We are now about a month into the season, seems like a great time to take an early look back at the 2015 draft and how those players are performing in their first full professional season.
Ian Happ – OF/2B (1st Round Draft Pick, 9th Overall, 21 Years Old)
Donnie Dewees – OF (2nd Round Draft Pick, 47th Overall, 22 Years Old)
Bryan Hudson – LHP (3rd Round Draft Pick, 82nd Overall, 18 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
D.J. Wilson – OF (4th Round Draft Pick, 113th Overall, 19 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Ryan Kellogg – LHP (5th Round Draft Pick, 143rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
David Berg – RHP (6th Round Draft Pick, 173rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
Craig Brooks – RHP (7th Round Draft Pick, 203rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
Preston Morrison – RHP (8th Round Draft Pick, 233rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Tyler Peitzmeier – LHP (9th Round Draft Pick, 263rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Vimael Machin – SS (10th Round Draft Pick, 293rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Matt Rose – 3B (11th Round Draft Pick, 323rd Overall, 21 Years Old)
P.J. Higgins – 2B (12th Round Draft Pick, 353rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Kyle Twomey – LHP (13th Round Draft Pick, 383rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Scott Effross – RHP (15th Round Draft Pick, 443rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Michael Foster – CF (16th Round Draft Pick, 473rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Casey Bloomquist – RHP (17th Round Draft Pick, 503rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Kyle Miller – RHP (19th Round Draft Pick, 563rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Blake Headley – 3B (20th Round Draft Pick, 593rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Jared Cheek – RHP (21st Round Draft Pick, 623rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Alex Bautista – OF (22nd Round Draft Pick, 653rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
John Williamson – LHP (23rd Round Draft Pick, 683rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
Sutton Whiting – SS (24th Round Draft Pick, 713th Overall, 23 Years Old)
Marcus Mastrobuoni – C (25th Round Draft Pick, 743rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Angelo Amendolare – 2B (27th Round Draft Pick, 803rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
No longer with Organization
Ian Rice – C (29th Round Draft Pick, 863rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Tyler Payne – C (30th Round Draft Pick, 893rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Daniel Spingola – OF (31st Round Draft Pick, 923rd Overall, 23 Years Old)
M.T. Minacci – RHP (33rd Round Draft Pick, 983rd Overall, 20 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Donnie Cimino – OF (37th Round Draft Pick, 1103rd Overall, 22 Years Old)
Has not played in 2016 yet
Most of the players that have the “has not played in 2016 yet” note will start up in June with the Eugene Emeralds, or play in the Arizona Rookie League. Ian Happ, and Donnie Dewees appear to be living up to their draft status as they have both started 2016 very well, the production from Happ has been impressive, and Dewees is racking up the total bases without hitting a dinger. The trio of pitchers taken in the top 10 rounds are finding success in the early going, all three (Kellogg, Berg, and Brooks) have been awfully impressive. It will be fun to check back in on this list down the road once all the teams get their season going, and also see the progress these guy make throughout the year.
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