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Friday - June 6, 2008
More draft news
The final rounds of the draft went fairly quickly today since they were not broadcast and a few more Texas players were drafted. Here's the full list including those of interest from yesterday:
- Kyle Russell (3rd round, Dodgers)
- Robbie Grossman (signee from Cypress, 6th round, Pirates)
- Jordan Danks (7th round, White Sox)
- Kyle Walker (11th round, Rockies)
- Kenn Kasparek (12th round, Mariners)
- Hunter Cervenka (signee from Baytown, 27th round, Red Sox)
- Casey Whitmer (30th round, Nationals)
- Brandon Loy (signee from Garland, 32nd round, Orioles)
- Sam Stafford (signee from Spring, 40th round, Red Sox)
- Riley Boening (42nd round, Twins)
Will they all sign? I have no idea. I'd be very surprised to see Kyle Russell, Jordan Danks, Kyle Walker, or Kenn Kasparek on campus next year. Very surprised. The others? No idea at all.
'Notice a name or two missing from the list? I was very surprised that Preston Clark and Austin Wood were not drafted. I was particularly surprised about Preston since he was drafted last year. But, I guess his injuries have scared some people away. At least for the moment.
Other random notes:
- Casey Whitmer and Riley Boening turned 21 in March and April (respectively) so were draft-eligible as Sophomores.
- Hunter Harris and Marcus Tacket also turned 21 before the draft and were eligible as Sophomores but went un-drafted.
- Draft-eligible juniors who were not drafted: Drew Bishop, Preston Clark, Garrett Clyde, Pat McCrory, Keith Shinaberry, Juston Street, Michael Torres, Travis Tucker, and Austin Wood.
We'll have quite a few more seniors on the squad next year than we've seen in several years. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out.
Don't forget to check my draft summary page for additional notes of possible interest to Texas fans.
Posted by Joanna at 7:05 PM