Professional Draft History BULLDOG DRAFT FAST FACTS
The Bulldogs have a string of 39 straight seasons with at least one player signing a professional contract. In 2010, four players were drafted and began their professional career. The University of Georgia led the nation in 2009 with 11 players selected in the draft. Georgia has had nine first-rounders in school history including two in 2008: Larry Littleton, OF (1976/Secondary phase/6th overall), Jeff Pyburn, OF (1980/5th overall), Cris Carpenter, RHP (1987/14th overall), Derek Lilliquist, LHP (1987/6th overall), Kendall Rhine, RHP (1992/37th overall) Brooks Brown, RHP (2006/34th overall), Gordon Beckham, SS (2008/8th overall), Joshua Fields, RHP (2008/20th overall) and Zach Cone, OF (2011/37th overall). Year 1966 1967 1968 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Pro Player, Pos................... Organization/Round Mike Wysocki, RHP.............. San Francisco Giants (26th) Randy Kohn, C..................... Los Angeles Dodgers (4th/SP) Buddy Copeland, RHP ........ Oakland Athletics (7th) Kit Bradshaw, OF................. Atlanta Braves (FA) Mike Harrelson, OF-2B ....... Los Angeles Dodgers (25th) Gary Nevinger, RHP............. New York Mets (3rd) Jim Turner, SS...................... Cincinnati Reds (28th) Mark Saber, SS-3B.............. Pittsburgh Pirates 20th) Larry Littleton, OF................ Pittsburgh Pirates (1st/SP) Bubba Wilson, 1B................. Cleveland Indians (15th) Chuck Fore, RHP................. Toronto Blue Jays (Expn. draft) Bubba Kizer, SS................... Chicago Cubs (3rd) Chris Dilorenzo, RHP........... Kansas City Royals (FA) Brad Pager, 3B..................... Detroit Tigers (FA) David Lanning, 3B................ Los Angeles Dodgers (2nd) Scott Benedict, C................. New York Yankees (2nd/SP) Ken Rabun, RHP.................. Atlanta Braves (FA) Jeff Pyburn, OF.................... San Diego Padres (1st) Rodney Bellamy, SS............ San Diego Padres(15th) Peyton Mosher, RHP............ Los Angeles Dodgers (12th) Glenn Davis, 1B................... Houston Astros (*1st/SP) Buck Belue, OF.................... Montreal Expos (6th) Craig Kizer, RHP.................. Houston Astros (FA) Hugh Kemp, RHP................. Cincinnati Reds (13th) Jeff LeRiger, SS................... Baltimore Orioles (23rd) Ron Bunnell, C..................... Atlanta Braves (37th) Glen Davis, 1B..................... Texas Rangers (42nd) Jeff Treadway, 2B................. Cincinnati Reds (FA) John Lastinger, 1B............... Minnesota Twins (11th) Dennis Chastain, LHP.......... New York Yankees (12th) Rick Fuentes, OF................. Chicago White Sox (FA) Marty Brown, 3B................... Cincinnati Reds (12th) Doug Givler, RHP................. Seattle Mariners (21st) Kerry St. Clair, OF................ Toronto Blue Jays (24th) Jim Hunter, RHP.................. Montreal Expos (Sec./1st) Pete Rodriguez, 1B-C.......... Los Angeles Dodgers (FA) Larry Lyons, RHP................. Atlanta Braves (FA) Derek Lilliquist, LHP............. Atlanta Braves (1st) Cris Carpenter, RHP............ St. Louis Cardinals (1st) Steve Carter, OF.................. Pittsburgh Pirates (17th) Pete Freeman, C-1B............ Pittsburgh Pirates (21st) Donn Perno, 2B.................... San Francisco Giants (39th) Scott Bohlke, OF.................. Atlanta Braves (40th) Scott Broadfoot, RHP........... St. Louis Cardinals (FA) Steve Muh, LHP................... Minnesota Twins (14th) Roger Miller, C..................... San Francisco Giants (14th) Marc Lipson, RHP................ Minnesota Twins (FA) Jim Potts, RHP..................... Milwaukee Brewers (FA) Dave Fleming, LHP.............. Seattle Mariners (3rd) Bruce Chick, OF................... Boston Red Sox (8th) J.R. Showalter, SS............... California Angels (10th) Tommy Owen, C................... Atlanta Braves (55th) Rich Bielski, OF.................... Salt Lake Trappers (FA) Brian Jester, 1B.................... Atlanta Braves (FA) Joe Kelly, LHP...................... Los Angeles Dodgers (FA) Jeff Cooper, 3B ................... Salt Lake Trappers (FA) Doug Radziewicz, 1B........... St. Louis Cardinals (48th) Kendall Rhine, RHP............. Houston Astros (1st) Ray Suplee, OF.................... New York Yankees (6th) Stan Payne, LHP.................. Oakland Athletics (12th) Blaise Kozeniewski, SS........ New York Yankees (16th) Jay Cranford, 3B.................. Pittsburgh Pirates (21st) Terry Childers, C.................. New York Mets (FA) Jim Musselwhite, RHP......... New York Yankees (7th) John Yselonia, 1B................ Pittsburgh Pirates (30th) Alex Barylak, RHP................ Chicago Cubs (34th) Brian Powell, RHP................ Detroit Tigers (2nd) Todd Crane, OF.................... Philadelphia Phillies (26th) Joey Cranford, 2B................ Minnesota Twins (10th) Chris Stowers, OF................ Montreal Expos (19th) Pete Arenas, SS................... Florida Marlins (29th) Josh Gandy, LHP................. Minnesota Twins (10th) Tristan Jerue, RHP............... St. Louis Cardinals (22nd) Zack Frachiseur, RHP.......... Atlanta Braves (19th) Robby Hammock, C............. Arizona Diamondbacks (23rd) Chris Crawford, RHP............ Tampa Bay Devil Rays (20th) Cliff Brand, RHP................... Duluth-Superior Dukes (FA)
2011 MLB Draft Flashback
Zach Cone was selected by the Texas Rangers with the 37th overall pick of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Cone and his teammates were watching and listening to the draft as they boarded a charter plane in Des Moines, Iowa. The Bulldogs were coming back from an NCAA Regional in Corvallis, Ore. Cone, a 6-2, 202-pound native of Stone Mountain, Ga., was a third round pick coming out of Parkview High School in 2009. Cone was a three-year starter for the Bulldogs and hit .317 with 18 home runs and 106 RBI in his career. Cone was named to the 2011 SEC All-Defensive team, fielding a school record 1.000 in 161 total chances including five assists. He owns the school record for highest career fielding percentage by an outfielder at .997. He made just one error in 318 total chances and tallied 16 assists.
