2017 MLB Draft: FL High School Players
June 15, 2017
By Mike Maerz
Director of Florida Operations/Area Scout
With the conclusion of the 2017 MLB amateur draft, we wanted to take a look back at all the Florida players who heard their name called over the past three days.
Our scouting staff from a state and national perspective have followed many of these players, not only throughout their high school career, but during the summer and fall months as well. By continuous coverage through reports, video analysis, events, and more, we’ve been able to gather as much information on these players as possible. This included Draft Spotlights on multiple Florida high school players along with the PBR Draft 100, which provided continual updates on high school players nationwide.
2017 SS Chris Seise (West Orange HS, FL) continued the streak since 1995 of a Florida high school player being chosen in the first round when the Texas Rangers selected him 29th overall. Seise was ranked No. 1 in the Florida 2017 Class and No. 7 in the Overall 2017 Class.
Below is a full list of all the Florida high school players chosen in the 2017 MLB amateur draft:
Name | Pos | HS | Team | Round | Overall Pick | Commitment |
Chris Seise | SS | West Orange | Texas Rangers | 1st | 29th | Central Florida |
Jeter Downs | SS | Monsignor Pace | Cincinnati Reds | Comp (A) | 32nd | Miami |
MJ Melendez | C | Westminster Christian | Kansas City Royals | 2nd | 52nd | Florida International |
Joe Perez | 3B/RHP | Archbishop McCarthy | Houston Astros | 2nd | 53rd | Miami |
Mark Vientos | 3B | American Heritage (Plantation) | New York Mets | 2nd | 59th | Miami |
Freddy Tarnok | RHP | Riverview (Tampa) | Atlanta Braves | 3rd | 80th | Tampa |
Cash Case | SS/3B | The First Academy | Cincinnati Reds | 4th | 107th | Notre Dame |
Sam Keating | RHP | Canterbury (Fort Myers) | San Diego Padres | 4th | 108th | Clemson |
Harrison Francis | RHP | Chiles | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4th | 112th | Chipola |
James Marinan | RHP | Park Vista Community | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4th | 130th | Miami |
Ryan Dease | RHP | TNXL Academy | Texas Rangers | 4th | 134th | Central Florida |
Sam McMillan | C | Suwannee | Detroit Tigers | 5th | 155th | Florida |
Zach Jackson | C | Winter Haven | St. Louis Cardinals | 6th | 184th | Florida |
Tyler Esplin | OF | IMG Academy | Boston Red Sox | 7th | 221st | UNC-Charlotte |
Max Lazar | RHP | Coral Springs | Milwaukee Brewers | 11th | 324th | Florida Atlantic |
Matthew Turner | LHP | Palmetto | Cleveland Indians | 11th | 342nd | Broward CC |
Justin Connell | OF/IF | American Heritage (Plantation) | Washington Nationals | 11th | 343rd | Florida International |
Tommy Mace | RHP | Sunlake | Cincinnati Reds | 12th | 347th | Florida |
Bryce Hutchinson | RHP | Deland | New York Mets | 12th | 367th | Mississippi State |
Nate Peden | RHP | University (Orange City) | New York Mets | 13th | 397th | Daytona State JC |
PK Morris | 1B | Steinbrenner | Toronto Blue Jays | 14th | 429th | Florida Atlantic |
Christian Santana | RHP | American Heritage (Plantation) | Milwaukee Brwers | 15th | 444th | Florida International |
Ricky Vanasco | RHP | Williston | Texas Rangers | 15th | 464th | Stetson |
Logan Allen | LHP | University (Orange City) | Baltimore Orioles | 16th | 488th | Florida International |
AJ Labas | RHP | Trinity Christian Academy | New York Mets | 17th | 517th | North Florida |
CJ Van Eyk | RHP | Steinbrenner | New York Mets | 19th | 577th | Florida State |
Nelson Galindez | LHP | Haines City | Washington Nationals | 22nd | 673rd | Hillsborough CC |
Shane Drohan | LHP | Cardinal Newman | Philadelphia Phillies | 23rd | 683rd | Florida State |
Cam Robinson | RHP | University (Orange City) | Milwaukee Brewers | 23rd | 684th | North Florida |
Myles McKisic | SS | NLB Academy | Texas Rangers | 23rd | 704th | Pensacola State |
Christian Robinson | OF | Viera | San Diego Padres | 27th | 798th | Stanford |
Andrew Eyster | OF | Forest | Arizona Diamondbacks | 27th | 802nd | Santa Fe JC |
Shane Roberts | RHP | Dwyer | New York Yankees | 28th | 842nd | South Carolina |
Oraj Anu | OF | Home School | Boston Red Sox | 28th | 851st | Florida International |
Andres Santana | OF | Doral Academy Charter | Houston Astros | 29th | 871st | Florida International |
Liam McCall | RHP | First Coast | New York Mets | 29th | 877th | Seminole State JC |
Hunter Ruth | RHP | Buchholz | Chicago Cubs | 32nd | 975th | Florida |
Brady McConnell | SS | Merritt Island | Cincinnati Reds | 33rd | 977th | Florida |
Jordan Butler | LHP | Alonso | New York Yankees | 34th | 1022nd | Florida |
Connor Nurse | RHP | Ridge Community | San Francisco Giants | 34th | 1026th | Seminole State JC |
Jake Eder | LHP | Calvary Christian (Ft Lauderdale) | New York Mets | 34th | 1027th | Vanderbilt |
Robert Touron | RHP | Gulliver Prep | Cincinnati Reds | 37th | 1097th | Miami |
Raymond Gil | 3B | Gulliver Prep | Oakland Athletics | 37th | 1101st | Miami |
Austin Martin | MIF | Trinity Christian Academy | Cleveland Indians | 37th | 1122nd | Vanderbilt |
Jose Garcia | C | Doral Academy Charter | Boston Red Sox | 38th | 1151st | Florida International |
Joe Sanchez | LHP | Terra Environmental Research Institute | Atlanta Braves | 39th | 1160th | Florida International |
Jack Leftwich | RHP | TNXL Academy | Detroit Tigers | 39th | 1175th | Florida |
Paul Coumoulos | OF | Bishop McLaughlin | Philadelphia Phillies | 40th | 1193rd | College of Central Florida JC |
Austin Pollock | LHP | Lincoln | St. Louis Cardinals | 40th | 1204th | Florida State |
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