Baseball: Draft comes to an end ... here are Rounds 45-50

The most interesting selection here at the end of the draft  Friday, as far as the Southland is concerned, was that of pitcher Casey Fry in Round 46 of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Fry, who was an All-City pitcher his sophomore year at El Camino Real, skipped his senior year at Chatsworth High and enrolled at Los Angeles Pierce Community College.

Did his decision to leave Chatsworth hurt or help his draft stock? What do you think?

Here are the results for Rounds 45-50.

Round 45: Colin Rooney, shortstop from Saddleback College by way of Esperanza High, was drafted 1,350th by the Washington Nationals, and Jared Clark, first baseman from Cal State Fullerton by way of Valencia High, was taken by the Angels with pick No. 1,366.

Baseball: Draft is winding down, here are results of Rounds 39-44

It's almost the end. Here are the results from Friday's Rounds 39-44 of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.

In Round 39: Charles Hinojosa, catcher from Chino Don Lugo High, was taken 1,184th by the New York Mets, and Kyle Hendricks, right-handed pitcher from Capistrano Valley High, was selected by the Angels with pick No. 1,189.

In Round 40: Kirk Singer, shortstop from Los Alamitos High, was selected 1,196th by the Baltimore Orioles.

In Round 41: Peter Birdwell, right-handed pitcher from Riverside Community College who's from Spokane, Wash., was chosen 1,226th by the Baltimore Orioles, and Mason Radeke, a right-handed pitcher from Santa Barbara High, was selected by the Chicago White Sox with pick No. 1,230.

Tony McClendon, outfielder from Damien High, was taken by the Houston Astros with pick No. 1,232.

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: Covina's Tyler Pill drafted by Rockies in Round 38

Tyler Pill, a right-handed pitcher from Covina High, was chosen in Round 38 by the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Pill, who was named the Valle Vista League co-MVP, was the 1,157th overall selection of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft.

Pill has a scholarship offer from Cal State Fullerton. His brother, Brett, who played for the Titans, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2006.

If I've missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: Two players from Inland Empire drafted in Round 37

Two players from the Inland Empire were selected Friday during Round 37 of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.

Matthew Andriese, a right-handed pitcher from Redlands East Valley, was chosen 1,113th by the Texas Rangers, and Matthew Johnson, an outfielder from North High, was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies with the No. 1,126 pick.

Erik Hamren, a right-handed pitcher from Saddleback College by way of Tesoro High and University of the Pacific, was selected by the Chicago Cubs with pick No. 1,121. Though MLB.com lists Hamren as a Saddleback player, he is not on the Gauchos roster on their website. Where's Erik?

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: San Dimas' Leyland taken by Rays in Round 36

Jordan Leyland, a first baseman from San Dimas High, was drafted 1,073rd overall by the Tampa Bay Rays Friday in Major League Baseball's first-year draft. Leyland, who has a scholarship to UC Irvine, was the first player selected in Round 36.

Chris Notti, a right-handed pitcher from Moorpark College by way of Calabasas High, was chosen 1,085th by the St. Louis Cardinals, and Patrick Rose, an outfielder from UC Santa Barbara by way of Aliso Niguel High, was selected by the Colorado Rockies with pick No. 1,097.

If I've missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: Super agent Scott Boras' son Shane is drafted in Round 35

Shane Boras, the eldest son of baseball agent Scott Boras and a second baseman at JSerra High, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals Friday in the 35th round of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft with the 1,055th overall selection.

The analyst on MLB.com were joking that Shane was a casualty of the Boras effect.

Virgil Hill, an outfielder from Los Angeles Mission College by way of Valencia High, was selected 1,054th by the Oakland Athletics, and Mike Vass, an outfielder from Chapman University by way of Villa Park High and Cypress College, was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with pick No. 1,058.

Logan Gelbrich, a catcher from the University of San Diego by way of St. Monica High, was taken 1,065th by the San Diego Padres.

If I've missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: Huntington Beach's Drummond picked in Round 34

Calvin Drummond, a right-handed pitcher from Huntington Beach, was the lone player from the Southland drafted Friday in Round 34 of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft. Drummond was taken with pick No. 1,028 by the Milwaukee Brewers.

If I've missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: Ex-Servite pitcher Brown drafted in Round 33

After no Southland player was selected in Round 32 of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft on Friday, Kyle Brown, a left-handed pitcher from UC Santa Barbara by way of Servite High and Golden West College, was selected by the Seattle Mariners Friday with the 1,002nd overall pick during Round 33.

Dan Robertson, an outfielder from Oregon State by way of South Hills, was chosen 1,005th by the San Diego Padres, and Aaron Gates, a left-handed pitcher from Orange Lutheran, was drafted selected by the Colorado Rockies with pick No. 1,007.

If I've missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: Crespi closer Gilmartin taken by Padres in Round 31

Sean Gilmartin, who was the closer for Crespi this season, was drafted as an outfielder by the San Diego Padres with the 945th overall selection Friday during Round 31of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.

James McCann, a catcher from Dos Pueblos High, was chosen 930th overall by the Chicago White Sox, and Matthew Magill, a right-handed pitcher from Royal, was selected by the Dodgers with pick No. 937.

If I've missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas

Baseball: Anaheim Canyon's Green is money for Dodgers in Round 30

Garrett Green, an infielder from San Diego State by way of Anaheim Canyon and Cypress College, was drafted 907th overall by the Dodgers Friday in Round 30 of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft

Michael Tonkin, a right-handed pitcher from Palmdale High, was selected by the Minnesota Twins with pick No. 906.

If I've missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas