Top 50 Draft Prospects By Class

Ugh

5 of the top 13 freshman prospects we drafted and failed to sign last year:
3. LeVon Washington, of, Chipola (Fla.) JC L-R 6-0 170 Rays '09 (1)
4. Kenny Diekroeger, ss/3b, Stanford R-R 6-2 200 Rays '09 (2)
10. Austin Maddox, c, Florida R-R 6-3 230 Rays '09 (37)
12. Derek Dennis, ss, Michigan R-R 6-3 170 Rays '09 (10)
13. Dylan Floro, rhp, Cal State Fullerton L-R 6-0 170 Rays '09 (20)

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Andrew Heaney was also listed(#47)

Pierce Johnson wasn’t but I still really like him.

From the sophomore list, Ryan Carpenter is #10, he would’ve been a nice sign. And some guy named Joey Terdoslavich who we apparently drafted in the 35th round of 2007 is #43, he’s a draft-eligible sophomore.

Mike Dufek, our 2006 41st rounder, is listed as the #32 senior. And, amusingly, the #50 senior is listed as “China McCarney,” a Rays 2009 draftee(33rd round). Where they got China from I have no clue, since he goes by Ryan and his CSU-N player page doesn’t say anything about being named after a country.

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by Imperialism32 on Feb 15, 2010 1:13 PM EST reply actions

Actually apparently he does go by "China"

http://gomatadors.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/mccarney_ryanchina00.html

Let’s ignore that it’s in the URL and also the first words under the 2009 section and I missed it

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by Imperialism32 on Feb 15, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions

lolz

My friend and I were both having fun with the names “China” and “Terdoslavich.” We’re mature.

by rglass44 on Feb 15, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions

diekroger and floro :(

I want to see Malcom Floyd in Pewter and Red next season!

by thedudeofdudes on Feb 15, 2010 6:27 PM EST reply actions

But

If they are freshman in a 4 year university, they are not eligible to be drafted until after their junior years, right? I thought that was the rule…

by TampaFL on Feb 16, 2010 6:11 PM EST reply actions

Correct.

LeVon is the only one who can enter the draft this year because he’s at a JuCo.

by R.J. Anderson on Feb 16, 2010 8:00 PM EST up reply actions

Most were never going to sign with us anyway

The only ones I would have thought were going to sign were Washington(still surprised he didn’t) and Derek Dennis. Would have also really liked Diekroeger, but he was always a longshot. I don’t think they ever really had any intention of signing Maddox or Floro for what they were asking, but were willing to take a chance and call their bluffs. The players stuck to their guns and now have three years to prove if they would have been worth the money or not.

by ReyL on Feb 17, 2010 2:19 PM EST reply actions