Wednesday's MLB Draft Recap
June 10, 2010
By Sean Duncan
Wednesday concluded the 2010 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. While Tuesday’s draft of the top 30 rounds was a somewhat disappointment (but not altogether surprising) for Illinois players, the final draft rounds yielded some better results.
In all, 20 Illinois players were selected between rounds 31-50 on Wednesday, with a handful of “favor drafts.” Eleven of the players selected were high school prospects. Overall, 42 Illinois players were picked in this year’s draft, 17 of which were prep players.
St. Rita standout outfielder Mark Payton was the first to go on Wednesday, getting picked by the Twins in the 31st round. Former PBR 2006 All-State LHP Ryan Copeland (Illinois State, Elk Grove HS) went in the 32nd round, and Harlem RHP John Lieske was picked in the 35th round. Both Effingham RHP Chad Green and Harrisburg OF Kollin Dowdy went in the 37th round. It was a proud day for the Stewart family from Normal West HS, as they had two sons picked in the draft. Luke Stewart, who starred at Alabama-Birmingham this year, went on Tuesday in the 20th round, while Brock, a left-handed hitting middle infielder, went in the 40th round to the Mets.
The list of players selected on Wednesday in rounds 31-50:
Round, Pick, Team, Player, School
R31, 945, MIN, OF, Mark Payton, St. Rita HS
R32, 979, STL, LHP, Ryan Copeland, Illinois State University
R33, 998, CWS, RHP, Jamaal Hollis, Miami University, OH
R35, 1066, TEX, RHP, John Lieske, Harlem HS
R37, 1116, TOR, RHP, Chad Green, Effingham HS
R37, 1124, ATL, OF, Kollin Dowdy, Harrisburg HS
R39, 1193, BOS, SS, Nick Robinson, North Central College
R40, 1202, NYM, SS, Brock Stewart, Normal West HS
R40, 1213, DET, SS, Pete Miller, Trinity International University
R40, 1224, NYY, OF, Michael Gerber, Neuqua Valley HS
R42, 1264, SD, SS, Cole Tyrell, University of Dayton
R43, 1290, CLE, SS, Christopher Waylock, Cary-Grove HS
R43, 1300, CHC, RHP, Danny Winkler, Parkland College
R 43, 1315, NYY, LHP, Kyle Hunter, Kansas State
R 45, 1347, PIR, RHP, Connor Sadzeck, Crystal Lake Central HS
R45, 1357, CIN, C, William Hartford, University of Notre Dame
R46, 1388, CWS, LHP, Ronzelle Fort, Harlan HS
R48, 1450, CHC, 3B, Eric Paulson, Fremd HS
R49, 1478, CWS, RHP, Pat Schatz, University of Iowa
R50, 1510, CHC, SS, Eric Jagielo, Downers Grove North HS