There has been no shortage of Long Island talent represented in the MLB Draft over the past few seasons. Ever since the now-famous 2009 draft featuring Steven Matz and Marcus Stroman, the level of top-tier talent has been vindicated by the players selected in the MLB Draft.
This year was no different with two Long Islanders selected in the FIRST round and 14 players overall. If anything, I was a bit shocked that players like Straton Podaras, Nick Girardi, Thomas Roulis, Anthony Gatto, etc didn’t get selected.
Here’s the complete list:
Round 1: Pick 19: Justin Dunn, Boston College (Freeport)
Round 1: Pick 31: Anthony Kay, UCONN (Ward Melville HS)
Round 4: Pick 123: Thomas Hackimer, St. John’s (Floral Park)
Round 8: Pick 245: Stephen Woods, Albany (Half Hollow Hills East HS)
Round 8: Pick 254: Stephen Ridings, Haverford (St. Anthony’s HS)
Round 18: Pick 548: Greg Weissert, Fordham (Bay Shore HS)
Round 22, Pick 647: Kyle Young, St. Dominic HS
Round 25: Pick 750: Matt Vogel, South Carolina (Pat-Med HS)
Round 27: Pick 826: Mike O’Reilly, Flagler (Shoreham-Wading River HS)
Round 32: Pick 948: Matt Crohan, Winthrop (Riverhead HS)
Round 33: Pick 997: Toby Handley, Stony Brook
Round 34: Pick 1036: Jonathon Mulford, Adelphi (Massapequa HS)
Round 36: Pick 1079: Rob Galligan, Maryland (St. Dominic)
Round 36: Pick 1088: Tyler Honahan, Stony Brook
