The Arizona Diamondbacks selected pitcher Barret Loux with the 6th overall pick in June's MLB Draft, but it doesn't appear he'll ever suit up in the organization. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports wrote an article chronicling the situation, as the Diamondbacks may not offer Loux a contract due to injury concerns.
The motivation for the Diamondbacks is that they would receive a compensation pick in next year's first round, the 7th overall pick, in addition to the first round pick they'll get based on how they finish this season. The article is a great read that examines both sides of the issue; the Diamondbacks' unwillingness to give big money to a pitcher with arm injuries, and a young kid who feels like he can throw just fine. The deadline for draft picks to sign is August 16.
Showing posts with label 2010 Draft Picks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2010 Draft Picks. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Diamondbacks Sign Two More Picks
The Diamondbacks have signed their second (J.R. Bradley) and third round (Robby Rowland) selections from this year's draft. They have been assigned to play for Missoula. You can read more about the players here.
First-round pick Barret Loux is still unsigned.
First-round pick Barret Loux is still unsigned.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
20 More Draft Picks
Below is the press release from the Arizona Diamondbacks about their final day of the MLB draft.
D-BACKS SELECT 20 PLAYERS ON FINAL DAY OF 2010 DRAFT
6 Local Products Among Players Selected
(PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they selected an additional seven pitchers, seven infielders, four outfielders and two catchers in rounds 31-50 on the final day of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft. The D-backs completed the draft with 25 pitchers (20 right-handed and 5 left-handed), 14 infielders, eight outfielders and three catchers.
Of the 50 players the D-backs selected in the draft, 39 come from the college ranks.
"We are extremely excited about the quality of arms we were able to select throughout the draft,” said D-backs’ Director, Scouting Tom Allison. “We are also excited about the depth of athletic position players we were able to add. All of these young men were identified by our scouting staff as future Major Leaguers. We look forward to signing many of them and watching their careers develop. I would like to thank all of our scouts and the many others within the organization that worked so diligently to allow for us to select these 50 young men. I also would like to thank Josh Byrnes, Derrick Hall and ownership for their continued support of the scouting department."
Highlights from today’s selections include:
• Catcher Andrew Whittington (33rd round) broke the Gulf South Conference’s 12-year-old hit streak record after collecting a hit in 37 straight games this season with Southern Arkansas University. He was named a 2010 Division II third team All-American by Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Daktronics and National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA).
• Six players with Arizona ties were selected: right-handed pitcher Konner Wade (35th round) hails from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale; infielders Derek Casillas (40th round) and Jorge Flores (46th round) were selected from Hamilton High School in Chandler; right-handed pitcher Casey Upperman (47th round) was chosen from Yavapai College in Prescott; and right-handed pitcher Kenneth Sigman (48th round) and infielder Trey Ford (50th round) were selected from South Mountain Community College in Phoenix.
• Infielder Michael Weber (37th round) was named a Primetime Performer of the Week by CollegeBaseball360.com twice during the 2010 season with Washington State University.
• Right-handed pitcher Michael McGee (41st round) was named a 2010 Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I third team All-American and All-ACC first team selection for Florida State University. He was also named one of 30 semifinalists for the 2010 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, which honors the nation’s top collegiate player, after posting a 4-0 record with 9 saves and a 0.41 ERA on the mound, while also leading the Florida State Seminoles with 14 home runs and 64 RBI.
• Outfielder Christopher Jarrett (42nd round) was named to the 2010 American Baseball Coaches Association All-American second team, as well as receiving the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player and first team All-Mideast Region honors with Anderson University.
• Infielder Eric Groff (46th round) was named to the All Colonial States Athletic Conference first team for Keystone College.
This is Arizona’s 15th First-Year Player Draft since being awarded an expansion team from Major League Baseball in 1995.
D-BACKS SELECT 20 PLAYERS ON FINAL DAY OF 2010 DRAFT
6 Local Products Among Players Selected
(PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they selected an additional seven pitchers, seven infielders, four outfielders and two catchers in rounds 31-50 on the final day of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft. The D-backs completed the draft with 25 pitchers (20 right-handed and 5 left-handed), 14 infielders, eight outfielders and three catchers.
Of the 50 players the D-backs selected in the draft, 39 come from the college ranks.
