Future Games Rewind: Drafted Canadians
February 11, 2024
Prep Baseball Canada is set to send it's ninth Future Games down to LakePoint with a new wrinkle this year as we include a 17U "Senior Future Games" for the first time in the history of the event. With eight years of Future Games now behind us, we've been able to put well over 100 Canadian players in front of 300+ college coaches at the annual event that has rounded into the best of it's kind within the industry.
2015 was the inaugural season for Canada at the Future Games and the team lacked some depth as Prep Baseball was just beginning to grow it's roots within the country but the team still churned out a pair of draft picks and a current prospect who's catapulted up prospect boards over the past calendar year.
With boatloads of talent dawning the Prep Baseball Canada uniform at the Future Games, our staff will now go through year-by-year and break down the draft-picks from each team, as well as where they are now.
Total Signing Bonus $ by Year
2015: $30k
2016: $2.92M ($2,921,500)
2017: $350k
2018: $1.60M ($1,607,500)
2019: $1.96M ($1,969,200)
Total Value: $6.87M ($6,878,200)
2015
RHP Ben Abram, Oklahoma (finished at Oklahoma St.)
MLB Draft: 2018, San Diego Padres (37th-round). Did Not Sign.
C/INF Liam Hicks, Mineral Area (finished at Arkansas St.)
MLB Draft: 2021, Texas Rangers (9th-round). Signed $30k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in Double-A and was a standout in the Arizona Fall League this past November.
2016
OF Dasan Brown
MLB Draft: 2019, Toronto Blue Jays (3rd-round). Signed $800k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in High-A and played in the Arizona Fall League in November.
INF Jaden Brown, Kentucky
MLB Draft: 2019, Washington Nationals (40th-round). Did Not Sign.
Currently: Senior at Austin Peay.
RHP Eric Cerantola, Mississippi State
MLB Draft: 2018, Tampa Bay Rays (30th-round). Did Not Sign.
2021, Kansas City Royals (5th-round). Signed $500k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in Double-A and pitched in the Arizona Fall League in November.
OF Denzel Clarke, Cal State Northridge
MLB Draft: 2018, New York Mets (36th-round). Did Not Sign.
2021, Oakland Athletics (4th-round). Signed $700k.
Currently: Played the entirety of 2023 in Double-A.
RHP Evan Elliott, VCU (finished at Lethbridge CC)
MLB Draft: 2021, Texas Rangers (15th-round). Signed $125k.
Currently: Made three appearances in Rookie during 2023 and recently signed with the Toronto Blue Jays.
INF David McCabe, Charlotte
MLB Draft: 2022, Atlanta Braves (4th-round). Signed $476.5k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in High-A and played in the Arizona Fall League in November.
INF TJ Schofield-Sam
MLB Draft: 2019, Oakland Athletics (12th-round). Signed $320k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in High-A.
2017
OF/1B Owen Diodati, Alabama (finished at Oregon)
MLB Draft: 2019, Toronto Blue Jays (29th-round). Did Not Sign.
RHP Matthew Duffy, Canisius
MLB Draft: 2023, Boston Red Sox (4th-round). Signed $350k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in Single-A.
LHP Keegan Pulford-Thorpe, Central Florida
MLB Draft: 2019, San Diego Padres (33rd-round). Did Not Sign.
Currently: Senior at Wayne State.
2018
INF Bryce Arnold, Campbell
MLB Draft: 2023, Undrafted Free Agent. Signed $70k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in Double-A.
OF Owen Caissie
MLB Draft: 2020, San Diego Padres (2nd-round). Signed $1.2M.
Currently: Played the entirety of 2023 in Double-A (now with the Cubs).
LHP Connor O’Halloran, Michigan
MLB Draft: 2023, Toronto Blue Jays (5th-round). Signed $337.5k.
Currently: Finished 2023 in Single-A.
C Raphael Pelletier, TCU
MLB Draft: 2019, Texas Rangers (22nd-round). Did Not Sign.
Currently: Junior at Kansas State.
2019
LHP Mitch Bratt
MLB Draft: 2021, Texas Rangers (5th-round). Signed $850k.
Currently: Pitched the entirety of 2023 in High-A, as well as the Arizona Fall League in November.
RHP Micah Bucknam, LSU
MLB Draft: 2021, Toronto Blue Jays (16th-round). Did Not Sign.
Currently: Sophomore at LSU.
OF David Calabrese
MLB Draft: 2020, Anaheim Angels (3rd-round). Signed $744.2k.
Currently: Played the entirety of 2023 in Double-A.
INF Nate Ochoa
MLB Draft: 2022, Washington Nationals (6th-round). Signed $375k.
Currently: Played the entirety of 2023 in Rookie.
FUTURE GAMES COMMITMENT HISTORY
Canada Future Games Commitment Glossary: Alabama (x3), Arkansas, Arizona State, Ball State, Cal State Northridge, Campbell (x2), Canisius (x3), Central Florida (x2), Charlotte, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Dayton, East Tennessee State, Evansville (x2), Florida, Florida State (x2), Harvard, Illinois, Illinois State, Iowa, Jackson State, Kansas State (x2), Kentucky (x2), Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana State, Marshall, Miami, Michigan (x2), Mississippi State, Missouri, Missouri State (x3), Nebraska, Nebraska Omaha, Niagara, North Florida, Northern Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Portland, Princeton, Sacramento State, San Jose State, Stanford, Stetson, St. Johns (x4), Texas A&M, Utah (x5), Virginia Commonwealth (x3), Wake Forest, Western Illinois, West Virginia (x2), Xavier.
*Commitments out of High School.
Division I Schools: 56
Division I Commitments: 78
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 Greater Toronto Preseason ID | ON | 02/19 | Vaughan Sportsplex |
2024 Canada Reds Academy Scout Day | ON | 02/23 | Russell Sports Dome |
2024 Ottawa/Gatineau Preseason ID | ON | 03/01 | Bell Sensplex |
2024 Titans Scout Day | ON | 03/23 | True North Fieldhouse |
2024 Spring Future Games Trials | ON | 03/29 | The Athlete Matrix |
2024 Pitcher Only Future Games Trials | ON | 03/29 | NRS Institute |
2024 Pitcher Only Future Games Trials II | ON | 04/01 | NRS Institute |
2024 Junior Future Games Trials | ON | 04/01 | The Athlete Matrix |
2024 Spring Future Games Trials II | ON | 04/06 | Campus Fieldhouse |
2024 Unsigned Senior Showcase | ON | 04/07 | Campus Fieldhouse |
2024 Junior Future Games Trials II | ON | 04/13 | Campus Fieldhouse |
2024 Terriers Scout Day | ON | 04/24 | King's Christian Collegiate |
Improve My Profile with Game Video (Ontario) | ON | 08/29 | Ontario |