Live Blog from the MLB Draft, Day 3
posted by David Cloninger, 6/11/2009 11:11:00 AM
Rounds 31-50 are today and they'll go pretty quickly. USC's Nick Ebert, Bobby Haney and Blake Cooper, plus recruits Christian Walker and Ethan Carter, are all on my list as potential draftees but going this late probably ensures they'll all come to school. We'll get started in 20 minutes.
11:40 a.m. -- Round 31. The Nationals start it with pick No. 922 and they take UNLV's center fielder. Kentucky's Clint Tilford goes to the Rockies.
11:50 a.m. -- Round 32. The Rockies take a kid named Steven Junker. A pitcher. Honest. Georgia's Will Harvil goes to the Diamondbacks. The Yankees make it two Gamecocks in this year's draft by taking Nick Ebert with the No. 975 pick. I'd say he'll be back after going that low.
Noon -- Round 33. Elon's Pat Irvine goes to the Pirates. Arkansas' Mike Bolsinger goes to Oakland.
12:05 p.m. -- Round 34. A kid I covered in high school, York's Zac Fuesser, goes to the Pirates. The Orioles take a kid named Malcolm Clapsaddle. Kansas City takes Justin Trapp out of Fairfield Central High School. Alex Farotto goes to the White Sox. Good for him.
12:15 p.m. -- Round 35. The Reds take Oliver Santos from USC-Salkehatchie. Mississippi State's Jackson Hogue goes to Houston. Tennessee's Danny Wiltz goes to the White Sox. The Citadel's Wes Wrenn goes to the Mets.
12:25 p.m. -- Round 36. Clemson signee Scott Firth goes to the Orioles. Alabama's Robbie Evans goes to Cleveland. Clemson's Mike Freeman goes to Arizona. The Red Sox take Yaz's grandson -- how do you not see that coming? Alabama's Brandon May goes to the Cubs.
12:35 p.m. -- Round 37. The Blue Jays take George Mason's Shawn Griffith. He's a familiar face.
12:45 p.m. -- Round 38. The Braves take Tripp Faulk out of North Myrtle Beach High School.
12:50 p.m. -- Round 39. The Giants take Ole Miss catcher Kyle Henson.
1 p.m. -- Round 40. Vanderbilt's Jonathan White goes to the Giants. St. Louis takes Jesse Simpson out of CofC. Muhammad Ali's son goes to the Angels with the last pick of the round.
1:25 p.m. -- Round 41. Colorado takes Clemson's Matt Sanders. Kansas City takes Georgia's Joey Lewis.
1:35 p.m. -- Round 42. Blair Carson from Anderson University goes to Cincinnati.
1:45 p.m. -- Round 43. Edward Fallon goes from USC Upstate to Pittsburgh. Mississippi State's Richard Bowen goes to the Reds.
1:55 p.m. -- Round 44. Texas takes Tyler Christman from USC Sumter. The White Sox take Auburn's Taylor Thompson.
2:05 p.m. -- Round 45. USC signee Adrian Morales got picked by the Astros. Shouldn't worry too much about that one.
2:15 p.m. -- Round 46. Parker Bangs goes to the Pirates early.
2:25 p.m. -- Round 47. Georgia's Justin Earls goes to Pittsburgh. USC signee Colby Holmes goes to the Braves. Greenwood High School's Christian Powell goes to Cleveland. USC Upstate's Matt Branham goes to the Astros.
2:35 p.m. -- Round 48. Clemson's Clinton McKinney goes to Colorado. Clemson's Addison Johnson goes to Oakland two picks later. Laurens High School's Travis Burnside goes to the Dodgers.
2:40 p.m. -- Round 49. Signee Christian Walker goes to the Dodgers.
2:50 p.m. -- Round 50, the final round. Ole Miss' Brett Basham goes to the Padres. The Braves take Josh Edgin out of Francis Marion. The Mets take Zach Godley from Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School, although they say Bamberg-Earnhardt High School. Insert stereotype here.
And this year's equivalent of Mr. Irrelevant -- Alibay Barkley, from George Washington (N.Y.) High School. He goes to the Angels, who dedicate their draft to the memories of Preston Gomez and Nick Adenhart.
