Thursday, June 11, 2009

MLB highlights high-profile picks

Here are the notable draftees pointed out by Major League Baseball.

Michael Belfiore (45th overall, ARI) and Austin Wood (5th round, DET). In a 25-inning NCAA tournament game between Texas and Boston College, Wood tossed 13.0 scoreless innings for Texas while Belfiore hurled 9.2 scoreless frames.

Donavan Tate (3rd overall, SD), son of former NFL running back Lars Tate
Jared Mitchell (23rd overall, CWS), a wide receiver on LSU's football team
Reymond Fuentes (28th overall, BOS), cousin of New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran
Trayce Thompson (2nd round, CWS), son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson
Brett Wallach (3rd round, LA), son of former Major Leaguer Tim Wallach
Virgil Hill (6th round, STL), son of former professional boxer Virgil Hill
Ruben Sierra (6th round, TEX), son of former Major Leaguer Ruben Sierra
Brian Moran (7th round, SEA), nephew of former Major Leaguer B.J. Surhoff
Steven Bumbry (12th round, BAL), son of former Major Leaguer Al Bumbry
Patrick Schuster (13th round, ARI), who threw four consecutive no-hitters earlier this year as a high school senior
Luke Bard (16th round, BOS), brother of Boston Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard
Brett Bukvich (18th round, FLA), brother of Major League pitcher Ryan Bukvich
Luke Murton (19th round, NYY), brother of Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Murton
Garrett Cannizaro (26th round, LAA), brother of Major League infielder Andy Cannizaro
Zachary Outman (28th round, TOR), brother of Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Josh Outman
Jacob Williams (29th round, ARI), son of former Major Leaguer Matt Williams
Mike Flacco (31st round, BAL), brother of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco
Reggie Williams (32nd round, TEX), son of former Major Leaguer Reggie Williams
Jonathan Fernandez (34th round, TOR), son of former Major Leaguer Tony Fernandez
Michael Yastrzemski (36th round, BOS), son of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski
Gavin McCourt (39th round, BOS), son of Los Angeles Dodgers Owner & Chairman Frank McCourt and CEO Jamie McCourt
Asaad Ali (40th round, LAA), son of boxing great Muhammad Ali
Kyle Hansen (40th round, MIL), brother of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Craig Hansen
Chris O'Dowd (40th round, OAK), son of Colorado Rockies General Manager Dan O'Dowd
Cade Kreuter (41st round, ARI), son of former Major Leaguer Chad Kreuter
Blake Crosby (42nd round, OAK), brother of Oakland Athletics infielder Bobby Crosby
Tyler Williams (43rd round, CWS), son of Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams
Kyle Arnsberg (45th round, BOS), son of Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg
Harold Baines (45th round), son of former Major Leaguer Harold Baines
Philip Bando (45th round, LAA), nephew of former Major League player and executive Sal Bando
Joseph Jocketty (47th round, CHI), son of Cincinnati Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty
Jake Porcello (48th round, DET), brother of Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello
Evan Sharpley (50th round, SEA), also a quarterback at Notre Dame

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