Blue Jays, Rangers, Red Sox, Yankees Pick Most Seniors
If you were a college senior hoping to be drafted, Tuesday was your day. You may not be offered a whole lot of money, but with the new collective bargaining agreement, there was plenty of chances to be picked. To give a better idea, we compiled a list of every college senior taken in the top 10 rounds.
| Round | Team | Player | School |
| 1 | Cardinals | James Ramsey | Florida State |
| 2 | Yankees | Peter O'Brien | Miami |
| 3 | Giants | Mac Williamson | Wake Forest |
| 3 | Rangers | Patrick Cantwell | Stony Brook |
| 4 | Mariners | Patrick Kivlehan | Rutgers |
| 4 | Nationals | Brandon Miller | Samford |
| 4 | Blue Jays | Tucker Donahue | Stetson |
| 5 | Marlins | Austin Nola | Louisiana State |
| 5 | Rockies | Matt Wessinger | St. John's |
| 5 | Blue Jays | Brad Delatte | Nicholls State |
| 5 | Dodgers | Ross Stripling | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Red Sox | Mike Augliera | Binghamton |
| 6 | Indians | Joe Wendle | West Chester (Pa.) |
| 6 | Rangers | Royce Bollinger | Gonzaga |
| 6 | Blue Jays | Eric Phillips | Georgia Southern |
| 7 | Astros | Preston Tucker | Florida |
| 7 | Pirates | Jacob Stallings | North Carolina |
| 7 | Braves | David Starn | Kent State |
| 7 | Cardinals | Kyle Barraclough | St. Mary's |
| 7 | Red Sox | Kyle Kraus | Portland |
| 7 | Rays | Marty Gantt | College of Charleston |
| 7 | Yankees | Taylor Garrison | Fresno State |
| 7 | Rangers | Cam Schiller | Oral Roberts |
| 7 | Blue Jays | Ian Parmley | Liberty |
| 8 | Rockies | Derek Jones | Washington State |
| 8 | Cubs | Michael Heesch | South Carolina-Beaufort |
| 8 | Blue Jays | Harrison Frawley | Coastal Carolina |
| 8 | Braves | David Peterson | College of Charleston |
| 8 | Red Sox | Nathan Minnich | Shepard (W. Va.) |
| 8 | Tigers | Jeff McVaney | Texas State |
| 8 | Rangers | Cody Kendall | Fresno State |
| 8 | Yankees | Taylor Dugas | Alabama |
| 8 | Phillies | Josh Ludy | Baylor |
| 9 | Blue Jays | Jordan Leyland | Azusa Pacific |
| 9 | Cubs | Chadd Krist | California |
| 9 | Pirates | DJ. Crumlich | UC Irvine |
| 9 | Mets | Richie Rodriguez | Eastern Kentucky |
| 9 | Reds | Daniel Pigott | Florida |
| 9 | Indians | Jacob Lee | Arkansas State |
| 9 | Nationals | Derek Self | Louisville |
| 9 | Angels | Michael Roth | South Carolina |
| 9 | Red Sox | Michael Miller | Cal Poly |
| 9 | Rangers | John Niggli | Liberty |
| 9 | Yankees | Derek Varnadore | Auburn |
| 10 | Astros | Joseph Bircher | Bradley |
| 10 | Mariners | Grady Wood | Western Oregon |
| 10 | Orioles | Joel Hutter | Dallas Baptist |
| 10 | Cubs | Chad Martin | Indiana |
| 10 | Padres | Stephen Carmon | South Carolina- Aiken |
| 10 | Blue Jays | Alex Azor | Navy |
| 10 | Dodgers | Zach Babitt | Academy of the Arts (Calif.) |
| 10 | Cardinals | Jacob Wilson | Memphis |
| 10 | Red Sox | James Watkins | Army |
| 10 | Rays | Sean Bierman | Tampa |
| 10 | Diamondbacks | Daniel Poma | Hofstra |
| 10 | Tigers | Charles Gillies | Masters College (Calif.) |
| 10 | Yankees | Matthew Snyder | Ole Miss |
And here is a look at how many college seniors each team selected in the first 10 rounds.
| AL East | No. of Srs. | NL East | No. of Srs. |
| Blue Jays | 7 | Nationals | 2 |
| Red Sox | 5 | Braves | 2 |
| Yankees | 5 | Phillies | 1 |
| Rays | 2 | Mets | 1 |
| Orioles | 1 | Marlins | 1 |
| AL Central | NL Central | ||
| Indians | 2 | Cubs | 3 |
| Tigers | 2 | Cardinals | 3 |
| Royals | 0 | Pirates | 2 |
| White Sox | 0 | Astros | 2 |
| Twins | 0 | Reds | 1 |
| Brewers | 0 | ||
| AL West | NL West | ||
| Rangers | 5 | Rockies | 2 |
| Mariners | 2 | Dodgers | 2 |
| Angels | 1 | Giants | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | Diamondbacks | 1 |
| Padres | 1 |
Pat Hickey contributed to this report
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Relative to slot, is there a lower limit for a signing bonus? I thought I'd heard that players can't be signed below 40% of slot.
Posted by Craig Jasperse | June 6, 2012 at 7:27 am | ShortcutIf the 40% limit is at play, a 10th rounder ($125K slot) can't be signed for less than $50K, and a team can't free up more than $75K. If there is no lower limit, a team can sign a 10th rounder for $5k and free up $120K instead.
Does this 40% limit exist, or was I (or my source) dreaming?
It would be great to see the number of college seniors picked in these rounds from the previous draft. Clearly more were picked this year, but it didn't go from 0 to 61. It would be great to know the baseline from previous years.
Posted by philly | June 6, 2012 at 8:45 am | ShortcutYou list Kevin Brady as a Sr. He's a Sr. academically, but a redshirt Junior by eligibility. If you list him as a senior you also need to list Matt Price, another redshirt Junior, the same way.
Posted by COHAZE | June 6, 2012 at 8:56 am | ShortcutPatrick Ludwig in Pitt's 10th round was also a college senior.
Posted by Curtis | June 6, 2012 at 11:03 am | ShortcutRockies took Senior Ben Waldrip out of Jacksonville St. in 10th as well.
Posted by slushfundx | June 6, 2012 at 11:03 am | ShortcutHey awesome article, but I just wanted to say you forgot Mets 10th round pick Paul Sewald who was a Senior from the Univ of San Diego. Thanks
Posted by John Sewald | June 6, 2012 at 12:07 pm | ShortcutCraig, there's nothing like that. The Blue Jays have already signed most/all of their seniors to "four-figure" bonuses.
Posted by Spencer | June 7, 2012 at 9:16 am | Shortcut