31 Former Prospect League Players Taken in MLB Draft
Published on June 17, 2015 under Prospect League (Prospect) News Release
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - The Prospect League was well represented in this year's Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft, as 31 former players were selected by MLB organizations.
Every team currently in the league, except for the two newcomers this season in Kokomo and Jamestown, had at least one player selected in the draft. Two former teams also saw former players drafted.
The West Virginia Miners and Quincy Gems led the way with five former players getting the call, while the Springfield Sliders, Quincy Gems, and Hannibal Cavemen all had four players drafted.
The Butler BlueSox, Terre Haute REX, and the Lorain County Ironmen each saw three players selected.
The Chillicothe Paints and Danville Dans each had two players drafted.
The Champion City Kings and Slippery Rock Sliders each had one player taken.
PLAYER PROSPECT LEAGUE TEAM(S) ROUND - MLB ORGANIZATION
Ryan Uhl Butler BlueSox 7th - Mariners
Stuart Levy Butler BlueSox & Quincy Gems 27th - Orioles
Andrew Elliott Butler BlueSox 30th - Orioles
JT Brubaker Champion City Kings & Lorain Co. Ironmen 6th - Pirates
Travis Lakins Chillicothe Paints 6th - Red Sox
Kurt Hoekstra Chillicothe Paints 21st - Braves
Ronny Jebavy Danville Dans 5th - Giants
Paddy O'Brien Danville Dans 24th - Yankees
Jared Foster Hannibal Cavemen 5th - Angels
Kris Goodman Hannibal Cavemen 32nd - Marlins
Mattingly Romanin Hannibal Cavemen 39th - Blue Jays
Jeff Smith Hannibal Cavemen 30th - Diamondbacks
Steven Pallares Quincy Gems 10th - Athletics
Nick Hibbing Quincy Gems 16th - Pirates
Zach George Quincy Gems 35th - Pirates
Geoff Hartlieb Quincy Gems 37th - Mets
Matt Meier Springfield Sliders 30th - Rockies
Chris Powell Springfield Sliders 39th - Dodgers
David Kerian Springfield Sliders 9th - Nationals
Zack Coppola Springfield Sliders 13th - Phillies
Jeff Degano Terre Haute REX 2nd - Yankees
Izaak Silva Terre Haute REX 31st - Angels
Kalik May Terre Haute REX 33rd - Blue Jays
Brandon Koch West Virginia Miners 4th - Rays
Ryan Perez West Virginia Miners 12th - Indians
Grant Massey West Virginia Miners 26th - Cubs
Bradley Strong West Virginia Miners 28th - Cubs
Cody Pope West Virginia Miners 29th - Angels
Cameron Palmer Lorain County Ironmen 24th - Dodgers
Logan Landon Lorain County Ironmen 10th - Dodgers
Max McDowell Slippery Rock Sliders 13th - Brewers
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