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By Jacob Gill
Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Scouting

The 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft concluded Wednesday with five Pennsylvania preps and 29 college players who hail from the commonwealth hearing their names called. Below is a listing of each, with some brief analysis. More detailed scouting reports (particularly on the high schoolers) can be found by clicking the link to their player profile.

Selections from Pennsylvania High Schools

Name	Position	High School	Round	Pick	Team	Commitment
Adam Stauffer	RHP	Coatesville Area	19	578	Orioles	St. John's
Justin Vought	C	Wyoming Valley West	31	930	Royals	Maryland
Christopher McMahon	RHP	West Chester Rustin	33	980	Braves	Miami
Hunter Lonigro	RHP	Connellsville Area	35	1053	Mariners
Shane Muntz	C	Malvern Prep	36	1068	Padres	Wake Forest

 

The only question mark here would appear to be Stauffer, who worked out at Camden Yards the week prior to the draft and impressed enough to have the Orioles acquire his rights.  The other four prospects were drafted late enough that it is unlikely they would sign instead of heading to campus.

College Selections with Pennsylvania Roots

Name	Position	College	High School	Round	Pick	Team
Brendan McKay	1B	Louisville	Blackhawk	1	4	Rays
Brendon Little	LHP	State College of Florida	Conestoga	1	27	Cubs
J.J. Matijevic	2B	Arizona	Norwin	Comp B	75	Astros
Nick Raquet	LHP	William & Mary	State College Area	3	103	Nationals
Colton Hock	RHP	Stanford	Bloomsburg Area	4	119	Marlins
Andrew Bechtold	3B	Chipola College	Garnet Valley	5	136	Twins
Deon Stafford	C	St. Joseph's	Lower Dauphin	5	148	Pirates
Zach Schellenger	RHP	Seton Hall	Devon Prep	6	191	Red Sox
Hunter Schryver	LHP	Villanova	Cumberland Valley	7	199	Rays
Jacob Belinda	RHP	Lock Haven	Tyrone Area	10	290	Braves
Jared Solomon	RHP	Lackawanna	Millville	11	317	Reds
Sal Biasi	RHP	Penn State	Hazleton Area	11	330	Royals
Cole Peterson	SS	St. Bonaventure	Johnsonburg Area	13	395	Tigers
Angel Lopez	C	Northampton CC	Perkiomen School	13	402	Indians
Dylan Cyphert	LHP	Gulf Coast State	Cranberry Area	17	509	Marlins
Will Latcham	RHP	Coastal Carolina	Cardinal O'Hara	17	514	Cardinals
Isaac Mattson	RHP	Pittsburgh	Harbor Creek	19	565	Angels
Chas McCormick	RF	Millersville	West Chester Henderson	21	631	Astros
Josh Mitchell	LHP	Pittsburgh	Ridgway Area	22	660	Royals
Mark Washington	RHP	Lehigh	Episcopal Academy	25	760	Dodgers
Adam Bleday	LHP	Pennsylvania	Titusville	27	811	Astros
Pat Krall	LHP	Clemson	Downingtown West	28	831	Athletics
Adam Bainbridge	LHP	Old Dominion	Wilson	30	900	Royals
Scott Boches	RHP	Marist	Archbishop Wood	30	903	Mariners
Cam Balego	IF	Mercyhurst	Pittsburgh Central Catholic	30	915	Cubs
Jimmy Herron	OF	Duke	La Salle	31	932	Yankees
Connor Higgins	LHP	Arizona State	Parkland	35	1064	Rangers
Jared Price	RHP	Maryland	Twin Valley	37	1109	Marlins
Andrew Turner	3B	Long Island	Conestoga	40	1199	Marlins

 

Among the cohort drafted out of college:

• 10 position players and 19 pitchers who attended schools spread over 11 different states in three of the four continental U.S. time zones (Eastern, Mountain, Pacific).
• NCAA Division I (21), NCAA Division II (3), NJCAA (5).
• PIAA District I (6), District III (4), District VII (3), District IX (3), District XII (3), PAISAA (2), District IV (2), District VI (2), District X (2), District II (1), District XI (1)