Overall, it was not a good day for Illinois players in Tuesday’s Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Minooka right-hander Mike Foltynewicz kicked off the draft in fine fashion, as the 6-foot-4 ace was selected No. 19 overall by the Houston Astros during Monday’s televised first-round.

 

On Tuesday, in the second through 30^th rounds, 22 Illinois players were selected, and only six high school prospects. After Foltynewicz, the next highest pick for an Illinois player was former Richmond-Burton standout OF Nate Roberts in the fifth round by the Twins. Roberts played a year a Northwestern before transferring to Parkland College and then High Point. The next prep player selected was Granite City catcher Jake DePew, in the 9^th round, by the Rays.

 

A lot of the pre-draft buzz about high-school players being selected in the top rounds never materialized. Joliet Township left-handed hitting catcher Mike Hollenbeck went in the 14^th round to the Red Sox, and hard-throwing Mt. Zion RHP Ryan Hartman, who had gained a lot of momentum during the spring season, was picked in the 16^th round by the Cubs.

 

Other prep players selected Tuesday included Morgan Park OF Kendall Ratcliffe (25^th round), Harrisburg SS Reid Roper (29^th round) and Lakes LHP D.J. Snelton (30^th round).

 

A list of the Illinois players selected thus far:

 

Round, Pick, Team, Pos, Player, School

R1, 19, HOU, RHP, Mike Foltynewicz, Minooka HS

R5, 165, MIN, CF, Nate Roberts, Parkland/High Point

R9, 281, TB, C, Jake DePew, Granite City HS

R11, 340, CHC, LHP, Eric Jokisch, Northwestern

R12, 371, TB, 1B, Phillip Wunderlich, Louisville

R13, 397, CIN, RHP, Lucas O’Rear, Northern Iowa

R13, 410, COL, RHP, Josh Mueller, EIU

R13, 414, LAA, RHP, Bryant George, SIU-C

R14, 419, KC, RHP, Michael Giovenco, North Park University

R14, 443, BOS, C, Michael Hollenbeck, Joliet Twp

R15, 460, CHC, SS, Elliot Soto, Creighton

R16, 490, CHC, RHP, Ryan Hartman, Mt. Zion HS

R17, 511, ARI, RHP, Derek Eitel, Rose-Hulman Int of Tech

R20, 602, NYM, 1B, Lucas Stewart, Alabama-Birmingham

R21, 634, SD, 1B, Connor Powers, Mississippi State

R23, 686, WSH, RHP, Colin Bates, North Carolina

R23, 713, BOS, LHP, Austin Wright, Chipola JC

R24, 738, SF, 3B, Kyle Wilson, North Carolina St U

R25, 766, TEX, OF, Kendall Radcliffe, Morgan Park HS

R27, 829, STL, RHP, Aiden Lucas, Denison University

R29, 884, ATL, SS, Reid Roper, Harrisburg HS

R30, 904, SD, LHP, Donald Snelton, Lakes HS

R30, 918, SF, LHP Ryan Bradley, SIU-C