Twins Complete Day Two of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft
Twins Have Now Selected a Total of 18 Players in Two Days of 2012 Draft
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have selected 15 players on the second day of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft in addition to their three first round selections (#2, #32, #42) yesterday. In all, the Twins have drafted 13 pitchers, including 10 collegiate arms, and five position players in the first two days of the draft. Of the five position players, one is a catcher, one is an infielder and three are outfielders.
TWINS 2012 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
JUNE 4, 2012
ROUND PLAYER POS B/T HT WT DOB HOMETOWN SCHOOL SCOUT
1 (2) Byron Buxton of R/R 6-2 185 12/18/93 Baxley, GA Appling County High School J. Powell
1a (32) Jose Berrios rhp R/R 6-0 190 5/27/94 Bayamon, PR Papa Juan XXIII High School H. Otero
1b (42) Luke Bard rhp R/R 6-2 192 11/13/90 Charlotte, NC Georgia Tech University J. Powell
JUNE 5, 2012
ROUND PLAYER POS B/T HT WT DOB HOMETOWN SCHOOL SCOUT
2 (63) Mason Melotakis lhp L/L 6-2 210 6/28/91 Houston, TX Northwestern State University G. Runser
2a (72) Jon Chargois rhp R/R 6-3 200 12/3/90 Sulphur, LA Rice University G. Runser
3 (97) Adam Walker rf R/R 6-4 232 10/18/91 Milwaukee, WI Jacksonville University B. Corrigan
4 (130) Zach Jones rhp R/R 6-1 200 12/4/90 San Jose, CA San Jose State University E. Strankman
5 (160) Tyler Duffey rhp R/R 6-3 215 12/27/90 Houston, TX Rice University G. Runser
6 (190) Andre Martinez lhp L/L 6-0 190 9/21/93 Pembroke Pines, FL Archbishop McCarthy (FL) High School H. Otero
7 (220) Jorge Fernandez c S/R 6-3 190 3/30/94 Aventura Yabucoa, PR Colegio Hector Urdaneta High School H. Otero
8 (250) Christian Powell rhp L/R 6-3 235 7/3/91 Greenwood, SC College of Charleston R. Taylor
9 (280) LJ Mazzilli if R/R 6-1 190 9/6/90 Greenwich, CT University of Connecticut J. Wilson
10 (310) D.J. Baxendale III rhp R/R 6-2 190 12/8/90 Rogers, AR University of Arkasas DiMercurio
11 (340) Taylor Rogers lhp L/L 6-3 175 12/17/90 Littleton, CO University of Kentucky R. Sellers
12 (370) Alex Muren rhp R/R 6-4 205 11/6/91 Romona, CA Cal-State Northridge University T. Cameron
13 (400) Erich Knab rhp R/R 6-3 175 11/26/93 Conway, SC Carolina Forest (SC) High School R. Taylor
14 (430) Jake Proctor cf R/R 6-2 220 12/15/90 Cincinnati, OH University of Cincinnati R. Sellers
15 (460) Jarret Leverett lhp L/L 6-3 193 10/18/89 Eatonton, GA Georgia Southern University J. Powell