MLB Draft
Since the 1965 inception of the draft, 76 1991 (2/3 signees) Notre Dame baseball players have been drafted Steve Verduzco (SS, HS)............... Philadelphia Phillies (5th) Jacobs (OF/1B)........................ New York Mets (7th) a total of 89 times. The below list also includes Frank Paul Failla (SS, HS)....................... Kansas City Royals (7th) free-agent signees (since ’89). Tim Kraus (RHP, HS)............... San Francisco Giants (11th) Mike Coss (SS)................... Baltimore Orioles (Free Agent)
Notre Dame players have gone on to enjoy success in professional baseball since the turn of the century. Most recently, since the inception of the amateur draft (in ’65), 76 Notre Dame players have been drafted a total of 89 times. Players still active at the end of the 2009 season are indicated by italics.
1965 (3)
1992 (5/2)
Ken Plesha (C, So.)....................... Chicago White Sox (1st) Dan McGinn (LHP, Jr.)................. St. Louis Cardinals (12th) Edward Lupton (LHP)................ Washington Senators (8th)
Pat Leahy (RHP, Jr.)............................ Florida Marlins (6th) Craig Counsell (SS).................... Colorado Rockies (11th) Chris Michalak (LHP, Jr.)................ Oakland Athletics (15th) Ryan Topham (OF, HS)............ Los Angeles Dodgers (36th) Irv Smith (OF, So.)............................ Houston Astros (50th) Mark Mapes (C, HS)........................ Cincinnati Reds (50th) Cory Mee (3B/C).......... Los Angeles Dodgers (Free Agent)
1966 (3) Richard Sauget (C)............................ Atlanta Braves (48th) Dan McGinn (LHP)......................... Cincinnati Reds (1st*) Robert Bentley (RHP, Jr.)................. Minnesota Twins (30th)
1967 (1) Dick Licini (1B, So.)................. Chicago White Sox (11th**)
Highest-Drafted Notre Dame Players First Round Ken Plesha (C, So.) 1965, Chicago White Sox A.J. Pollock (OF, Jr.) 2009, Arizona Diamondbacks Brad Lidge (RHP, Jr.) 1998, Houston Astros Aaron Heilman (RHP, Sr.) 2001, New York Mets * Plesha, Lidge and Pollock were 17th overall pick, Heilman 18th. Supplementary Round (31st pick) Aaron Heilman (RHP, Jr.) 2000, Minnesota Twins Second Round Steve Stanley (CF, Sr.) Grant Johnson (RHP, Jr.) Third Round Dan Peltier (OF, Jr.) Paul Failla (SS, Jr.) Kyle Weiland (RHP, Jr.) Fourth Round Ryan Topham (OF, Jr.) Christian Parker (RHP, So.)
1968 (1) Nick Furlong (RHP, So.).................. Boston Red Sox (5th*)
1969 (2) Dick Licini (1B)............................. Boston Red Sox (2nd#) Nick Furlong (RHP, Jr.).................... Cincinnati Reds (5th)
1972 (1)
1995 (5/3 signees)
Joseph LaRocca (1B).......................... Texas Rangers (39th)
Ryan Topham (OF, Jr.)................ Chicago White Sox (4th) Tim Kraus (RHP)..................... Chicago White Sox (22nd) Brad Lidge (RHP, HS)............. San Francisco Giants (42nd) Allen Greene (OF, HS).................. Toronto Blue Jays (52nd) Paul Turco (IF, HS)..................... Milwaukee Brewers (57th) Craig Allen (RHP, Jr.)............... Los Angeles Dodgers (74th) Craig DeSensi (1B)............................. Co-Op (Free Agent) Garret Carlson (RHP, Jr.)............ Chicago White Sox (F.A.)
1971 (1)
Dan Szajko (OF).............................. Montreal Expos (27th)
1983 (1) 1985 (1) Robert “Buster” Lopes (RHP)......... Pittsburgh Pirates (31st) Tommy Shields (SS; Jr.)................... Pittsburgh Pirates (36th)
1986 (1) 1995, Chicago White Sox 1996, Montral Expos
Tommy Shields (SS)....................... Pittsburgh Pirates (15th)
1987 (0/1 signee) Pat Pesavento (SS, Jr.)....................... Boston Red Sox (24th)
Fifth Round Nick Furlong (RHP, Jr.) Matt Macri (3B, Jr.) Jeff Samardzija (RHP, Jr.) Sixth Round Steve Whitmyer (RHP, Sr.) Pat Leahy (RHP, Jr.) Brant Ust (SS, Jr.) Brian Stavisky (OF, Jr.) Seventh Round Frank Jacobs (OF/1B, Sr.) Scott Sollmann (OF, Jr.) Tim Kalita (LHP, Jr.) Craig Cooper (1B, Sr.) Eighth Round Ed Lupton (LHP, Sr.) Sam Elam (LHP, Sr.) Ninth Round Allen Greene (OF, Jr.) Chris Niesel (RHP, Jr.) Tenth Round Mike Amrhein (C, Sr.) Danny Tamayo (RHP, Sr.) Steve Sollmann (2B, Sr.)
