2016 MLB draft picks from Arizona
Jun 12, 2016, 4:00 PM
Arizona pitcher Bobby Dalbec (3) throws against Mississippi State during the first inning of an NCAA Super Regional baseball tournament game in Starkville, Miss., Friday, June 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)
(AP Photo/Jim Lytle)
Five Sun Devils and four Wildcats were selected in the 2016 MLB Draft, but the state of Arizona had much more representation in the event that finished up 40 rounds of selections on Saturday.
Twenty-five players who either were playing for an Arizona high school team or entered college out of an in-state high school heard their names called. Nine of those players attended both high school in Arizona and most recently played for an in-state college or university.
Here’s the entire list of draftees with Arizona ties.
Arizona State Sun Devils
C Brian Serven (5th round, 140), Rockies
SS Colby Woodmansee (5th round, 160), Mets
RHP Hever Bueno (9th round, 279), Rangers
3B David Greer (10th round, 297), Mariners
RHP Seth Martinez (17th round, 502), Athletics
Arizona Wildcats
3B Bobby Dalbec (4th round, 118), Red Sox
OF Zach Gibbons (17th round, 516), Angels
RHP Kevin Ginkel (22nd round, 659), Diamondbacks
RHP Nathan Bannister (28th round, 837), Mariners
Grand Canyon University Antelopes
SS Paul Panaccione (10th, 304), Nationals
Arizona high schools
Includes high schoolers and players who attended high school in Arizona before college.
SS Colby Woodmansee, Desert Vista/Arizona State (5th round, 160), Mets
C Sam Huff, Arcadia (7th round, 219), Rangers
RHP Hever Bueno, Westwood/Arizona State (9th round, 279), Rangers
3B David Greer, Desert Mountain/Arizona State (10th round, 297), Mariners
RHP Joel Kuhnel, Sunrise Mountain/Texas-Arlington (11th round, 318), Reds
3B Chad McClanahan, Brophy Prep (11th round, 321), Brewers
1B Darick Hall, Buena/Dallas Baptist (14th round, 407), Phillies
RHP Seth Martinez, Sunrise Mountain/Arizona State (17th round, 502), Athletics
OF Zach Gibbons, Saguaro/Arizona (17th round, 516), Angels
RHP Tyler Fallwell, Palo Verde/Cochise College (19th, 583), Royals
SS Cameron Cannon, Mountain Ridge (21st round, 629), Diamondbacks
2B Nate Easley, Sandra Day O’Connor/Yavapai College (23rd round, 684), Padres
LHP Tyler Erwin, Hamilton/New Mexico State (23rd round, 691), Orioles
RHP Casey Legumina, Basha (25th round, 762), Bluejays
RHP Austin Moore, Mountain View (Tucson)/West Texas A&M (26th round, 770), Rockies
RHP Nathan Bannister, Liberty/Arizona (28th round, 837), Mariners
C Juan Gamez, Cienega/North Dakota State (31st round, 933), Twins
RHP Johnny Morell, Basha (31st round, 936), Angels
LF Jeremy Wolf, Chaparral/Trinity (31st round, 940), Mets
OF Marcus Still, Queen Creek/Scottsdale CC (31st round, 942), Bluejays
RHP Juan Cabrera, North Canyon (32nd round, 968), Yankees
SS Casey Thomas, Desert Vista/Texas A&M Corpus Christi (34th round, 1012), Athletics
3B Anthony DeFrancesco, Red Mountain (37th round, 1117), Astros
LHP Alex Segal, Chaparral (38th round, 1152), Bluejays
RHP Taylor Kaczmarek, Desert Ridge High School/San Diego (40th round, 1213), Royals
