C. Trent

    Draft update

    Friday, June 6, 2008, 07:42 PM EST [Reds]

    Day 2 is complete. In all, the Reds took 36 college players and 13 high school players. I think I counted 28 pitchers.

    The one name that popped out to me, the Reds 49th round pick. Really, it's that Pat White.

     

     

    7. RHP Pedro Villarreal, Howard College, Calif. (209 overall)

    8. SS Cody Puckett, Cal State Dominguez HIlls (239)

    9. OF David Sappelt, Coastal Carolina (269)

    10. OF Sean Conner, Palm Beach Community College (299)

    11. OF Andrew Means, Indiana University (329)

    12. C Kyle Day, Michigan State (359)

    13. LHP Blaine Howell, Pensacola JC (389)

    14. RHP Lance Janke, San Diego Christian College (419)

    15. LHP Eric Pfisterer, Don Bosco Prep (NJ) (449)

    16. CF Daniel Morrison, Clayton Heights H.S. (B.C. Canada) (479)

    17. 3B Frank Pfister, Emory University (509)

    18. C Christopher McMurray, UC Santa Barabara (539)

    19. LHP Mace Thurman, Baylor (569)

    20. OF Tyler Stovall, Central Michigan (599)

    21. OF Theodis Bowe, Milford High School, Del. (629)

    22. OF Byron Wiley, Kansas State (659)

    23. RHP William Hudgens, University of Memphis (689)

    24. RHP Enrique Garcia, University of Miami (719)

    25. RHP Raul Rodriguez, Simi Valley HS (Calif.) (749)

    26. RHP Mike Bohana, Kennesaw State Univeristy (779)

    27. OF Matthew Stiffler, Ohio U (809)

    28. LHP Bryce Bandilla, Bella Vista High School (Calif.) (839)

    29: RHP Ben Hunter, Wake Forest (869)

    30. RHP Juan Carlos Sulburan, American Heritage High School (Fla.) (899)

    31. RHP Joseph Housey, Nova High School (Fla.) (929)

    32. RHP Justin Freeman, Kennesaw State University (959)

    33. 2B Taylor Wrenn, Lakeland Senior High School (Fla.) (989)

    34. LHP Bryan Gardner, Ithaca College (1019)

    35. LHP Matthew Fairel, Florida State University (1049)

    36. RHP Erik Gregersen, Stephen F. Austin (1079)

    37. RHP Randall Linebaugh, Baylor University (1109)

    38. RHP Richard Bowen, Mississippi State University (1139)

    39. 1B Michael Konstanty, Albany University (1169)

    40. RHP David Peterson, Las Lomas High School (Calif.) (1199)

    41. LHP Justin Walker, Lamar University (1229)

    42. RHP Benson Merritt, South Lincoln High School (1259)

    43. RHP Bronson Gagner, Parkview High School (Ga.) (1289)

    44. C Kevin Coddington, University of Illinois-Chicago (1319)

    45. LHP Brendan Lobban, St. Joseph Regional School (N.J.) (1348)

    46: OF Jackson Hogue, Mississippi State University (1376)

    47. LHP David Torcise, University of South Florida (1403)

    48. RHP Kenneth Monteith, The Morristown Beard School (N.J.) (1430)

    49. OF Patrick White, West Virginia University (1457)

    50. OF Kevin Leslie, Faulkner University (1484)

    * Also, now on ESPN (noon) the Reds' fourth-round pick, Clayton Shunick of N.C. State against Georgia and the guy I thought they should have picked in the first round, UGA SS Gordon Beckham.

    Brian Jordan, doing color for ESPN, said Shunick was upset at falling as far as he did.

    He's looked good so far.

    Schunick just gave up a two-run double to Beckham. 3-2 Dawgs. It looked like Schunick was going to be able to get out of it. He's got a nasty split. But he made a mistake to Beckham, and if you make a mistake to Beckham, you're gonna pay. 4-2 Dawgs.

    Not a real good day for Shunick -- 5.1 innings and 8 runs. He just got relieved with a guy on base and hte first hitter hit a homer off the reliever. 9-2 Dawgs in the bottom of the sixth.

    The line on Shunick -- 6.1, 8 hits, 8 runs, all earned, 3 walks, 6 Ks. Looks like he'll get the L today. And he does, as the Dawgs win 11-4.

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    So in 29 rounds the Reds have taken just six high-schoolers . . . ?

    Mr. Redlegs
    June 06, 2008
    03:42 PM EST

    Man,
    Foley Field was a sweat box. Dawgs finally cranked up the offense after a rough start.Thinking about getting some saline solution going for today's game !

    redlegdawg
    June 07, 2008
    09:23 AM EST