Eight Missouri preps selected in 2011 MLB Draft
June 8, 2011
By Mike Rosenbaum
The end of Day 3 brought the MLB First-Year Player Draft to a close on Wednesday afternoon. Over the last three days, Prep Baseball Report Missouri had eight players selected in the draft, all ranked within the Top 15 Class of 2011 players this season.
Unfortunately, there were no Missouri players selected on Day 1 of the draft. However, the following day proved to be much more eventful. As anticipated, Warsaw SS Johnny Eierman was the first Missouri prep player to be drafted. The Tampa Bay Rays selected him towards the back-end of the third round with the 119th overall pick.
The next player off the board was McCluer OF Lance Jeffries, who was selected by his hometown St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round. A few rounds later, the Kansas City Royals selected a hometown player of their own in Park Hill South LHP Adam Scchemenauer. The Royals selected the 6-foot-9 Louisville signee in the 12th round. The end of Day 2 also saw Missouri?s Gatorade Player of the Year, Francis Howell RHP Brett Graves, drafted by the Cardinals in the 26th round.
The final day of the draft began with SLUH LHP Sasha Kuebel?s selection by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round. After a 16-round lull, two Missouri preps heard their name called in the 47th round. Moberly OF Corey Embree was selected by the Cleveland Indians, and then CBC RHP David Schmidt joined Jeffries and Graves as St. Louis Cardinals draftees.
The final player selected on Day 3 was Timberland SS David Masters, who was drafted in the 50th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Below is a complete list of all the Missouri prep players selected in the draft:
Round | Pick | Name | High School | Drafted By | Position |
3 | 119 | Johnny Eierman | Warsaw | TAM | SS |
10 | 320 | Lance Jeffries | McCluer | STL | OF |
12 | 366 | Adam Schemenauer | Park Hill South | KC | LHP |
26 | 800 | Brett Graves | Francis Howell | STL | RHP |
31 | 946 | Sasha Kuebel | SLUH | OAK | LHP |
47 | 1418 | Corey Embree | Moberly | CLE | OF |
47 | 1430 | David Schmidt | CBC | STL | RHP |
50 | 1504 | David Masters | Timberland | ARI | SS |