"We are extremely excited about the quality of arms we were able to select throughout the draft,” said D-backs’ Director, Scouting Tom Allison. “We are also excited about the depth of athletic position players we were able to add. All of these young men were identified by our scouting staff as future Major Leaguers. We look forward to signing many of them and watching their careers develop. I would like to thank all of our scouts and the many others within the organization that worked so diligently to allow for us to select these 50 young men. I also would like to thank Josh Byrnes, Derrick Hall and ownership for their continued support of the scouting department."
Highlights from today’s selections include:
• Catcher Andrew Whittington (33rd round) broke the Gulf South Conference’s 12-year-old hit streak record after collecting a hit in 37 straight games this season with Southern Arkansas University. He was named a 2010 Division II third team All-American by Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Daktronics and National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA).
• Six players with Arizona ties were selected: right-handed pitcher Konner Wade (35th round) hails from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale; infielders Derek Casillas (40th round) and Jorge Flores (46th round) were selected from Hamilton High School in Chandler; right-handed pitcher Casey Upperman (47th round) was chosen from Yavapai College in Prescott; and right-handed pitcher Kenneth Sigman (48th round) and infielder Trey Ford (50th round) were selected from South Mountain Community College in Phoenix.
• Infielder Michael Weber (37th round) was named a Primetime Performer of the Week by CollegeBaseball360.com twice during the 2010 season with Washington State University.
• Right-handed pitcher Michael McGee (41st round) was named a 2010 Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I third team All-American and All-ACC first team selection for Florida State University. He was also named one of 30 semifinalists for the 2010 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, which honors the nation’s top collegiate player, after posting a 4-0 record with 9 saves and a 0.41 ERA on the mound, while also leading the Florida State Seminoles with 14 home runs and 64 RBI.
• Outfielder Christopher Jarrett (42nd round) was named to the 2010 American Baseball Coaches Association All-American second team, as well as receiving the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player and first team All-Mideast Region honors with Anderson University.
• Infielder Eric Groff (46th round) was named to the All Colonial States Athletic Conference first team for Keystone College.
This is Arizona’s 15th First-Year Player Draft since being awarded an expansion team from Major League Baseball in 1995.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
More on the Draft Picks
(Another press release from the Diamondbacks about their day 2 draft picks.)
D-BACKS SELECT 29 PLAYERS IN SECOND DAY OF 2010 DRAFT
Arizona Selects 18 pitchers in First 30 Rounds
(PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they selected an additional 17 pitchers in rounds 2-30 of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft today after drafting Texas A&M right-handed pitcher Barret Loux with the sixth overall pick yesterday. The D-backs also selected a catcher, four outfielders and seven infielders today.
Of the 30 players the D-backs have selected in the draft thus far, 24 have come from the college ranks.
“We felt this draft pool was very deep in pitching going into the spring, especially in the high school ranks,” said D-backs’ Director, Scouting Tom Allison. “We tried to identify the positive physical and mental attributes of Major League pitchers and we were fortunate to select many prospects that we feel met this criteria in the top few rounds. We look forward to watching them develop as baseball players and young men.”
Today’s selections of note include:
• Right-handed pitcher James (J.R.) Bradley (2nd round, 56 overall), who was named the 2010 West Virginia Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and 2010 Kanawha Valley Player of the Year following his senior season at Nitro High School (W. Va.). He compiled a 12-0 record with a 0.67 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 63.0 innings on the mound, while posting a .500 batting average with 12 home runs, 15 doubles, 51 RBI and 49 runs scored.
• Right-handed pitcher Robby Rowland (3rd round, 88 overall), who is the son of former Major Leaguer Rich Rowland, tossed a perfect game on April 14 and earned Redwood Empire’s Overall Athlete of the Year.
• Right-handed pitcher Kevin Munson (4th round, 121 overall), who was named the 2010 All-Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year with James Madison University, as well as being named a Louisville Slugger Third-Team All-American.
• Left-handed pitcher Cody Wheeler (5th round, 151 overall) was named a Louisville Slugger Second-Team All-American at Coastal Carolina University after going 10-0 with a 4.05 ERA with 101 strikeouts in 15 starts this season. He played for the Team USA National Collegiate team last summer after earning Big South Pitcher of the Year honors that season.
• Right-handed pitcher Blake Perry (6th round, 181 overall) was named a Rawlings Honorable Mention and All-Florida Region Preseason All-American.
• Right-handed pitcher Jeffrey Shields (7th round, 211 overall) led the Alabama Community College Conference with 12 wins while his 1.60 ERA and 98 strikeouts were second during his final season at Chattahoochee Valley Community College.
