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By Jacob Gill
Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Scouting

The 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft turned out to be one of the most fruitful ones of recent vintage for the state of Pennsylvania, as five high school prospects were selected. Four of those five signed with their selecting club, marking the most number of high school signees for the commonwealth since five inked deals in 2011.

Selections from Pennsylvania High Schools

Name	Position	High School	Round	Pick	Team	Bonus	Pro Stats
Alex Kirilloff	OF	Plum	1	15	Twins	$2,817,100	Elizabethton Twins
Nolan Jones	3B	Holy Ghost Prep	2	55	Indians	$2,250,000	AZL Indians
A.J. Alexy	RHP	Twin Valley	11	341	Dodgers	$597,500	AZL Dodgers
Max Kranick	RHP	Valley View	11	345	Pirates	$300,000	GCL Pirates
Dante Biasi	LHP	Hazleton Area	22	674	Cubs	-	-

Kirilloff became the highest Pennsylvania high school signee since Punxsutawney Area catcher Devin Mesoraco was selected 15th overall by the Reds in 2007. Despite revealing in mid-May that he would require Tommy John surgery, there was some thought that Biasi could sign and rehab at the professional level, but he ultimately ended up in a Penn State uniform this school year. In addition, 23 college players who hail from the commonwealth heard their names called on draft day.

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