It’s been three days of MLB Draft excitement for six Illini baseball players. Here’s a quick review… These are the six Illinois baseball players that were drafted in the 2019 MLB Draft this past week: Player Team Round Pick Michael Massey Kansas City Royals 4 109th Jack Yalowitz Colorado Rockies…
Zac Taylor 25th round – 762nd overall Chicago Cubs In today’s MLB Draft, outfielder Zac Taylor became the third Illini chosen in as many rounds. He was picked by the Chicago Cubs in the 25th round (762nd overall). In my opinion, senior outfielder Taylor is a great deal for the…
Quinten Sefcik 24th round – 714th round overall Cincinnati Reds One round after Cyrillo Watson was picked in the MLB Draft, his set-up man Quinten Sefcik was chosen. Sefcik, a senior hurler was picked by the Cincinnati Reds organization in the 24th round and 714th overall. Sefcik has played a…
Cyrillo Watson 23rd round – 701st overall Los Angeles Dodgers Illinois’ fourth pick in the MLB Draft was its first pitcher taken. In round 23, Cyrillo Watson was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 701st overall pick. Cyrillo Watson is a junior righty and has been improving each…
Ben Troike 11th round – 388th overall Tampa Bay Rays In the early rounds on Wednesday, Illini shortstop Ben Troike heard his name called during the MLB Draft. Troike was drafted by Tampa Bay in the 11th round and 388th overall. The Tinley Park alum, Troike is a junior like…
Jack Yalowitz 10th round – 309th overall Colorado Rockies In the 10th round of MLB Draft, the Colorado Rockies chose Illini right fielder Jack Yalowitz. At the 309th pick overall, he was right pick. This is a very solid choice for the Rockies. Yalo comes with a great resume including…
Michael Massey 4th round – 109th overall Kansas City Royals A hearty congratulations goes to Michael Massey! The junior second baseman was picked by the Kansas City Royals organization in the 4th round (109th overall). According to FightingIllini.com, Massey is now considered the highest drafted Illini infielder. Massey is known…
Losing both of their Big Ten Tournament games and their first two Oxford Regional games, the 2019 season ended with a whimper for the normally tough Illini baseball team. For some players, there is still exciting times ahead this year. The MLB Draft starts tonight! Here is the draft schedule…
Even though Illinois made a quick exit from the Big Ten Tournament last week, they had something to celebrate this morning. The 64 teams for the NCAA Baseball Tournament were announced on ESPNU and the Illinois players were assembled to watch. Players, staff and media assembled at the Urbana Country…
Yesterday, the Big Ten announced the 2019 individual player honors and awards. Not surprisingly, many Illini were among them. In fact, four Illinois players were listed on the All-Big Ten First Team. Second baseman Michael Massey, outfielder Zac Taylor, starting pitcher Andy Fisher and closer Garrett Acton all earned First…