Aug. 12, 2009

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2009 -- Canadians in College

2009 -- Canadians In the Minors -- updated Aug. 5
 
2010 -- Draft list -- 2010

Canadians drafted in the top 200 over-all

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Canadians drafted in 2009

Round, Over-all selection Name
Hometown School/Team What they are saying ...

1. 1A (37th) Blue Jays -- LHP James Paxton
Ladner, B.C. Kentucky 20 Ws, 115 Ks in 78.1 IPs, 5-3, 5.86 ERA in SEC

Paxton waits for happy result

Wildcat selected 37th over-all

Ex-Blue Jays becomes ... a Blue Jay

2. 2nd (68th) Blue Jays -- LHP Jake Eliopoulos
Newmarket, Ont., Brantford Red Sox/Canadian National Junior Team 91 m.p.h. vs. pros 

Eliopoulos like Hank WIlliams, carrying on a famility tradition

Day ! has Canuck feel for Jays

3. 5th (170) Cubs -- SS Wes Darvill -- SIGNED for $142,200 US
Langley, B.C.Langley Blaze/Canadian National Junior Team

Headed for the Cubs den

4. 6th (197th) Phillies -- RHP Steven Inch -- SIGNED for $300,000 US
Edmonton, Alta. Vauxhall Academy/Canadian National Junior Team

Inch gets text message

5. 8th (256) Brewers -- OF Chad Stang -- SIGNED for $125,000
Surrey, B.C., Midland College

6. 12th (359) Reds -- OF Josh Garton -- SIGNED for $50,000 US
Guelph, Ont., Volunteer State College

Garton drafted by team that comes to see him

Reds grab Garton

Garton will sign

7. 13th (385) Pirates -- SS John Gourley -- SIGNED
London, Ont, Goldsboro N.C.

Son of former Team Canada player drafted

Gourley signs with Bucs

8. 14th (413) Mariners -- 3B Adam Nelubowich
Stony Plain, Alta., Vauxhall Academy
 
Another Vauxhall pick

9. 15th (445) Pirates -- C Peter Bako
Mississauga, Ont., Connors State College

Priv. 1st Class Bako, Oshawa Dodgers selected

Connors catcher drafted

10. 15th (456) Diamondbacks -- SS David Narodowski -- SIGNED, assigned to Single-A Missoula
Vancouver, University of Kansas

Narodowski selected by D-Backs

11. 15th (457) Dodgers -- 3B Jeff Hunt -- SIGNED, $150,000 bonus, headed to Glendale, Az.
Cambridge, Ont., Intercounty Terriers

Dodger Day II roundup

12. 19th (569) Reds -- LHP Mitch Clarke -- SIGNED
Kitchener, Ont., Intercounty Terriers

13. 20th (593) Mariners -- LHP Jon Hesketh -- SIGNED
Langley, B.C., University of New Mexico
First team all-Mountain West Conference

Lobo Hesketh to M's

14. 20th (604) Rangers -- RHP Jerome Werniuk
Toronto, Ont. Ontario Prospects

15. 22nd (668) Marlins -- SS Terrence Dayleg -- SIGNED
Surrey, B.C., Western Kentucky University

16. 25th (746) Orioles -- LHP Jay Johnson
Sussex Corner, N.B., Prairie Baseball Academy

Johnson for the Birds

17. 25th (749) Reds -- RHP Mike Monster
Kelowna, B.C., Langley Blaze

18. 29th (886) Brewers -- OF Chandler McLaren
Guelph, Ont., Intercounty Terriers

19. 30th (903) A’s -- OF Royce Consigli -- Signed
Welland, Ont., Niagara Rebels

Higginson signs his man

Different pitches to consider

20. 30th (911) Astros -- RHP Brandon Petite
Glace Bay, N.S. Vauxhall Academy

And another Vauxhall pick

Petite breezing easy

21. 33rd (1007) Phillies -- RHP Colin Kleven -- SIGNED for $50,000
Langley, B.C., Langley Blaze

Kleven top man on day three

22. 34th (1029) Cardinals -- RHP David Kington -- SIGNED
Coquitlam, B.C., Southern Illinois University

23. 34th (1030) Jays -- SS Jonathan Fernandez -- SIGNED
Toronto/Boca Raton, Fla., Guilford Tech Community College

24. 38th (1160) Cubs -- 3B Robert Wagner -- SIGNED
Port Coquitlam, B.C., Panola Jr. College

