Indians sign 32 selections from the 2019 Draft

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced the signing of 32 players from the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, including first round pick RHP DANIEL ESPINO and each selection over the first 13 rounds of the draft.

Espino, 18, recently posted a senior season ERA of 0.32 (44.0IP, 10H, 2ER, 10BB, 106SO) in 9 starts for the Georgia Premier Academy in Statesboro, GA. The 6-2, 200-lb, hard-throwing right-hander moved with his family from Panama to Georgia during his sophomore year of high school. The LSU commit was clocked at 99 miles per hour during the Under Armour All-America Game last summer and pitched for the 18U Team Panama squad in the November 2018 COPABE Games in Chitré, Panama. He was rated by MLB.com as the 23rd ranked amateur player entering the draft.

Additionally, second round pick INF YORDYS VALDES (#82, McArthur HS, Miami, FL), third round pick 1B JOE NARANJO (#97, Rueben S. Ayala HS, Chino Hills, CA), fourth round selection INF CHRISTIAN CAIRO (#97, Calvary Christian HS, Clearwater, FL) and fifth round pick RHP HUNTER GADDIS (#189, Georgia State) were all ranked among the top 200 amateurs by MLB.com.