D-Backs Select Dansby Swanson with First Overall Pick in 2015 MLB Draft
Published on June 8, 2015 under 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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