DENVER – Major League Baseball completed its annual draft on Thursday and a total of 12 WAC student-athletes were picked. Hawai‘i and Nevada each had a WAC-high four players drafted while Fresno State had two. Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State each had one player drafted.
Hawai‘i pitcher Josh Slaats was the first WAC player taken in the draft going to the Colorado Rockies in the fifth round with the 170th pick. Slaats was a first team all-WAC selection.
Rd.-Pick, Team, Name, Pos., School
5-170, Colorado Rockies, Josh Slaats, RHP, Hawai‘i
7-229, St. Louis Cardinals, Greg Garcia, SS, Hawai‘i
10-322, LA Dodgers, Bobby Coyle, OF, Fresno State
15-446, Washington Nationals, David Freitas, C, Hawai‘i
16-481, Arizona Diamondbacks, Westley Moss, OF, Nevada
22-659, Kansas City Royals, Tyler Graham, RHP, Nevada
26-790, Chicago Cubs, Danny Muno, SS, Fresno State
31-954, LA Dodgers, Michael Sodders, 2B, New Mexico State
34-1036, Texas Rangers, Kevin Rodland, SS, Nevada
41-1245, Minnesota Twins, Sam Spangler, LHP, Hawai‘i
44-1320, Cleveland Indians, Brock Stassi, LHP, Nevada
46-1382, New York Mets, Michael Jefferson, LHP, Louisiana Tech