D-Backs Select Dansby Swanson with First Overall Pick in 2015 MLB Draft
June 8, 2015 - Pioneer League (PL)
Missoula PaddleHeads News Release
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Dansby Swanson with the first overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday night. While baseball writers seemingly agreed that no obvious No. 1 pick ever emerged in this year's draft, Swanson earned the billing of favorite to go to Arizona in the final weeks leading up to Monday's selection.
Swanson, a 6'1", 190-pound shortstop out of the Vanderbilt, was rated the #2 prospect according to MLB.com and Baseball America. Although a broken foot and shoulder injury limited Swanson to just 11 games as a freshman, he returned to full health as a sophomore and helped lead the Commodores to their first-ever national championship. He was named Most Outstanding Player at the College World Series and finished the summer with a strong showing for Team USA en route to being tabbed the top position prospect in the college class entering his junior season.
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