taillon's record for largest <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBDraft">@MLBDraft</a> bonus given to HS P.</p>&mdash; Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcallisMLB/statuses/475402954477162496">June 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Round 37, Pick 1096: Eric Peterson, RHP, NC State

20 appearances (1 start, pitched in 4 shutouts), 4-4, 3 saves, 3.21 ERA, 56 IP, 45 H (2 HR), 22 R (20 earned), 14 BB, 63 K, 1.09 WHIP, .224 opponent average