Major League Baseball will hold a five-round draft in June, a big reduction from the usual 40 rounds. Many Southland players are expected to be taken.
The Dodgers’ Justin Turner and his wife Kourtney have delivered more than 500,000 meals to the needy since March. He’ll be a free agent this winter.The Dodgers, who boast perhaps the strongest farm system in baseball, also will pick in slots Nos. 60, 66, 100, 130 and 159. The Angels will have only four picks. Their second one isn’t until No. 82; their third is No. 111 and fourth is No. 149. A total of 160 players will be drafted.
Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong of Studio City Harvard-Westlake High is considered the top prospect among Southland players.ranks him the No. 17 prospect in the nation and the only area player projected to be taken in the first round. Pitcher Jared Jones of La Mirada High, catcher Kevin Parada of Loyola High and outfielder Isaiah Greene of Corona High are projected as second-round picks. Jones has committed to Texas, Parada to Georgia Tech and Greene to Missouri.
Nick Garcia, a right-handed pitcher from Chapman, is projected as the first area college player taken. Garcia’s stock was rising when the season ended in March, and he could be the highest Division III player selected since the Washington Nationals drafted Jordan Zimmermann in the second round in 2007.
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