The St. Louis Cardinals have signed shortstop Delvin Perez, their first overall draft pick from the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Perez, 17, is a 6-foot-2, 180 pound, high school shortstop who was selected out of the International Baseball Academy in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, with the 23rd overall pick in the opening round.
The Cardinals have now signed 23 of their 42 draft picks including eight of 12 players selected in the Top 10 rounds and four non-drafted free agents.
The Cardinals have until July 15 at 4:00 p.m. CT, to sign players from the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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2016 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT –Â RECAP (BOLD = Signed)
Rd., Player (overall pick)         Pos.       B-T    Ht.     Wt.    School                                                      Hometown                    Â
- Delvin Perez (23)                 SS          R/R   6-3    165   Int’l Baseball Academy (PR)           Loiza, Puerto Rico
- Dylan Carlson (33)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S/LÂ Â Â Â 6-3Â Â Â Â 195Â Â Â Elk Grove (Calif.) HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elk Grove, Calif.
- Dakota Hudson (34)               RHP       R/R    6-5     215    Mississippi State University               Dunlap, Tenn.
- Connor Jones (70)                   RHP       R/R    6-3     200    University of Virginia                      Chesapeake, Va.
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- Zac Gallen (106)                      RHP       R/R    6-1     185    University of North Carolina               Gibbsboro, N.J.
- Jeremy Martinez (136)       C             R/R   5-11  200   University of Southern California Fountain Valley, Calif.
- Walker Robbins (166)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L/LÂ Â Â Â 6-3Â Â Â Â 210Â Â Â George County (Miss.) HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Leakesville, Miss.
- Tommy Edman (196)         SS          S/R   5-10  180   Stanford University                    San Diego, Calif.
- Andrew Knizner (226)            C             R/R    6-1     200    North Carolina State University          Glen Allen, Va.
- Sam Tewes (256)                  RHP      R/R   6-5    200   Wichita State University                  Lincoln, Neb.
- Matthew Fiedler (286)       OF          R/R   5-11  200   University of Minnesota                   Eagan, Minn.
- Danny Hudzina (316)         3B         R/R   5-11  185   Western Kentucky University       Palm City, Fla.
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- John Kilichowski (346)         LHP       L/L    6-5     215    Vanderbilt University                    Tampa, Fla.
- Brady Whalen (376)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S/RÂ Â Â Â 6-4Â Â Â Â Â 185Â Â Â Â Union (Wash.) HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vancouver, Wash.
- Shane Billings (406)           CF          R/R   5-11  190   Wingate (N.C.) College                       Kernersville, N.C.
- Vincent Jackson (436)        OF          L/L    6-4    200   University of Tennessee                   McDonough, Ga.
- J.R. Davis (466)                       2B          R/R    5-9     190    Oklahoma State University                  Vallejo, Calif.
- Tyler Lancaster (496)        C             L/R   6-3    225   Spartanburg Methodist (S.C) Coll. Irmo, S.C.
- Matt Ellis (526)                       C             R/R    6-0     190    University of California-Riverside     Riverside, Calif.
- Austin Sexton (556)                RHP       R/R    6-2     185    Mississippi State University               Huntsville, Ala.
- Daniel Castano (586)          LHP       L/L    6-4    230   Baylor University                    Austin, Texas
- Stefan Trosclair (616)        1B         R/R   6-2    200   University of Louisiana-Lafayette Sulphur, La.
- Cade Cabbiness (646)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L/RÂ Â Â Â 6-4Â Â Â Â Â 205Â Â Â Â Bixby (Okla.) HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bixby, Okla.
- Mick Fennell (676)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L/RÂ Â Â 5-10Â Â 190Â Â Â California University (Pa.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Butler, Pa.
- J.D. Crowe (706)                      OF          L/R    6-0     210    Francis Marion (S.C.) University        Birmingham, Ala.
- Anthony Ciavarella (736) LHP       L/L    6-0    180   Monmouth (N.J.) University            Phillipsburg, N.J.
- Spencer Trayner (766)      RHP      R/R   6-0    185   University of North Carolina           Tampa, Fla.
- Eric Carter (796)                     RHP       R/R    5-11   202    University of Louisiana-Lafayette      Santa Clara, Utah
- Mike O’Reilly (826)             RHP      R/R   6-1    195   Flagler (Fla.) College                       Wading River, N.Y.
- Pat Krall (856)                         LHP       L/L    6-6     220    Clemson University                    Downingtown, Pa.
- Noel Gonzalez (886)            RHP      R/R   5-11  190   Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College Naches, Wash.
- Josh Burgmann (916)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RHPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â R/RÂ Â Â Â 6-1Â Â Â Â Â 205Â Â Â Â Vauxhall (Alberta, Canada) Academy Nanaimo, British Columbia (CAN)
- J.D. Murders (946)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L/RÂ Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â Â Â 180Â Â Â Â Bolivar (Mo.) HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bolivar, Mo.
- Leland Tilley (976)             RHP      R/R   6-3    215   Bellevue (Neb.) University              Exeter, Calif.
- Caleb Lopes (1,006)            2B         R/R   5-8    195   University of West Georgia              Mobile, Ala.
- Jonathon Mulford (1,036) RHP      R/R   6-2    210   Adelphi (N.Y.) University                 Massapequa, N.Y.
- Jackson Lamb (1,066)            RHP       R/R    6-7     214    University of Michigan                      Temperance, Mich.
- Robbie Gordon (1,096)          RHP       R/R    6-2     205    Maryville (Mo.) University                 St. Louis, Mo.
- Andy Young (1,126)           3B         R/R   6-0    195   Indiana State University                  Fargo, N.D.
- Robert Calvano (1,156)     RHP      R/R   6-2    225   University of Nebraska-Omaha     Kansas City, Mo.
- Aaron Bond (1,186)                OF          L/R    6-4     185    San Jacinto (Texas) College                  South Bend, Ind.
- Jeremy Ydens (1,216)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â R/RÂ Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â Â Â 185Â Â Â Â St. Francis (Calif.) HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mountain View, Calif.
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2016 NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENTS
Player                                              Pos.       B-T    Ht.     Wt.    School                                                      Hometown                    Â
Levi MaVorhies                            RHP      R-R    6-2    205   Kansas State University                   Freeland, Wash.
Keaton Siomkin                           RHP      R/R   6-0    205   University of California-Berkeley Ladera Ranch, Calif.
Colton Thomson                           LHP       L/L    6-0    190   University of New Mexico                 Gilbert, Ariz.
Ross Vance                                     LHP       L/L    6-0    180   West Virginia University                  McKinney, Texas