The Dodgers passed along a
press release announcing their first 10 picks from the 2014 amateur Baseball Draft. They provided a brief description of each player. Check it out below. I also included some brand new fantasy cards and twitter comments. Click on any pic to embiggen.
The Dodgers today announced their selections from the first two days
of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. Los Angeles made eight picks today
after drafting Conway High School (SC) right-hander Grant Holmes (Twitter - @GHolmes_14) with
the 22nd overall selection and Sahuaro High School (AZ) outfielder Alex Verdugo with the 62nd overall selection in the second round yesterday.
Through the first two days of the draft, the Dodgers selected six
right-handed pitchers, two outfielders, one infielder and one catcher.
The club used seven picks on college players and three picks on high
school prospects.
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3rd Round
With their first pick on the draft's second day, Los Angeles selected
right-handed pitcher John Richy (Twitter - @jrichy45) out of the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas. The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder went 11-4 with a 3.20 ERA (43 ER/121.0
IP) and 113 strikeouts in 16 starts for the Rebels this season. As a
junior this season, Richy led the Mountain West Conference in innings,
strikeouts, wins, starts, and also registered five complete games. In
his career at UNLV, the 21-year-old has posted a 3.38 strikeout-to-walk
ratio (189 K/56 BB).
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4th Round
The Dodgers selected their third pitcher of the draft in University
of Washington (WA) pitcher Jeff Brigham (Twitter - @jbrigs34) with their fourth-round pick.
Brigham finished the 2014 season going 7-4 with a 2.90 ERA (29 ER/90.0
IP) in 16 starts, giving up one run or less in six of his starts with a
total of eight quality starts on the season. The 22-year-old junior from
Federal Way, WA is listed at 6-foot, 198-pounds and earned Honorable
Mention All-Pac-12 and First Team All-Academic honors.
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5th Round
In the fifth round, Los Angeles selected McEachern High School (GA)
third baseman Jared Walker (Twitter - @JRod_Walker), the first infielder the Dodgers selected in
the draft. Walker, 18, batted .466 with a 1.253 OPS in 31 games for the
Indians, amassing three homers, 30 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in his
senior campaign.
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6th Round
The Dodgers picked right-handed pitcher Brock Stewart (Twitter - @B_Rock_one5) out of Illinois
State University (IL) with their sixth-round selection after the
22-year-old went with 3-2 with a 2.36 ERA in 11 games (one start) this
season. Stewart, who is listed at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, also appeared in
120 games as an infielder during his four-year playing career with the
Redbirds, batting .266 with a .343 on-base percentage. The redshirt
junior, who is the son of San Diego scout Jeff Stewart, was previously
drafted by the Mets in the 40th round of the 2010 First-Year Player draft out of Normal West High School (IL), but did not sign.
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7th Round
In the seventh round, Los Angeles selected its fifth right-handed
pitcher in California Baptist University hurler Trevor Oaks (Twitter - @trevoaks), who posted a
perfect 11-0 record with a 1.68 ERA (20 ER/107.0 IP) in 15 starts for
the Lancers. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder earned All-American honors in the
NCBWA in addition to winning the PacWest Pitcher of the Year after
leading the league in wins, strikeouts (107), ERA and shutouts (2).
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8th Round
The Dodgers selected catcher Hunter Redman (Twitter - @HunterRedman1) out of Texas Tech (TX) in
the eighth round. On the year, the 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is batting
.252 with 17 RBI in 42 games for the Red Raiders, who are set to face
College of Charleston in the three-game set at the NCAA Super Regionals
this weekend. Before transferring to Texas Tech, the 21-year-old played
in four games for the University of Texas (TX) in 2012 and 52 games for
Midland College (TX) in 2013. Redman's brother, Reid, is a pitcher in
the Marlins' organizations and was a 37th-round selection of the Dodgers in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign.
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9th Round
In the ninth round, the Dodgers picked Clemson (SC) right-handed
pitcher Matt Campbell (Twitter - @MattyIce36). In his senior season for the Tigers, the 22-year
old allowed only three earned runs in 32.0 innings (0.84 ERA), while
registering eight saves with 45 strikeouts against 15 walks. In his
career at Clemson, the three-time All-ACC Academic selection amassed 19
saves with a 2.75 ERA (33 ER/108.0 IP), while posting an 11.17
strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio in 78 career relief appearances.
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10th Round
Los Angeles' last selection on the second day of the 2014 First-Year
Player Draft was Coastal Carolina (SC) outfielder Colin Hering (Twitter - @shooting_gaps24). In two
years at Coastal Carolina, the left-handed hitting Hering posted a .350
on-base percentage with 17 stolen bases in 113 games. In his two years
prior to transferring to Coastal Carolina, the 23-year-old played two
seasons at Bellevue College (WA), leading the NWAACC with 39 RBI his
sophomore year and was the NWAACC runner-up for North Region MVP.
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