Colorado Rockies Select Three Players On Day One Of The 2024 First-year Player Draft

SCOTTSDALE – On the first day of Major League Baseball’s 2024 First-Year Player Draft, the Colorado Rockies selected three total players, two position players and one pitcher, each from the collegiate ranks.

Below is a pick-by-pick breakdown of the Rockies’ Sunday selections:

INF/OF Charlie Condon - Round 1 (#3)

Condon, 21, slashed .433/.556/1.009 (100-for-231) with a 1.565 OPS in 60 games for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2024, collecting 20 doubles, one triple, 37 home runs and 78 RBI … led the NCAA in batting, home runs, slugging percentage and OPS, ranked second in total bases (233) and was third in on-base percentage … 37 home runs set a BBCOR-era (since 2011) record … tallied seven multi-home run games and also fell one game shy of an NCAA record with home runs in eight consecutive games April 26-May 9 … became just the third player in NCAA history to lead the nation in both batting average and home runs in the same season … recognized as the 2024 SEC Player of the Year and was named the national 2024 Player of the Year by Baseball America, D1Baseball and Perfect Game, and was a consensus All-American … earned The Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award … becomes the highest drafted player out of the University of Georgia in program history.

RHP Brody Brecht, Competitive Balance Round A (#38)

Brecht, 21, went 10-9 with a 3.49 ERA (178.0 IP, 29 ER) and 281 strikeouts through three seasons at the University of Iowa … 4-3 with a 3.33 ERA (78.1 IP, 29 ER) and 128 strikeouts through 15 starts in 2024 … led the Big Ten in strikeouts and finished third in ERA in his final season … ranked fourth in the nation with an average of 14.71 strikeouts per nine innings and seventh in total strikeouts … entered school as a two-sport athlete, competing in baseball and football through 2022 … named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game in 2022 … was named the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021 after going 10-0 with a 0.57 ERA and 126 strikeouts as a senior at Ankeny High School (Iowa).

INF/OF Jared Thomas - Round 2 (#42)

Thomas slashed .349/.435/.635 (87-for-249) in 60 games for the Texas Longhorns during his sophomore campaign, logging 15 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 47 RBI … was 18-for-18 in stolen bases on the season … in addition to First-Team All-Big 12 honors, was also named to the ABCAA Central All-Region First-Team in 2024 … as a freshman in 2023, was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team and recognized as Honorable Mention All-Big 12 after batting .321 (69-for-215) with 14 doubles, a team-high four triples and four home runs … was an All-State outfielder and four-year letterman at Waxahachie High School … was the top ranked first baseman and the No. 24 overall player in the state of Texas.

The 2024 MLB Draft continues tomorrow with rounds 3-10 beginning at 11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT.