2015 MLB Draft

[mr_baseball]

As the draft starts tonight I thought I would post the links for it.

Draft Central: http://m.mlb.com/draft/2015

Draft Tracker: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/...afttracker.jsp

List of kids from Kansas schools: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/...ft=state&fv=ks

Here is Suellentrop's article on the Shockers: http://www.kansas.com/sports/college...e23029641.html

[ArtVandalay]

Interesting that Sam Hilliard is now going to be playing summer ball in the Cape Cod League. Perhaps a sign he may not go pro?

[mr_baseball]

Interesting that Sam Hilliard is now going to be playing summer ball in the Cape Cod League. Perhaps a sign he may not go pro?

More likely he is doing it to get looked at. If he plays well it should help him get signed if he gets drafted low for more money. What team is he playing for?

[ArtVandalay]

According to Sullentrop's Shocker Blog today (mainly talking basketball but had some baseball notes at the bottom), he is playing for Orleans (Mass) in the Cape Cod League.

[1972Shocker]

Shocker Names to Watch/Track:

Possible Draft Signees:
Sam Hilliard OF
Ryan Tinkham 1B
John Hayes RHP
Willie Schwanke RHP
Isaac Anderson RHP
Chase Williams RHP
Daniel Kihle OF
Chase Rader 3B

Here are the incoming recruits with their Perfect Game rankings for high school players at the time this class was announced last November. Those rankings of course probably have changed some since that time.

http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209768644&DB_OEM_ID=7500

High School Recruits:
Alec Bohm 6-5 INF(PG Rank 318, #1 Ranked HS Player in Nebraska)
Gabe Constantine 6-1 LHP (PG Top-500, #8 ranked LHP in Texas)
Noah Croft 6-3 C (PG Top-500, #1 ranked Catcher in Kansas)
Dayton Dugas 6-2 OF (PG Rank 168, #1 Outfielder in Louisiana)
Robert Evans, 6-2 RHP (PG Rank 481, #26 RHP in Texas)
Cody Heuer 6-4 RHP (PG Top-1000, #4 Ranked RHP in Colorado)
Greyson Jenista 6-4 RHP/INF (PG Rank 212, #1 Ranked HS Player in Kansas)
Keylan Kilgore 6-3- LHP (PG Top-1000, #1 LHP in Kansas)
Lenni Kunert 5-7 INF (PG Top-500, #3 3B in Louisiana)
Conor Lungwitz 6-5 RHP (PG #436, #3 RHP in Kansas)
Clatyon McGinniss 6-1 RHP (PG Top-1000, #6 RHP in Missouri)
Clay Richards 6-2 INF (PG #366, #1 3B in Oklahoma)
Luke Ritter 6-2 INF (PG Top-1000, #2 ranked 2B in Kansas)

Juco Recruits:
Zach Lewis 6-3 RHP (Wabash County College - Drafted in the 33 Rd in 2014)
Tyler Gibson 6-4 RHP (Oklahoma/Seminole State)
Justin Seiwald (6-3 LHP (Central Arizona College)

[Wuzee]

Interesting take from blast-from-the-past draftee Kendall Bergdall from the Enid News.

He chose to sign with the Mariners for a $225,000 bonus and $90,000 additional for college, bypassing Wichita State, where he had signed a letter of intent. He was released in 2005 while pitching for Class A Wisconsin of the Midwest League. He had a career 7-8 record with a 107 strikeouts in 132 innings and a 5.90 ERA.

“It was one of those deals that I wasn’t mentally at my best,’’ Bergdall said. “If I had gone to college, I would have been a whole lot more mentally ready and stable for that kind of lifestyle.’’

http://www.enidnews.com/sports/bergdall-s-story-has-a-happy-ending/article_f4e33b36-0d8a-11e5-a481-cba698775a57.html

[1972Shocker]

Interesting start to the draft with three consecutive shortstops picked. The first pitcher to go was Shocker opponent UCSB's Dillon Tate who left the game vs the Shockers in Wichita on March 13th with a 2-1 lead after 8 innings in which he only allowed 4 hits. Unfortunately for Dillon on that day the Shocks rallied for 2 runs in the 9th to win. Perhaps the highlight of the early season for the Shocks.

First Shocker or future Shocker to get picked will most likely be High School OF Dayton Dugas out of Louisiana. He is ranked as the #142 best player in the draft.

I don't expect any Shocker players or recruits to be among the 75 players picked tonight.

[1972Shocker]

Missouri State's Jon Harris goes in the 1st round at #29 to the Toronto BlueJays.

[mjbaker84]

Missouri State's Jon Harris goes in the 1st round at #29 to the Toronto BlueJays.

I was surprised he lasted that long

[1972Shocker]

Indiana State's Jeff Degano is the 1st college senior selected as he went in the 2nd round at #57 to the Yankees

[SPEShockAlum]

From the Omaha World-Herald...

Mitch McIntyre, 6-3, 185, RHP: A Wichita St. transfer, McIntyre has a fastball that can touch 88-92 mph, but his best tools are his offspeed pitches: a sharp curveball to go with a good changeup.

I had to look him up. A Wichita product. He's now at Iowa Western in Council Bluffs.

[1972Shocker]

Rounds 3 to 10 beginning at Noon CDT today. No Shockers or Shocker recruits picked on Day 1 as expected. A good possibility that Shocker recruit Dayton Dugas will go today.

The real action for Shocker fans most like will be during the final 30 rounds tomorrow.

[1972Shocker]

DBU RHP Drew Smith goes in the 3rd round at #99 to the Tigers.

DBU RHP Brandon Koch goes in round 4 at #118 to Tampa Bay.

DBU RHP Chance Adams goes in round 5 at #153 to the Yankees.

[1972Shocker]

MSU CF Tate Matheny taken by Boston in Round 4 at #111. A little surprised to see him go before LHP Matt Hall.

[1972Shocker]

Vanderbilt has had 5 players selected in the first 3 rounds at #1, #8, #24, #101 and #103.