1968, Cincinnati Reds 2004, Colorado Rockies 2006, Chicago Cubs
1983, Cleveland Indians 1992, Florida Marlins 1999, Detroit Tigers 2002, Oakland A’s
1988 (2) Pat Pesavento (SS) ......................... Toronto Blue Jays (11th) Tim Hutson (1B).............. Milwaukee Brewers (Free Agent)
1989 (4/2) Dan Peltier (OF, Jr.)............................. Texas Rangers (3rd) Pat Pesavento (SS, 5th-Yr.).................. Detroit Tigers (17th) Pat Leahy (RHP, HS) ................... Toronto Blue Jays (16th) Alan Walania (RHP, HS)................... Houston Astros (48th) Erik Madsen (RHP)................... L.A. Dodgers (Free Agent) James Sass (OF/2B).......... Milwaukee Brewers (Free Agent)
1990 (4/1 non-baseball player) 1991, New York Mets 1996, Detroit Tigers 1999, Detroit Tigers 2006, San Diego Padres
Frank Jacobs (1B/OF, Jr.).................... Houston Astros (15th) Matt Haas (C, HS)........................... Montreal Expos (17th) Ed Lund (C)............................ Los Angeles Dodgers (40th) Tony Rice (dnp at ND)................. California Angels (50th) Mike Coffey (RHP).................. Milw. Brewers (Free Agent) Brian Piotrowicz (RHP)............. L.A. Dodgers (Free Agent)
1996 (8/1) Christian Parker (RHP, So.)................ Montreal Expos (4th) Scott Sollmann (OF, Jr.)........................ Detroit Tigers (7th) Brant Ust (SS, HS)....................... New York Yankees (11th) George Restovich (C/1B)................... Detroit Tigers (17th) Rowan Richards (OF)........................ Texas Rangers (47th) Mike Amrhein (OF, Jr.)................. New York Yankees (99th) Craig Allen (RHP)......... Los Angeles Dodgers (Free Agent) Bob Lisanti (C)......................... Chicago Cubs (Free Agent) Rich Sauget (RHP).......... Chicago White Sox (Free Agent)
1997 (2/1) Mike Amrhein (C).............................. Chicago Cubs (10th) Darin Schmalz (RHP).............. Los Angeles Dodgers (29th) Aaron Heilman (RHP, HS)........... New York Yankees (54th) Drafted as Notre Dame seniors, unless indicated Italics – returned to Notre Dame Bold – active at end of 2008 professional season * – January secondary phase ** – Secondary phase # – January regular phase
1965, Washington Senators 2009, New York Yankees
1998, New York Yankees 2004, Cleveland Indians
1997, Chicago Cubs 2001, Kansas City Royals 2004, Milwaukee Brewers
Chris Michalak
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1994 (3/2)
Joe Theismann (SS)......................... Minnesota Twins (39th)
Richard Lucke (OF)................... Chicago White Sox (17th)
Steve Whitmyer (RHP)................... Cleveland Indians (6th) 1989, Texas Rangers 1994, California Angels 2008, Boston Red Sox
Dennis Twombley (C, HS)............ Chicago White Sox (4th) Larry Mohs (RHP, HS)................. Toronto Blue Jays (11th) Chris Michalak (LHP).................. Oakland Athletics (12th) David Sinnes (RHP)..................... Toronto Blue Jays (19th) Eric Danapilis (OF)............................. Detroit Tigers (23rd) Alan Walania (RHP)............... Florida Marlins (Free Agent) Edwin Hartwell (OF)............ San Fran. Giants (Free Agent) Paul Failla (SS, Jr.)............................ California Angels (3rd) Gus Ornstein (IF, HS)..................... Seattle Mariners (20th) Christian Parker (RHP, HS).......... Cleveland Indians (22nd) Matt Haas (IF)................................. Montreal Expos (44th) Tom Price (LHP)........... Los Angeles Dodgers (Free Agent)
1970 (1)
1982 (1) 2002, Oakland A’s 2004, Chicago Cubs
1993 (5/2)
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