BB: D3 MLB Draft projections, picks and free-agent signings

[Mr. Ypsi]

Mike Giovenco, RHP from North Park, was selected by Minnesota.  Congratulations, Mike!

He's only a sophomore - I take it he must have taken a year off at some point?

[mr_b]

Mike Giovenco, RHP from North Park, was selected by Minnesota.  Congratulations, Mike!

He's only a sophomore - I take it he must have taken a year off at some point?

He was a redshirt freshman for a year at UIC.

[Jim Dixon]

Mike Giovenco, RHP from North Park, was selected by Minnesota.  Congratulations, Mike!

He's only a sophomore - I take it he must have taken a year off at some point?

There was a draft eligible freshman in this years draft.

[Bronko7]

Dan Kazrowsi  SS Hamline Univ.  Rd. 26 #786

[infielddad]

Ryan Caven, who played at Chapman and transferred to US Santa Barbara was selected no 477 in the 16th round by the San Francisco Giants.

Jim,
Ryan Cavan actually was recruited to and started at Trinity, Tx.  He made1st team All SCAC before transferring to Chapman and then to UCSB.
Ryan comes from a very small high school in Northern CA and is the 3rd player from that school picked so far in the draft, others going in the 2nd and 10th round.

[DSKSlugger]

Jeremiah bayer redsox 30th rd pic

[infielddad]

Historymajor just reported that Evan Bronson from Trinity, Tx has been drafted again.  This time in the 28th round by Washington.
Congratulations!!!  Evan is outstanding and knows how to pitch.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Robert Cummings was taken in the 28th round by the White Sox.  He last played for UC-Santa Barbara, but played for IWU as a freshman.

[BigPoppa]

Mike Giovenco, RHP from North Park, was selected by Minnesota.  Congratulations, Mike!

He's only a sophomore - I take it he must have taken a year off at some point?

As a Carthage fan, I hope he signs and quits picking on our hitters

[mr_b]

Mike Giovenco, RHP from North Park, was selected by Minnesota.  Congratulations, Mike!

He's only a sophomore - I take it he must have taken a year off at some point?

As a Carthage fan, I hope he signs and quits picking on our hitters

Actually I don't think he has worked more than an inning against Carthage.  We've played mid-week games and he pitches on the weekends.

[wordsmith]

With the 736 pick of the draft the Brewers take Peter Fatse, UCONN, brother of Western New England's Andrew Fatse.

With the 833 pick of the draft the Mariners take Regan Flaherty - Deering HS, number 2 son of University of Southern Maine Head Coach - Ed Flaherty. Ed's older son was a Comp-Sandwich pick of the Cubs last year and is currently in their minor league system afte having had a successful career at Vanderbilt. (Where his teammates were Pedro Alvarez (Pirates), and Red Sox killer David Price (Rays).)


Word  8)

[OshDude]

Saw MLB added a short vid of Giovenco.
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?topic_id=4961152&content_id=4828057

Here's a nugget I saw on MLB.com in the Cubs' day-two roundup (Whitenack's notes are the longest).
In the 34-year history of the Draft, 25 Division III players have been selected in the first three rounds.

And here's Semel's bio nuggets on the Mets' day-two recap. Notice anything? Ah, D3 baseball ...
Semel hit .415 with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs while also saving nine games as the Cougars' closer.

EDIT: Video of Tone
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?topic_id=4961152&content_id=4847327

Video of Whitenack
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?topic_id=4961152&content_id=4863565

[Jim Dixon]

Here's a nugget I saw on MLB.com in the Cubs' day-two roundup (Whitenack's notes are the longest).
In the 34-year history of the Draft, 25 Division III players have been selected in the first three rounds.

But you read it first on D3baseball.com. 

[BaseballFan]

Adian Kummet Pitcher for St. Scholastica drafted 31st round by the Reds

[BaseballFan]

Adian Kummet Pitcher for St. Scholastica drafted 31st round by the Reds

Aaron Dott of Whitewater goes 20 picks later to Tampa Bay