Written by Amit Lal
| 10 August 2010
With the August 16th signing deadline for 2010 draft picks just one week away, let's take a look at which Diamondbacks' picks have signed and how those players are doing. The big story was that first round pick
Barret Loux failed his physical, and may not be offered a contract unless he can prove he's healthy. Loux has reportedly signed with a Cape Cod League team to prove his arm is OK. If the Diamondbacks are unable to sign Loux, they should receive a compensation pick in the 2011 draft (Pick #7). It is worth noting that pitcher
Chris Sale, who many considered a likely pick for the Diamondbacks, is already pitching in the Major Leagues for the White Sox, who drafted him at Pick #13.
Three other top picks who are still unsigned are 6th rounder
Blake Perry, 8th rounder Tyler Green, and 13th round pick
Kevin Ziomek, all high school pitchers who may choose to attend college. The Diamondbacks did not draft their first position player until Round 9, and the only top one still unsigned is OF Ty Linton, who is expected to play both football and baseball at North Carolina.
Most of the players selected in the 2010 draft are playing either in Rookie League Missoula (Pioneer League) or Low A Yakima (Northwest League). A few of the more advanced college players have started at Class A South Bend (Midwest League) or High A Visalia (California League). So far, none of those teams are off to very good starts:
- Missoula 18-29
- Yakima 25-25
- South Bend 47-62
- Visalia 56-57
A few players are off to good starts offensively, such as Missoula OF
Adam Eaton and Yakima 1B
Yazy Arbelo, although both are a little old for their leagues. Among the pitchers, 4th Round pick
Kevin Munson (South Bend) and 15th Rounder
Michael Bolsinger have started out well.
Here is a table that summarizes the signing status and early stats of the Diamondbacks' 2010 draft class:
PITCHERS
| Round |
Pitcher |
Age |
|
IP |
ERA |
WHIP |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
HR/9 |
| 1 |
Barret Loux |
Failed Physical; signed with Cape Cod League |
| 2 |
J.R. Bradley |
18 |
Miss |
28.0 |
7.39 |
1.929 |
5.8 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
| 3 |
Robbie Rowland |
18 |
Miss |
25.0 |
6.84 |
1.720 |
6.5 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
| 4 |
Kevin Munson |
21 |
SB |
10.1 |
0.00 |
0.581 |
7.8 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
| 5 |
Cody Wheeler |
20 |
Yak |
3.0 |
6.00 |
2.333 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
| 6 |
Blake Perry |
Unsigned; may attend Univ. of Kentucky |
|
| 7 |
Jeffrey Shields |
20 |
Miss |
8.2 |
3.12 |
1.500 |
7.3 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
| 8 |
Tyler Green |
Unsigned; may attend TCU |
|
|
|
| 12 |
Blake Cooper |
22 |
Miss |
2.0 |
0.00 |
1.000 |
9.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
| 13 |
Kevin Ziomek |
Unsigned; maay attend Vanderbilt |
|
|
| 15 |
Michael Bolsinger |
22 |
Yak |
10.2 |
1.69 |
0.844 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
| 17 |
Derek Eitel |
22 |
Miss |
47.1 |
4.75 |
1.521 |
5.7 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
| 22 |
Jeremy Erben |
22 |
Miss |
7.1 |
9.82 |
1.364 |
13.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
| 23 |
Roberto Padilla |
Unsigned; may attend San Jose State |
|
| 25 |
Matthew Talley |
Unsigned; wants to complete degree at Citadel |
| 28 |
Keith Hessler |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 29 |
Chris Floethe |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 30 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 32 |
Greg Robinson |
22 |
Yak |
28.2 |
3.49 |
1.235 |
10.2 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
| 34 |
Victor Lara |
21 |
Miss |
11.2 |
7.71 |
2.229 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
| 35 |
Konner Wade |
Unsigned; may attend Arizona or Cent. Ariz. |
| 41 |
Michael McGee |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 47 |
Casey Upperman |
19 |
Yak |
17.1 |
8.31 |
1.846 |
6.8 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
| 48 |
Kenneth Sigman |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 49 |
Tad Barton |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
POSITION PLAYERS
| Round |
Player |
Age |
Team |
PA |
HR |
RBI |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 9 |
Zach Walters (SS) |
20 |
Yak |
191 |
3 |
28 |
.313 |
.332 |
.441 |
| 10 |
Kaw. Emsley-Pai (C ) |
21 |
Yak |
72 |
0 |
6 |
.143 |
.239 |
.175 |
| 11 |
Michael Freeman (SS) |
22 |
Yak |
109 |
0 |
9 |
.316 |
.394 |
.368 |
| 14 |
Ty Linton |
Unsigned; may attend UNC |
| 16 |
Westley Moss (CF) |
21 |
Yak |
164 |
0 |
12 |
.225 |
.321 |
.275 |
| 18 |
Jimmy Comerota |
23 |
Yak |
83 |
0 |
4 |
.200 |
.317 |
.243 |
| 19 |
Adam Eaton |
21 |
Miss |
196 |
5 |
24 |
.391 |
.526 |
.589 |
| 20 |
Michael Hur |
Signed, but no stats yet |
|
|
|
| 21 |
Raoul Torres (2B) |
22 |
Yak |
131 |
3 |
14 |
.246 |
.313 |
.407 |
| 24 |
Stephen Cardullo (SS) |
22 |
Miss |
4 |
0 |
2 |
.167 |
.268 |
.167 |
| 26 |
Yazy Arbelo (1B) |
22 |
Yak |
186 |
11 |
42 |
.293 |
.366 |
.573 |
| 27 |
Nick Gallego (SS) |
21 |
Vis |
41 |
0 |
7 |
.211 |
.250 |
.263 |
| 31 |
Steve Sultzbaugh (CF) |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 33 |
Andrew Whittington (C ) |
Injured - contract voided |
|
|
| 36 |
Justin Hilt (OF) |
22 |
Yak |
197 |
2 |
18 |
.230 |
.352 |
.352 |
| 37 |
Michael Weber (3B) |
22 |
Yak |
126 |
2 |
14 |
.257 |
.323 |
.363 |
| 38 |
Matt Roberts (C ) |
Unsigned; may attend North Carolina |
| 39 |
Garrett Nash (3B) |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 40 |
Derek Casillas (1B) |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 42 |
Chris Jarrett (CF) |
21 |
Miss |
174 |
1 |
19 |
.219 |
.322 |
.351 |
| 43 |
Tom Belza (2B) |
20 |
Yak |
89 |
0 |
3 |
.213 |
.314 |
.240 |
| 44 |
Eric Groff (3B) |
22 |
Miss |
196 |
6 |
32 |
.266 |
.292 |
.435 |
| 45 |
Javan Williams (CF) |
20 |
Miss |
37 |
0 |
1 |
.206 |
.270 |
.235 |
| 46 |
Jorge Flores (SS) |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
| 50 |
Trey Ford (3B) |
Unsigned |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richie Rowland (C) |
21 |
Miss |
166 |
4 |
25 |
.336 |
.373 |
.456 |
