Friday, May 25, 2018

Upcoming Draft will impact on New York-Penn League Rosters

Opening Day in the New York-Penn League (NYPL) is June 15, so it is time to get ready for the Amateur Draft. This year's draft will be held on June 4-6 in Secaucus, New Jersey.  Day one of the draft will be covered on the MLB Network and all three days will be streamed at MLB.com.

NYPL rosters will be filled in with players selected during the draft, along with returning players and players moving up in the system from rookie leagues.

Here is the draft order for Major League teams with affiliates in the NYPL.

  1. Detroit Tigers (Connecticut Tigers)
  3. Philadelphia Phillies (Williamsport Crosscutters)
  6. New York Mets (Brooklyn Cyclones)
  9. Oakland Athletics (Vermont Lake Monsters)
10. Pittsburgh Pirates (West Virginia Black Bears)
11. Baltimore Orioles (Aberdeen IronBirds)
13. Miami Marlins (Batavia Muckdogs)
16. Tampa Bay Rays (Hudson Valley Renegades)
19. St. Louis Cardinals (State College Spikes)
23. New York Yankees (Staten Island Yankees)
26. Boston Red Sox (Lowell Spinners)
27. Washingston Nationals (Auburn Doubledays)
28. Houston Astros (Tri-City ValleyCats)
29. Cleveland Indians (Mahoning Valley Scrappers)

Compensation Picks
31. Tampa Bay Rays (Hudson Valley Renegades)
32. Tampa Bay Rays (Hudson Valley Renegades)
35. Cleveland Indians (Mahoning Valley Scrappers)

See complete draft order here.

Based on projected draft selections listed in the Baseball America Draft Preview Issue (on sale through June 15) mock draft, here are some names we might see playing in NYPL this summer.

Casey Mize, Auburn University
Alec Bohm, Wichita State
Jonathan India, University of Florida
Shane McClanahan, University of South Florida
Jeremy Eierman, Missouri State University
Steele Walker, University of Oklahoma

See you at the ballpark.

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