June 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM
2016 Draft Recap: How Boston's picks ranked
The Red Sox kicked off the 2016 amateur draft with a bang, selecting top high school pitcher Jason Groome with the 12th overall pick. While Groome was a talent they simply could not pass up, the team proceeded to focus primarily on collegiate players, including six seniors as they'll try to save funds on under-slot deals in order to sign their first rounder. The club's nine high school selections is up one from the 2015 draft, but still far lower than the 19 and 14 they selected in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Of the team's 40 total selections, 15 were ranked in the Baseball America Top 500, 17 in the Perfect Game Top 500, and 12 in the MLB.com Top 200 list. 19 Red Sox selections appeared in at least one of the lists, three more than in 2015.
Find below a listing of the 2016 Red Sox draftees who were ranked by BA, PG, or MLB.com. The full list of this year's draft selections can be found over at the SoxProspects.com Draft History page.
Round-Pick: Player, Position (Rank)
1-12: Jason Groome, LHP (BA: 3, PG: 1, MLB: 1)
2-51: C.J. Chatham, SS (BA: 101, PG: 62, MLB: 63)
3-88: Shaun Anderson, RHP (BA: 151, PG: 76, MLB: 140)
4-118: Bobby Dalbec, 3B (BA: 118, PG: 112, MLB: 88)
5-148: Mike Shawaryn, RHP (BA: 77, PG: 94, MLB:139)
6-178: Steve Nogosek, RHP (BA: 164, PG: 177, MLB: 175)
8-238: Alan Marrero, C (BA: 445)
10-298: Santiago Espinal, SS (BA: 409)
11-328: Nick Quintana, IF (BA: 114, PG: 65, MLB: 107)
12-358: Matthew Gorst, RHP (BA: 464, PG: 344)
13-388: Brady Bramlett, RHP (PG: 397)
19-568: Kyle Hart, LHP (PG: 345)
29-868: Cam Shepherd, SS (PG: 154, MLB: 142)
30-898: Tyler Fitzgerald, SS (BA: 187, PG: 116, MLB: 133)
31-928: Christian Jones, OF (BA: 140, PG: 173, MLB: 192)
32-958: Jeff Belge, LHP (BA: 68, PG: 168, MLB: 95)
35-1048: John Rave, OF (PG: 470)
37-1108: Carter Aldrete, SS (BA: 456, PG: 347)
38-1138: Austin Bergner, RHP (BA: 165, PG: 73, MLB: 200)