• Right-handed pitcher Blake Cooper (12th round, 361 overall) earned Collegiate Baseball’s Third-Team All-American honors at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
• Left-handed pitcher Kevin Ziomek (13th round, 391 overall) earned the 2010 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Amherst Regional High School.
• Right-handed pitcher Derek Eitel (17th round, 511 overall) was a dual-sport star at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where he set several school records as the starting quarterback.
• Infielder Raoul Torrez (21st round, 631 overall) was selected from Arizona State University.
• Infielder Nicholas Gallego (27th round, 811 overall), son of former Major Leaguer Mike Gallego, was chosen from UCLA.
• Right-handed pitcher Jake Floethe (29th round, 871 overall) out of Cal-State Fullerton is the son of Chris Floethe, who played in the Oakland Athletics’ system from 1968-74, and cousin of Taylor Twellman, who plays soccer for MLS’ New England Revolution.
This is Arizona’s 15th First-Year Player Draft since being awarded an expansion team from Major League Baseball in 1995.
The draft concludes tomorrow with rounds 31-50.
D-BACKS SELECT 29 PLAYERS IN SECOND DAY OF 2010 DRAFT
Arizona Selects 18 pitchers in First 30 Rounds
(PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they selected an additional 17 pitchers in rounds 2-30 of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft today after drafting Texas A&M right-handed pitcher Barret Loux with the sixth overall pick yesterday. The D-backs also selected a catcher, four outfielders and seven infielders today.
Of the 30 players the D-backs have selected in the draft thus far, 24 have come from the college ranks.
“We felt this draft pool was very deep in pitching going into the spring, especially in the high school ranks,” said D-backs’ Director, Scouting Tom Allison. “We tried to identify the positive physical and mental attributes of Major League pitchers and we were fortunate to select many prospects that we feel met this criteria in the top few rounds. We look forward to watching them develop as baseball players and young men.”
Today’s selections of note include:
• Right-handed pitcher James (J.R.) Bradley (2nd round, 56 overall), who was named the 2010 West Virginia Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and 2010 Kanawha Valley Player of the Year following his senior season at Nitro High School (W. Va.). He compiled a 12-0 record with a 0.67 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 63.0 innings on the mound, while posting a .500 batting average with 12 home runs, 15 doubles, 51 RBI and 49 runs scored.
• Right-handed pitcher Robby Rowland (3rd round, 88 overall), who is the son of former Major Leaguer Rich Rowland, tossed a perfect game on April 14 and earned Redwood Empire’s Overall Athlete of the Year.
• Right-handed pitcher Kevin Munson (4th round, 121 overall), who was named the 2010 All-Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year with James Madison University, as well as being named a Louisville Slugger Third-Team All-American.
• Left-handed pitcher Cody Wheeler (5th round, 151 overall) was named a Louisville Slugger Second-Team All-American at Coastal Carolina University after going 10-0 with a 4.05 ERA with 101 strikeouts in 15 starts this season. He played for the Team USA National Collegiate team last summer after earning Big South Pitcher of the Year honors that season.
• Right-handed pitcher Blake Perry (6th round, 181 overall) was named a Rawlings Honorable Mention and All-Florida Region Preseason All-American.
• Right-handed pitcher Jeffrey Shields (7th round, 211 overall) led the Alabama Community College Conference with 12 wins while his 1.60 ERA and 98 strikeouts were second during his final season at Chattahoochee Valley Community College.
• Right-handed pitcher Blake Cooper (12th round, 361 overall) earned Collegiate Baseball’s Third-Team All-American honors at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
• Left-handed pitcher Kevin Ziomek (13th round, 391 overall) earned the 2010 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Amherst Regional High School.
• Right-handed pitcher Derek Eitel (17th round, 511 overall) was a dual-sport star at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where he set several school records as the starting quarterback.
• Infielder Raoul Torrez (21st round, 631 overall) was selected from Arizona State University.
• Infielder Nicholas Gallego (27th round, 811 overall), son of former Major Leaguer Mike Gallego, was chosen from UCLA.
• Right-handed pitcher Jake Floethe (29th round, 871 overall) out of Cal-State Fullerton is the son of Chris Floethe, who played in the Oakland Athletics’ system from 1968-74, and cousin of Taylor Twellman, who plays soccer for MLS’ New England Revolution.
This is Arizona’s 15th First-Year Player Draft since being awarded an expansion team from Major League Baseball in 1995.
The draft concludes tomorrow with rounds 31-50.