25. 39th (1169) Reds -- RHP Paul Barton
Qualicum Beach, B.C., Parksville Royals/Canadian National Junior Team

Reds grab a good 'un in Barton

26. 39th (1181) RHP Astros -- Rory Young
Chase, B.C., Langley Blaze/Canadian National Junior Team

27. 40th (1210) Jays -- OF Jonathan Gilbert
Quebec City, Que., Academie Baseball Canada

28. 41st (1230) Tigers -- C Larry Balkwill
Chatham, Ont., Windsor Selects/Canadian National Junior Team

Balkwill now a Tigers fan

29. 42nd (1270) Blue Jays -- C Mike Reeves
Peterborough, Ont., Ontario Blue Jays

Reeves selected by the Jays

30. 42nd (1272) Twins -- OF Marc Bourgeois
Granby, Que., Chipolla Jr. College

31. 43rd (1296) Diamondbacks -- C Brooklyn Foster
Langley, BC, Langley Blaze

32. 43th (1300) Jays -- INF Maxx Tissenbaum
Toronto, Ont., Toronto Mets

Jays select another Toronto player

33. 43rd (1306) Brewers -- SS Kyle Dhanani -- SIGNED
White Rock, B.C.,Thompson Rivers University

Dhanni attracts Brewers eye, notebook

34. 43rd (1307) Phillies -- RHP Francois Lafreniere
St. Bruno, Que., Academie Baseball Canada

35. 45th (1345) Mariners -- 2B Kevin Mailloux -- SIGNED
Tecumseh, Ont., Canisius College

Griff goes to Mariners

36. 45th (1354) Rangers -- C Dale Anderson
Strathmore, Alta., College of Southern Idaho

37. 45th (1360) Jays -- RHP Brandon Kaye
Langley, B.C., Douglas College 

Jays have Canucks on radar screen

38. 46th (1396) Brewers -- RHP Jordon Wong
Calgary, Alta., Vauxhall Academy

Counting alumni six picks in all for Vauxhall

39. 46th (1401) Angels -- RHP Jonathan Paquet
Ancienne Lorette, Que. Academie Baseball Canada

40. 48th (1434) Padres -- OF Andrew Ruck
Pickering, Ont., Team Ontario

Ruck picked by the Jays

41. 48th (1450) Jays -- RHP Jeffrey Gibbs
Toronto, Ont., Team Ontario

Prentice Cup star scooped by Jays

42. 50th (1510) Jays -- RHP Burke Seifrit
Spruce Grove, Alta. White Rock Tritons

Selected by teams: Blue Jays 9, Brewers 4, Reds 4, Mariners 3, Phillies 3, Astros 2, Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 2, Pirates 2, Rangers 2, A's 1, Angels 1, Cards 1, Dodgers 1, Marlins 1, Orioles 1, Padres 1, Tigers 1, Twins 1.

Selected by province: Ontario 16, British Columbia 15, Alberta 5, Quebec 4, New Brunswick 1, Nova Scotia 1.
 
Free-agent signings: INF Jermiah Sammy (Markham, Ont.) signed with the Colorado Rockies.

Where Canada ranks (with number of players selected): The previous five years Canada had ranked ninth over the 53 draft areas (50 states, plus Washington, D.C. Puerto Rico and Canada):  

1. California 292.
2. Florida 192.
3. Texas 166,
4. Georgia 88.
5. North Carolina 76.
6. Arizona 72.
7. Illinois 52.
8. South Carolina 51.
9. Oklahoma 48.
10. Tennessee 43
Others: Canada 42, Louisiania 41, Alabama, Missouri and Washington 40 each; Pennsylvannia 39: Indiana, New Jersey and Ohio 38 each, Mississippi 37, New York and Virginia 35 each, Kansas 31 and Puerto Rico, 31 each, Kentucky 26, Massachusetts 23, Michigan 22, Minnesota and Oregon 20 each, Arkansas 19, Connecticut 19, Colorado 18, Iowa 17, Maryland, Nebraska and New Mexico 16, New Mexico 16, Utah 12, Nebraska 10, Idaho 9, Hawaii and Rhode Island 8 each, West Virginia and Wisconsin 7 each, Delaware 6, New Hampshire 5, Maine and South Dakota 4 each, Alaska, Dakota and Vermont 2 each, Montana, Wyoming and Washington, D.C. 0.