A's select eight players on day 2 of 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft

June 5th, 2019

The Oakland Athletics selected eight players on the second day of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Rounds 3 to 10 were conducted today and the draft will conclude with rounds 11-40 tomorrow. The A's have selected 10 players combined in the first two days of the draft.

In the first 10 rounds, the A's selected four pitchers (all RHP), two catchers, three infielders and one outfielder.

3rd Round:
Marcus Smith, 18 (19 on Sept. 11), is the No. 3-ranked player in the state of Kansas by Baseball America. He is the Pembroke Hill High School record holder for career hits (112), runs (112), triples (12), stolen bases (76), home runs (13) and RBI (79). His .607 on-base percentage in 2019 was the sixth-best single-season OBP in program history, and his .534 career on-base mark is a school record. He was named a Perfect Game Pre-Season High Honorable Mention and was a member of the 18u Royals Scout Team in the summer prior to his senior season.

4th Round:
Kyle McCann, 21, hit .299 (66x-221) with 12 doubles, one triple, 23 home runs, 70 RBI and a .468 on-base percentage in 62 games, all starts, at catcher for the Yellow Jackets this season. The 6'2", 217-pound junior led the Atlantic Coast Conference in home runs and ranked third in RBI, walks (62) and on-base percentage. A 2019 All-ACC first teamer, McCann entered the 2019 First-Year Player Draft ranked as the No. 135 prospect by Baseball America. Yesterday he was announced as a finalist for the Buster Posey Award, given annually to the nation's best collegiate catcher. McCann's father, Joe, was drafted by the New York Mets and played five seasons in the minor leagues (1989-1993).

5th Round:
Jalen Greer, 17 (18 on July 19), is the top-ranked shortstop in the state of Illinois by Baseball America. He batted .314 (16x51) with four doubles, two triples, two home runs and 15 RBI in 18 games in his senior season. He was named a Perfect Game Pre-Season High Honorable Mention for 2018-19.

6th Round:
Seth Shuman, 21, was 6-5 with a 3.83 ERA (39 ER in 91.2 IP) and 114 strikeouts in 16 starts for the Eagles as a junior this season. His 114 strikeouts led the Sun Belt Conference and were tied for 19th among all NCAA Division I pitchers. The 6-foot-1 right-hander was named Pre-Season All-Sun Belt Conference in 2018 and 2019. He threw three complete games as a sophomore in 2018, including in an elimination game of the Sun Belt Tournament. Shuman's father played baseball at Valdosta State and his brother pitched at Auburn University.

7th Round:
Drew Millas, 21, batted .275 (56x204) with 11 doubles, two triples and five home runs and 25 RBI in 51 games, all starts, in his junior season with the Bears. As a sophomore, Millas batted .321 (68x212) with a .416 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging mark, earning second-team All-America honors. The switch-hitting catcher earned first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in both 2018 and 2019. Prior to his junior season, he played for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League, batting .274 (32x117) with five doubles, one triple, 11 RBI and nine walks in 34 total games.

8th Round:
Jose Dicochea, 18, is the No. 6-ranked player and the highest-ranked high schooler in the state of Arizona by Baseball America. He was 6-3 with a 1.30 ERA (10 ER in 54.0 IP) and 86 strikeouts in his senior season. The right-handed pitcher threw a no-hitter in the state championship semifinals and allowed two runs in 6.0 innings while striking out 10 batters in the state championship final game.

9th Round:
Colin Peluse, 20 (21 on June 11), was 3-8 with a 5.74 ERA (51 ER in 80.0 IP) with 71 strikeouts in his junior season with the Demon Deacons. In 2018, the right-hander recorded a team-leading 6-2 record and 3.87 ERA (36 ER in 83.2 IP) over 16 games (14 starts). He is the No. 12-ranked arm out of North Carolina and is ranked 236th overall by Baseball America. Prior to his junior season, Peluse allowed two runs over 7.0 innings in two appearances with the Chatham Anglers in the Cape Cod League.

10th Round:
Patrick McColl, 21 (22 on June 22), batted .387 (70x181) with 16 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 47 RBI and 17 walks in his senior season for the Crimson. He hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning against Yale to complete a nine-run comeback for Harvard on April 6. The left-handed hitter led the team in hits, doubles, on-base percentage (.448) and slugging (.707), and he led the Ivy League in hits, home runs and slugging. He is the top-ranked position player out of Massachusetts by Baseball America.

DAY ONE OF MLB FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT:
The Athletics selected SS Logan Davidson with the 29th overall pick in the first round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft and RHP Tyler Baum with the 66th overall pick in the second round.

Davidson, 21, hit .291 (69x237) with 55 runs, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 15 home runs, 55 RBI and a .574 slugging percentage in 61 games, all starts during his junior season with Clemson University.

"We're extremely excited that Logan was available when we made our selection," said A's Scouting Director Eric Kubota. "He's a two-way shortstop that is able to contribute offensively at a premium position and we're looking forward to seeing him in Green & Gold."

The switch-hitter entered the 2019 First-Year Player Draft as the No. 23 prospect by Baseball America. He was also listed as a preseason ACC Player of the Year by D1Baseball, and a preseason first-team All-ACC by Perfect Game.

In three seasons with the Tigers, he hit .290 (211x728) with 171 runs, 45 doubles, 2 triples, 42 home runs and 142 RBI in 187 games. After his sophomore season, he was a third-team All-America selection by Baseball America, a second-team All-Atlantic Region by ABCA, a second-team All-ACC selection and was the Mitchell Award winner, given to the team's most valuable player.

Baum, 21, went 7-3 with a 3.95 ERA in 86.2 innings pitched during his junior season with the University of North Carolina, including 92 strikeouts, 25 walks, 90 hits, and five home runs allowed in 16 appearances, 15 of which were starts.

The 6'3" starting pitcher entered the 2019 First-Year Player Draft as the No. 77 prospect by Baseball America. In three seasons with the Tar Heels, he went 18-4 with a 3.73 ERA in 214.2 innings pitched, including 213 strikeouts and a .242 opponents batting average in 50 appearances, 42 of which were starts.

Ranked as the No. 91 overall prospect coming out of high school by Baseball America in 2016, Baum went undrafted coming out of West Orange High School. His father, Derek, played football at Cornell University, his mother was a two-sport athlete at Endicott College, and his sister, Torey, plays volleyball at Boston College.

The Draft will resume on Wednesday, June 5 and will begin at 9:00 a.m. (PT), featuring picks in rounds 11-40, with no time delay between selections.