40 WCL Alumni Selected in 2021 MLB Draft
Published on July 13, 2021 under West Coast League (WCL) News Release
Earlier this week, 40 current and former West Coast League players were selected in Major League Baseball's annual Rule 4 amateur draft.
With the Cincinnati Reds' selection of Matt McLain with the 17th overall pick, 2021 marks the fifth straight year with a WCL standout drafted in the first round.
There were 19 WCL alumni selected in the first 10 rounds of the draft, including four among the top 63 overall picks.
"I'm hardly surprised," said West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer, "but I'm certainly pleased, having seen many of these brilliant young talents during my travels around the league in recent years. And I have great confidence that our league's commitment to player development will only mean more and more top prospects every summer."
Below, please see the list of current and former WCL players drafted this week:
Round / Player / School / WCL Club(s) / MLB Org
- 1st round, Matt McLain, UCLA, Bellingham, Cincinnati Reds
- 2nd round, Aaron Zavala, Oregon, Ridgefield, Texas Rangers
- 2nd round, Brendan Beck, Stanford, Corvallis, New York Yankees
- 2nd round, Kyle Manzardo, Washington State, Portland, Tampa Bay Rays
- 4th round, JT Schwartz, UCLA, Wenatchee, New York Mets
- 4th round, Zane Mills, Washington State, Portland, St. Louis Cardinals
- 4th round, Nick Nastrini, UCLA, Bellingham, Los Angeles Dodgers
- 5th round, Collin Burns, Tulane, Bellingham, Baltimore Orioles
- 6th round, Grant Holman, Cal, Bellingham, Oakland A's
- 7th round, Kevin Kendall, UCLA, Port Angeles, New York Mets
- 7th round, Ryan Och, Southern Mississippi, Bellingham, San Diego Padres
- 8th round, Sean Sullivan, Cal, Walla Walla, Pittsburgh Pirates
- 8th round, Noah Cardenas, UCLA, Portland, Minnesota Twins
- 8th round, Cullen Kafka, Oregon, Yakima Valley, Colorado Rockies
- 9th round, Mat Olsen, Central Arizona College, Cowlitz, San Francisco Giants
- 9th round, Chase Watkins, Oregon State, Corvallis, Chicago Cubs
- 9th round, Gil Luna, Arizona, Bend, Chicago White Sox
- 9th round, Shane McGuire, San Diego, Victoria, Oakland A's
- 10th round, Ernie Yake, Gonzaga, Bellingham, Minnesota Twins
- 11th round, Rowdey Jordan, Mississippi State, Victoria, New York Mets
- 11th round, Chad Stevens, Portland, Corvallis, Houston Astros
- 11th round, Jack Neely, Ohio State, Victoria, New York Yankees
- 11th round, Sean Mullen, UCLA, Yakima Valley, Tampa Bay Rays
- 12th round, Chazz Martinez, Orange Coast College, Walla Walla, Pittsburgh Pirates
- 12th round, Christopher Troye, UC Santa Barbara, Bend, Boston Red Sox
- 12th round, Tyson Guerrero, Washington, Cowlitz, Kansas City Royals
- 12th round, Andrew Alvarez, Cal Poly, Kelowna, Washington Nationals
- 12th round, Caden Vire, Arizona State, Ridgefield, Milwaukee Brewers
- 13th round, Owen Sharts, Nevada, Victoria, Pittsburgh Pirates
- 14th round, Damiano Palmegiani, Southern Nevada, Port Angeles, Toronto Blue Jays
- 14th round, Frankie Scalzo, Grand Canyon, Port Angeles, Chicago Cubs
- 15th round, Wyatt Young, Pepperdine, Victoria, New York Mets
- 15th round, Mikey Perez, UCLA, Portland, Minnesota Twins
- 16th round, Zach Pettway, UCLA, Bellingham, Cleveland Indians
- 16th round, Alek Jacob, Gonzaga, Wenatchee, San Diego Padres
- 17th round, Ryan Long, Pomona-Pitzer College, Wenatchee, Baltimore Orioles
- 17th round, Dennis Boatman, Sacramento CC, Corvallis, Cincinnati Reds
- 17th round, Luke Boyd, Baylor, Victoria, San Diego Padres
- 18th round, Noah Williamson, Everett CC, Yakima Valley, Miami Marlins
- 20th round, Hunter Breault, Oregon, Bend, Oakland A's
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