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Somewhere between 35 and 40 new players will make their professional debut in the Rockies organization sometime this summer. Only a few of those will carve out any sort of success at the highest levels of the system, but until then, every single one of these guys represents a player who can be dreamed on in some form.
Here's a complete list of the Rockies' 2014 draftees:
|
Rnd |
OvPck |
Pos |
Drafted Out of |
|
|
1 |
8 |
Kyle Freeland |
LHP |
University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) |
|
1 |
35 |
Forrest Wall |
2B |
Orangewood Christian HS (Maitland, FL) |
|
2 |
48 |
Ryan Castellani |
RHP |
Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix, AZ) |
|
3 |
82 |
Sam Howard |
LHP |
Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) |
|
4 |
113 |
Wes Rogers |
CF |
Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg, SC) |
|
5 |
143 |
Kevin Padlo |
3B |
Murrieta Valley HS (Murrieta, CA) |
|
6 |
173 |
Max George |
SS |
Regis Jesuit HS (Aurora, CO) |
|
7 |
203 |
Drew Weeks |
LF |
University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL) |
|
8 |
233 |
Harrison Musgrave |
LHP |
West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) |
|
9 |
263 |
Andrew Rohrbach |
RHP |
California State University Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) |
|
10 |
293 |
Troy Stein |
C |
Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) |
|
11 |
323 |
Richard Prigatano |
RF |
California State University Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) |
|
12 |
353 |
Dylan Craig |
LHP |
Illinois State University (Normal, IL) |
|
13 |
383 |
Chris Rabago |
SS |
University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA) |
|
14 |
413 |
Grahamm Wiest |
RHP |
California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) |
|
15 |
443 |
Alec Kenilvort |
RHP |
College of Marin (Kentfield, CA) |
|
16 |
473 |
Roberto Ramos |
1B |
College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita, CA) |
|
17 |
503 |
Shane Hoelscher |
3B |
Rice University (Houston, TX) |
|
18 |
533 |
James Lomangino |
RHP |
St. John's University (Queens, NY) |
|
19 |
563 |
Nathaniel Causey |
1B |
Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) |
|
20 |
593 |
Jordan Parris |
C |
Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN) |
|
21 |
623 |
Josh Michalec |
RHP |
Baylor University (Waco, TX) |
|
22 |
653 |
Sam Bumpers |
SS |
Lamar University (Beaumont, TX) |
|
23 |
683 |
Gavin Glanz |
RHP |
Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) |
|
24 |
713 |
Jerry Vasto |
LHP |
Felician College (Lodi, NJ) |
|
25 |
743 |
Alec Crawford |
RHP |
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) |
|
26 |
773 |
Taylor Black |
RHP |
Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) |
|
27 |
803 |
Craig Schlitter |
RHP |
Bryant College (Smithfield, RI) |
|
28 |
833 |
Landon Lassiter |
3B |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) |
|
29 |
863 |
Logan Sawyer |
RHP |
Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN) |
|
30 |
893 |
Hunter Brothers |
RHP |
Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) |
|
31 |
923 |
Dylan Thompson |
RHP |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) |
|
32 |
953 |
Pavin Smith |
1B |
Palm Beach Gardens HS (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) |
|
33 |
983 |
Jake Kolterman |
RHP |
Decatur HS (Federal Way, WA) |
|
34 |
1013 |
Cory Voss |
C |
Pueblo South HS (Pueblo, CO) |
|
35 |
1043 |
Brody Westmoreland |
SS |
Thunder Ridge HS (Highlands Ranch, CO) |
|
36 |
1073 |
Lucas Gilbreath |
LHP |
Legacy HS (Westminster, CO) |
|
37 |
1103 |
Tolly Filotei |
CF |
Daphne HS (Daphne, AL) |
|
38 |
1133 |
Griffin Canning |
RHP |
Santa Margarita Catholic HS (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) |
|
39 |
1163 |
Nathan Rodriguez |
C |
El Dorado HS (Placentia, CA) |
|
40 |
1193 |
Taylor Lewis |
RHP |
Chipola College (Marianna, FL) |
A few quick thoughts:
- Sam Bumpers is an 80-grade name for a shortstop.
- The Rockies now have the Brothers Brothers in the organization. Try to wrap your head around what order "the Brothers Brothers" was intended to be in.
- I wish I could find more information on some of the high schoolers at the back end of the draft, but of those players, Nathan Rodriguez might be the most intriguing. Rodriguez has a chance to be an elite defender behind the plate and could mold into an above-average hitter at the position, according to one scout I talked to. His commitment to Arkansas is a strong one, though, so it's probably unlikely that the Rockies are able to pry him away from it.