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24 Anglers selected in the 2015 draft

by Matt Jasko
Thursday, June 11, 2015

24 Anglers selected in the 2015 draft

When the dust of a marathon 40-round MLB Draft finally settled, 24 past and present Anglers were selected by professional franchises. The total was equal to the number of Anglers selected during the 2014 draft.

The 2014 Anglers roster had the highest volume of players selected in this year’s draft, filling 20 out of the 24 selections. The 2013 Anglers followed with 8 players selected, while the 2012 Anglers the 2015 Anglers each officially had 1. Out of those players, 6 were on Chatham’s roster for multiple seasons. They are: Dante Flores (’12, ’13), Kyle Funkhouser (’13, Team USA ’14), Mitchell Gunsolus (’13, ’14), A.J. Murray (’13, ’14), Landon Lassiter (’13, ’14), and Blake Butera (’13, ’14).

Chris Shaw (’14) was the first Angler to go off the board when the San Francisco Giants snagged him at 31st overall, and a long list of Chatham players followed him. Below is a complete list of Anglers who were selected in this year’s draft.

 

1st Round (Competitive Balance)

Chris Shaw (’14)- San Francisco Giants (31st overall)

Kyle Funkhouser (’13, Team USA ’14)- Los Angeles Dodgers (35th overall)

8th Round

Kal Simmons (‘14)- Arizona Diamondbacks (226th overall)

Patrick Mazeika (’14)- New York Mets (239th overall)

Nick Collins (’14)- Oakland Athletics (248th overall)

Dominic Moreno (’13)- Detroit Tigers (250th overall)

9th Round

Jerry Keel (’14)- San Diego Padres (267th overall)

10th Round

Mitchell Gunsolus (’13, ’14)- Boston Red Sox (291st overall)

12th Round

Ty Moore (’14)- Pittsburgh Pirates (367th overall)

13th Round

P.J. Conlon (’14)- New York Mets (389th overall)

14th Round

A.J. Murray (’13, ’14)- Minnesota Twins (410th overall)

Jordan Hillyer (’14)- Florida Marlins (416th overall)

17th Round

Kenny Koplove ('13)- Philadelphia Phillies

18th Round

Dante Flores (’12, ’13)- Chicago White Sox (532nd overall)

Landon Cray (’14)- Tampa Bay Rays (538th overall)

21st Round

 Landon Lassiter (’13, ’14)- Chicago White Sox (622nd overall)

27th Round

Alex Katz (’14)- Chicago White Sox (802nd overall)

29th Round

Kyle Davis (’14)- Toronto Blue Jays (872nd overall)

30th Round

Chad Martin (’15)- New York Yankees (903rd overall)

Mike Wallace (’14)- Pittsburgh Pirates (907th overall)

32nd Round

Louis Distasio (’14)- San Diego Padres (957th overall)

Jeff Burke (’14)-San Francisco Giants (966th overall)

35th Round

Blake Butera (’13, ’14)- Tampa Bay Rays (1048th overall)

37th Round

Donnie Cimino (’14)- Chicago Cubs (1103rd overall)