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Matt Steele, RHP................. Arizona Diamondbacks (28th) Chris Clark, RHP.................. Atlanta Braves (FA) Josh Hudson, INF/C............. Adirondack Lumberjacks (FA) Jeff Keppinger, SS............... Pittsburgh Pirates (4th) Jeremy Brown, RHP............. Minnesota Twins (5th) Doc Brooks, OF/C................ San Diego Padres (7th) Rob Moravek, RHP.............. Texas Rangers (10th) Andy Neufeld, SS/3B........... Oakland Athletics (25th) Brandon Moorhead, RHP..... Cincinnati Reds (42nd) Jody Friedman, RHP............ St. Paul Saints (FA) Chaz Lytle, OF..................... Pittsburgh Pirates (42nd) Jeffrey Carswell, RHP.......... Cincinnati Reds (FA) Darryl Blaze, OF................... Kalamazoo (FA) Lee Mitchell, 3B.................... Florida Marlins (6th) David Coffey, OF/DH............ Boston Red Sox (23rd) Jasha Balcom, OF................ Chicago Cubs (33rd) Jon Armitage, OF................. San Francisco Giants (FA) Justin McClain, 1B............... Shreveport (FA) Brandon Moorhead, RHP..... Seattle Mariners (FA) Clint Sammons, C................ Atlanta Braves (6th) Marshall Szabo, 2B.............. Cleveland Indians (17th) Justin Holmes, SS................ Cleveland Indians (26th) Paul Lubrano, LHP............... Cleveland Indians (33rd) Will Startup, LHP.................. Atlanta Braves (5th) Mitchell Boggs, RHP............ St. Louis Cardinals (5th) Bo Lanier, RHP.................... Cincinnati Reds (10th) Michael Hyle, RHP............... Chicago Cubs (22nd) Sean Ruthven, RHP............. Colorado Rockies (27th) Kyle Keen, OF...................... Chicago Cubs (37th/DNS) Chris Webb, RHP................. River City Rascals (FA) Brooks Brown, RHP............. Arizona Diamondbacks (1st) Joey Side, OF...................... Arizona Diamondbacks (6th) Josh Morris, 1B.................... Atlanta Braves (12th) Bobby Felmy, OF................. San Francisco Giants (22nd) Jason Jacobs, C................... New York Mets (20th) Rip Warren, LHP.................. New York Mets (FA) Kyle Keen, OF...................... River City Rascals (FA) Joshua Fields, RHP............. Atlanta Braves (2nd/DNS) Jonathan Wyatt, OF............. Chicago Cubs (13th) Stephen Dodson, RHP......... Kansas City Royals (18th/DNS) Adam McDaniel, RHP.......... San Diego Padres (19th) Gordon Beckham, SS.......... Chicago White Sox (1st) Joshua Fields, RHP............. Seattle Mariners (1st) Stephen Dodson, RHP......... Colorado Rockies (10th) Trevor Holder, RHP.............. Florida Marlins (10th/DNS) Nathan Moreau, LHP........... Baltimore Orioles (11th) Ryan Peisel, 3B.................... Coorado Rockies (12th) Nick Montgomery, RHP........ New York Yankees (FA) Matt Olson, OF..................... Kansas City Royals (FA) Rich Poythress, 1B............... Seattle Mariners (2nd) Trevor Holder, RHP.............. Washington Nationals (3rd) Dean Weaver, RHP.............. Washington Nationals (7th) Matt Cerione, OF.................. Seattle Mariners (13th) Jeff Walters, RHP................. Baltimore Orioles (17th/DNS) Michael Demperio, SS......... Los Angeles Angels (25th) Alex McRee, LHP................. Los Angeles Dodgers (26th/DNS) Bryce Massanari, C.............. Colorado Rockies (30th) Will Harvil, RHP.................... Arizona Diamondbacks (32nd) Joey Lewis, C....................... Kansas City Royals (41st) Justin Earls, LHP.................. Pittsburgh Pirates (47th/DNS) Justin Grimm, RHP.............. Texas Rangers (5th) Jeff Walters, RHP................. New York Mets (7th) Alex McRee, LHP................. Los Angeles Dodgers (14th) Justin Earls, LHP.................. Texas Rangers (31st) Michael Palazzone, RHP..... Cleveland Indians (32nd/DNS) Zach Cone, OF..................... Texas Rangers (1st) Cecil Tanner, RHP................ Oakland A’s (23rd) Michael Palazzone, RHP..... Milwaukee Brewers (24th/DNS) Johnathan Taylor, OF........... Texas Rangers (33rd/DNS) Tyler Maloof, RHP................ Cleveland Indians (34th/DNS) Peter Verdin, OF.................. Washington Nationals (39th/DNS) Chase Davidson, OF............ Houston Astros (41st) Ben Cornwell, RHP.............. Seattle Mariners (FA)
Note: When the draft began in 1965, there were three phases. The winter session was phased out in 1986 and the secondary in 1987; SP=Secondary Phase; FA=Free Agent; *Davis left UGA after one season and played at Manatee JC in 1981; DNS=did not sign and returned to UGA. 2012 University of Georgia Baseball