All the Real Draftees in the Imminent College World Series
The existence of this post on FanGraphs.com relies on the premise that not only is the author of the post a person, but also so is the reader. Individual human people, despite possessing rich and unique interior lives, often share certain concerns, as well. One of the author’s big concerns, for example, is to avoid fainting like the overwhelmed heroine of a French novel while having his blood drawn at the doctor’s office. Another, naturally, is not accidentally entering an adulterous affair merely to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life — much like the heroine of a French novel might, for example.
The universality of these sentiments is manifest, I’m sure.
A third and final of my concerns is knowing precisely which of the players about to appear, starting Saturday, in the College World Series — knowing which of those players has also recently been selected in the major-league draft.
What follows is an attempt to provide that sort of knowledge. I’ve benefited greatly from Baseball Reference’s draft database in the composition of this post. I’ve benefited equally from the contents of the Bota Box full of Malbec on top of my refrigerator.
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School
University of Arkansas
First Game
Saturday, June 13, 3:00pm ET vs. Virginia
Draftees
Andrew Benintendi, OF (7th overall, Boston)
Trey Killian, RHP (9th round, Colorado)
Bobby Wernes, 3B (30th round, Houston)
Tyler Spoon, OF (35th round, Boston)
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School
Cal State Fullerton
First Game
Sunday, June 14, 8:00pm ET at vs. Vanderbilt
Draftees
Thomas Eshelman, RHP (2nd round, Houston)
Justin Garza, RHP (8th round, Cleveland)
Tyler Peitzmeier, LHP (9th round, Chicago NL)
David Olmedo-Barrera, OF (12th round, Tampa Bay)
A.J. Kennedy, C (30th round, San Diego)
Jake Jefferies, 2B (39th round, Washington)
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School
University of Florida
First Game
Saturday, June 13, 8:00pm ET vs. Miami
Draftees
Richie Martin, SS (20th overall, Oakland)
Harrison Bader, OF (3rd round, St. Louis)
Eric Hanhold, RHP (6th round, Milwaukee)
Danny Young, LHP (8th round, Toronto)
Taylor Lewis, RHP (9th round, Atlanta)
Josh Tobias, 3B (10th round, Philadelphia)
Bobby Poyner, LHP (14th round, Boston)
Mike Vinson, RHP (24th round, Detroit)
Aaron Rhodes, RHP (28th round, Los Angeles AL)
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School
Louisiana St. University
First Game
Sunday, June 14, 3:00pm ET vs. Texas Christian
Draftees
Alex Bregman, SS (2nd overall, Houston)
Andrew Stevenson, OF (2nd round, Washington)
Kade Scivicque, C (4th round, Detroit)
Jared Foster, RF (5th round, Los Angeles AL)
Zac Person, LHP (9th round, Houston)
Mark Laird, CF, (9th round, Philadelphia)
Conner Hale, 3B (9th round, Seattle)
Chris Chinea, C (17th round, St. Louis)
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School
University of Miami
First Game
Saturday, June 13, 8:00pm ET vs. Florida
Draftees
Andrew Suarez, LHP (2nd round, San Francisco)
David Thompson, 3B (4th round, New York NL)
George Iskenderian, 3B (7th round, Milwaukee)
Garrett Kennedy, C (14th round, Los Angeles NL)
Ricky Eusebio, CF (16th round, Seattle)
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School
Texas Christian University
First Game
Sunday, June 14, 3:00pm ET vs. Louisiana St.
Draftees
Alex Young, LHP (2nd round, Arizona)
Tyler Alexander, LHP (2nd round, Detroit)
Riley Ferrell, RHP (3rd round, Houston)
Cody Jones, CF (6th round, Kansas City)
Preston Morrison, RHP (8th round, Chicago NL)
Trey Teakell, RHP (9th round, Detroit)
Keaton Jones, SS (15th round, Detroit)
Mitchell Traver, RHP (28th round, St. Louis)
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School
Vanderbilt University
First Game
Sunday, June 14, 8:00pm ET at vs. Cal State Fullerton
Draftees
Dansby Swanson, SS (1st overall, Arizona)
Carson Fulmer, RHP (8th overall, Chicago AL)
Walker Buehler, RHP (24th overall, Los Angeles NL)
Philip Pfeifer, LHP (3rd round, Los Angeles NL)
Rhett Wiseman, OF (3rd round, Washington)
Tyler Ferguson, RHP (6th round, Texas)
Zander Wiel, 1B (12th round, Minnesota)
Xavier Turner, 3B (19th round, Texas)
John Kilichowski, LHP (39th round, Chicago NL)
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School
University of Virginia
First Game
Saturday, June 13, 3:00pm ET vs. Arkansas
Draftees
Nathan Kirby, LHP (40th overall, Milwaukee)
Josh Sborz, RHP (2nd round, Los Angeles NL)
Joe McCarthy, RF (5th round, Tampa Bay)
Brandon Waddell, LHP (5th round, Pittsburgh)
John La Prise, 2B (19th round, Toronto)
Kenny Towns, 3B (20th round, Los Angeles AL)
Daniel Pinero, 3B (36th round, Detroit)
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