2023 VA/DC MLB Draft Recap
July 12, 2023
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The 2023 MLB Rule 4 Draft, better known as the First-Year Player Draft or Amateur Draft, has concluded. The Draft began on Sunday night and continued on Monday and Tuesday. As we expected, it was a banner year in Virginia and DC as we saw the selection of the first Virginia prep First Rounder since 2005 with the Giants' selection of Madison two-way Bryce Eldridge with the 16th pick. Not only was the First Round drought snapped, but we also saw a second player taken with one of the final picks of the First Round as Westfield outfielder Jonny Farmelo became the second Bulldog to be taken in the First Round of the MLB Draft.
That was not the end of Virginia and DC's wildly successful Sunday night as Freedom (South Riding) alum Ben Williamson and Miller School alum Drue Hackenberg were selected two picks apart from each other in the back half of the Second Round by the Mariners and Braves, respectively.
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When the draft concluded late Tuesday afternoon, five VA/DC Prep players had been drafted and 16 total players that are graduates of Virginia or DC high schools were selected. Here are the players that are alums of Virginia or DC high schools that were drafted this year:
Round | Name | High School | Draft Pos | Grad Year | College (Commitment) | MLB Team |
1st | Bryce Eldridge | James Madison | 1B/RHP | 2023 | Alabama | Giants |
1st | Jonny Farmelo | Westfield | OF | 2023 | Virginia | Mariners |
2nd | Ben Williamson | Freedom (South Riding) | 3B | 2019 | William & Mary | Mariners |
2nd | Drue Hackenberg | Miller School | RHP | 2021 | Virginia Tech | Braves |
4th C | Justin Riemer | St. John's College | SS | 2020 | Wright State | Red Sox |
5th | Connelly Early | James River (Midlothian) | RHP | 2020 | Virginia | Red Sox |
9th | Christian Worley | Halifax County | RHP | 2020 | Virginia Tech | Cardinals |
11th | Zyhir Hope | Colonial Forge | OF | 2023 | North Carolina | Cubs |
12th | Carter Trice | Mechanicsville | 2B | 2020 | NC State | Cubs |
12th | Brady Kirtner | Christiansburg | RHP | 2020 | Virginia Tech | Mets |
12th | Blake Dickerson | Ocean Lakes | LHP | 2023 | Virginia Tech | Padres |
14th | Josh Trentadue | Mills Godwin | LHP | 2020 | Coll. of Southern Idaho | Rangers |
14th | Joe Vogatsky | Kettle Run | RHP | 2020 | James Madison | Blue Jays |
18th | Daniel Ouderkirk | Spotswood | RHP | 2018 | Penn State | Mariners |
18th | Ethan Chenault | Miller School | RHP | 2020 | UNC Wilmington | Phillies |
20th | Ryan Marohn | Freedom (South Riding) | LHP | 2023 | NC State | Guardians |