Monday, June 7, 2010
More on Loux
Here is the text of the press release the Diamondbacks sent out about their selection:
(PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today they have selected Barret Loux with the sixth overall selection in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft.
Loux, a 6-5, 225-pound right-handed pitcher, was named a Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I Third-Team All-American, First-Team All-Big 12 and is a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award for his season at Texas A&M University. The junior is 11-2 with a complete game and a 2.60 ERA (30 earned) over 104.0 innings pitched in 16 starts this season. He has limited opponents to a .197 average with 33 walks and 136 strikeouts. Loux also led the Big 12 with 126 strikeouts.
In 44 career starts over three seasons, Loux is 20-7 with a 3.49 ERA, allowing 116 runs (94 earned) in 242.1 innings and a .214 opponents average with 89 walks and 279 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he was named Second-Team Academic All-Big 12. As a freshman, he was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 and Second-Team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com.
“We’ve scouted Barret since high school and have seen him grow as a pitcher and as a person at Texas A&M, where he was the team’s Friday night starting pitcher this season,” said D-backs’ Director, Scouting Tom Allison. “He had a successful season this year and is now in the midst of leading his team in a must-win game against the University of Miami tonight to advance to the NCAA Super Regional against Florida this weekend. We believe Barret has all of the physical and mental ingredients to be a starting pitcher in the Major Leagues and look forward to him joining the D-backs soon.”
The 21-year-old was originally drafted in 2007 out of Stratford (Texas) High School in the 24th round by the Detroit Tigers.
Texas A&M is playing University of Miami in the Coral Gables Regional elimination game tonight with the winner advancing to the Super Regional to face the University of Florida.
Loux is the 15th first-round selection for the D-backs and is the ninth player taken from the college ranks. The D-backs had two first-round selections in 2003 and 2009.
The draft will continue tomorrow with rounds 2-30 and Wednesday with rounds 31-50.
(PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today they have selected Barret Loux with the sixth overall selection in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft.
Loux, a 6-5, 225-pound right-handed pitcher, was named a Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I Third-Team All-American, First-Team All-Big 12 and is a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award for his season at Texas A&M University. The junior is 11-2 with a complete game and a 2.60 ERA (30 earned) over 104.0 innings pitched in 16 starts this season. He has limited opponents to a .197 average with 33 walks and 136 strikeouts. Loux also led the Big 12 with 126 strikeouts.
In 44 career starts over three seasons, Loux is 20-7 with a 3.49 ERA, allowing 116 runs (94 earned) in 242.1 innings and a .214 opponents average with 89 walks and 279 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he was named Second-Team Academic All-Big 12. As a freshman, he was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 and Second-Team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com.
“We’ve scouted Barret since high school and have seen him grow as a pitcher and as a person at Texas A&M, where he was the team’s Friday night starting pitcher this season,” said D-backs’ Director, Scouting Tom Allison. “He had a successful season this year and is now in the midst of leading his team in a must-win game against the University of Miami tonight to advance to the NCAA Super Regional against Florida this weekend. We believe Barret has all of the physical and mental ingredients to be a starting pitcher in the Major Leagues and look forward to him joining the D-backs soon.”
The 21-year-old was originally drafted in 2007 out of Stratford (Texas) High School in the 24th round by the Detroit Tigers.
Texas A&M is playing University of Miami in the Coral Gables Regional elimination game tonight with the winner advancing to the Super Regional to face the University of Florida.
Loux is the 15th first-round selection for the D-backs and is the ninth player taken from the college ranks. The D-backs had two first-round selections in 2003 and 2009.
The draft will continue tomorrow with rounds 2-30 and Wednesday with rounds 31-50.
D'Backs Make 1st Round Selection
Sorry for the lack of posts today, but an off day is an off day afterall.
Anyhow, the Diamondbacks just made their first round selection in the draft. They took RHP Barret Loux from Texas A&M. Looks like he is 6'5", 220 pounds.
Here's a link to his player bio page at Texas A&M's website.
Here's some other profile piece on him. It seems that some people had him going late first round or not in the first round at all. Interesting.
Finally, here's the mlb.com video on Loux.
Anyhow, the Diamondbacks just made their first round selection in the draft. They took RHP Barret Loux from Texas A&M. Looks like he is 6'5", 220 pounds.
Here's a link to his player bio page at Texas A&M's website.
Here's some other profile piece on him. It seems that some people had him going late first round or not in the first round at all. Interesting.
Finally, here's the mlb.com video on Loux.
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