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Greetings once again, folks, from the third and final day of the Major League Baseball Draft. It's about to start in 20 minutes and I'll be live blogging and sending text alerts throughout the day for any USC connections that are picked.
Rounds 31-50 are today and they'll go pretty quickly. USC's Nick Ebert, Bobby Haney and Blake Cooper, plus recruits Christian Walker and Ethan Carter, are all on my list as potential draftees but going this late probably ensures they'll all come to school. We'll get started in 20 minutes.
11:40 a.m. -- Round 31. The Nationals start it with pick No. 922 and they take UNLV's center fielder. Kentucky's Clint Tilford goes to the Rockies.
11:50 a.m. -- Round 32. The Rockies take a kid named Steven Junker. A pitcher. Honest. Georgia's Will Harvil goes to the Diamondbacks. The Yankees make it two Gamecocks in this year's draft by taking Nick Ebert with the No. 975 pick. I'd say he'll be back after going that low.
Noon -- Round 33. Elon's Pat Irvine goes to the Pirates. Arkansas' Mike Bolsinger goes to Oakland.
12:05 p.m. -- Round 34. A kid I covered in high school, York's Zac Fuesser, goes to the Pirates. The Orioles take a kid named Malcolm Clapsaddle. Kansas City takes Justin Trapp out of Fairfield Central High School. Alex Farotto goes to the White Sox. Good for him.
12:15 p.m. -- Round 35. The Reds take Oliver Santos from USC-Salkehatchie. Mississippi State's Jackson Hogue goes to Houston. Tennessee's Danny Wiltz goes to the White Sox. The Citadel's Wes Wrenn goes to the Mets.
12:25 p.m. -- Round 36. Clemson signee Scott Firth goes to the Orioles. Alabama's Robbie Evans goes to Cleveland. Clemson's Mike Freeman goes to Arizona. The Red Sox take Yaz's grandson -- how do you not see that coming? Alabama's Brandon May goes to the Cubs.
12:35 p.m. -- Round 37. The Blue Jays take George Mason's Shawn Griffith. He's a familiar face.
12:45 p.m. -- Round 38. The Braves take Tripp Faulk out of North Myrtle Beach High School.
12:50 p.m. -- Round 39. The Giants take Ole Miss catcher Kyle Henson.
1 p.m. -- Round 40. Vanderbilt's Jonathan White goes to the Giants. St. Louis takes Jesse Simpson out of CofC. Muhammad Ali's son goes to the Angels with the last pick of the round.
1:25 p.m. -- Round 41. Colorado takes Clemson's Matt Sanders. Kansas City takes Georgia's Joey Lewis.
1:35 p.m. -- Round 42. Blair Carson from Anderson University goes to Cincinnati.
1:45 p.m. -- Round 43. Edward Fallon goes from USC Upstate to Pittsburgh. Mississippi State's Richard Bowen goes to the Reds.
1:55 p.m. -- Round 44. Texas takes Tyler Christman from USC Sumter. The White Sox take Auburn's Taylor Thompson.
2:05 p.m. -- Round 45. USC signee Adrian Morales got picked by the Astros. Shouldn't worry too much about that one.
2:15 p.m. -- Round 46. Parker Bangs goes to the Pirates early.
2:25 p.m. -- Round 47. Georgia's Justin Earls goes to Pittsburgh. USC signee Colby Holmes goes to the Braves. Greenwood High School's Christian Powell goes to Cleveland. USC Upstate's Matt Branham goes to the Astros.
2:35 p.m. -- Round 48. Clemson's Clinton McKinney goes to Colorado. Clemson's Addison Johnson goes to Oakland two picks later. Laurens High School's Travis Burnside goes to the Dodgers.
2:40 p.m. -- Round 49. Signee Christian Walker goes to the Dodgers.
2:50 p.m. -- Round 50, the final round. Ole Miss' Brett Basham goes to the Padres. The Braves take Josh Edgin out of Francis Marion. The Mets take Zach Godley from Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School, although they say Bamberg-Earnhardt High School. Insert stereotype here.
And this year's equivalent of Mr. Irrelevant -- Alibay Barkley, from George Washington (N.Y.) High School. He goes to the Angels, who dedicate their draft to the memories of Preston Gomez and Nick Adenhart.
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