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Round 11 – Pick #342
LHP – Travis Hosterman – Hagerty High School
Here’s what Baseball America had to say about Hosterman:
Hosterman looked like a polished college pitcher in his inning at Wrigley. His fastball ranged from 86-88 and touched 89, and was able to spot it down and to both sides very effectively. His curveball broke with 1-to-7 shape and heavy depth
Round 12 – Pick #372
C – Ridge Smith – Austin Peay State University
Round 13 – Pick #402
RHP – Chris Lincoln – Rancho Verde High School
Round 14 – Pick #432
RHP – Christopher Hall – Elon University
Here’s what Baseball America had to say about Hall:
He’s been the anchor of the Phoenix’s shaky bullpen all season – with a 2.93 ERA, 10 saves and 27 strikeouts over 31 innings. His fastball has been consistently 91-94 mph, and touched 96-97 on a few occasions, and he’s shown a solid slider – too.
Round 15 – Pick #462
RHP – Josh Winckowski – Estero High School
Round 16 – Pick #492
RHP – Dominic Taccolini – Arkansas
Round 17 – Pick #522
OF – Clayton Keyes – St. Mary’s High School – Alberta – Canada
Here’s Baseball America’s scouting report, from a Canadian Baseball Network profile by Bob Elliot:
Keyes is 17 and could attend a 13th year of school in Canada, or Central Arizona JC, or join the rebuilding program at Washington State. His youth and present strength make him an attractive pro prospect, as he runs well for a 5-foot-11, 210-pounder. The average runner and righthanded hitter plays center field for Canada’s junior-national team and has shown power potential, even to the opposite field, and some bat speed. He’s raw offensively and swings-and-misses a lot against quality pitching.
Round 18 – Pick #552
3B – Bradley Jones – College of Charleston
Round 19 – Pick #582
LHP – Spencer Van Scoyoc – Jefferson High School
Round 20 – Pick #612
RHP – Angel Alicea – Alabama State University
Round 21 – Pick #642
RHP – Mitch McKown – Seminole State College
Round 22 – Pick #672
RHP – Connor Eller – Ouachita Baptist University
Round 23 – Pick #702
OF – Dom Abbadessa – Huntington Beach High School
Round 24 – Pick #732
RHP – Mike Ellenbest – Saginaw Valley State University
From the Saginaw Valley State Baseball page:
Ellenbest, the 2015 GLIAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year and Second Team All-GLIAC honouree, went 5-4 this season while posting a 3.52 ERA and 53 strikeouts in his 69.0 innings pitched. He ranked fifth in the league in both ERA and innings pitched.
Round 25 – Pick #762
RHP – Casey Legumina – Basha High School
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