Bluefish Ties to the MLB Draft
June 9, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Bridgeport Bluefish News Release
(Bridgeport, Conn.) - Thursday, June 9 begins the 2016 MLB Amateur draft. Let's take a look back and see when you current Bluefish were drafted.
In order of overall draft pick:
Josh Vitters (2007, 1st round [3rd overall] - Chicago Cubs)
Blake Beavan (2007, 1st round [17th overall] - Texas Rangers)
Jake Thompson (2010, 2nd round [66th overall] - Tampa Bay Rays)
Eric Niesen (2007, 3rd round [99th overall] - New York Mets)
Paul Demny (2008, 6th round [181st overall] - Washington Nationals)
Brian Moran (2009, 7th round [203rd overall] - Seattle Mariners)
Dan Johnson (2001, 7th round [221st overall] - Oakland Athletics)
D.J. Mitchell (2008, 10th round [320th overall] - New York Yankees)
Jimmy Patterson (2010, 18th round [551st overall] - Tampa Bay Rays)
Mike Antonini (2008, 18th round [573rd overall] - New York Mets)
Jonathan Albaladejo (2001, 19th round [564th overall] - Pittsburgh Pirates)
Scott Shuman (2009, 19th round [589th overall] - Tampa Bay Rays)
R.J. Hively (2012, 19th round [603rd overall] - Arizona Diamondbacks)
Jiwan James (2007, 22nd round [683rd overall] - Philadelphia Phillies)
Jose Cuevas (2010, 29th round [888th overall] - San Francisco Giants)
Taylor Thompson (2009, 44th round [1333rd overall] - Chicago White Sox)
Anthony Giansanti (2009, 49th round [1473rd overall] - Oakland Athletics)
Fish Facts:
-The Bluefish have 17 former MLB draft picks on the roster.
-Bridgeport has two former first round draft picks, including the 3rd overall (Josh Vitters) in 2007.
-The 'Fish also have three top 100-draft picks from the 2007 MLB draft (Vitters [3], Beavan [17], and Niesen [99]).
-The Bluefish feature four players from both the 2007 and 2009 drafts.
-Bridgeport has three Tampa Bay Ray draft picks (J. Thompson, Patterson, and Shuman), and two draft picks from the New York Mets (Niesen and Antonini) and Oakland Athletics (Johnson and Giansanti).
Undrafted - Alphabetical order
David Anderson (2015 - signed w/ Bridgeport Bluefish)
Endy Chavez (1997 - signed w/ New York Mets)
Connor David (2016 - signed w/ Bridgeport Bluefish)
Luis Domoromo (2010 - signed w/ San Diego Padres)
Welington Dotel (2006 - signed w/ Seattle Mariners)
Jonathan Galvez (2009 - signed w/ San Diego Padres)
Luis Hernandez (2000 - signed w/ Atlanta Braves)
Matt Iannazzo (2012 - signed w/ Chicago Cubs)
Joseph Kuzia (2015 - signed w/ Can-Am League Grays)
Luis Nunez (2005 - signed w/ New York Yankees)
Rossmel Perez (2008 - signed w/ Arizona Diamondbacks)
Luis Rodriguez (1998 - signed w/ Minnesota Twins)
Atlantic League Stories from June 9, 2016
- Bluefish Outlast Barnstormers In Extra Innings To Take Finale - Bridgeport Bluefish
- Vitters Singles Bridgeport To Win - Lancaster Stormers
- Bees Fall to Somerset 5-3 - New Britain Bees
- Missed Chances, Late Homer Sink Revs against Ducks - York Revolution
- Tekotte Stuns York with Ninth Inning Homer - Long Island Ducks
- Patriots Salvage Series Thanks to Snyder's Home Run - Somerset Patriots
- Bluefish Ties to the MLB Draft - Bridgeport Bluefish
- Preview - Bees Go for Sweep and Share of First vs. Patriots - New Britain Bees
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