The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that 13 players from the 2017 First-Year Player draft have agreed to terms on minor league contracts and passed their physical. The newly signed players will join the Cardinals short-season clubs (State College and Johnson City) which begin play this week.
The highest pick to agree to terms is 9th round selection Evan Kruczynski, a left-handed pitcher out of East Carolina University. LHP Brett Seeburger(10th Round) and INF Evan Mendoza (11th Round) join Kruczynski as the highest picks from this year’s draft to sign to date.
A complete list of all 13 picks that have signed and passed their physical can be found below. The Cardinals have until July 7 at 4:00 p.m. CT, to sign players from the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
2017 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
Rd., Player (overall pick)       Pos.      B-T   Ht.     Wt.    School                                                       Hometown              Â
- Evan Kruczynski (274)      LHP      L-L    6-5    215    East Carolina University                  Franklin, Wis.
- Brett Seeburger (304)        LHP      L-L    6-2    225    San Diego State University                         Oceanside, Calif.
- Evan Mendoza (334)           3B         R-R   6-2    200    North Carolina State University     Sarasota, Fla.
- Jake Walsh (484)                  RHP      R-R   6-1    192    Florida Southern College                       Indialantic, Fla.
- Will Latcham (514)             RHP      R-R   6-2    200    Coastal Carolina University                    Briarcliffe, Pa.
- Irving Lopez (574)               2B         S-R    5-10  170    Florida International University    Yuma, Ariz.
- Brandon Benson (604)       OF         R-R   6-1    195    Georgia College & State University                    Loganville, Ga.
- Evan Guillory (694)             RHP      R-R   6-3    205    University of Louisiana-Lafayette  Jennings, La.
- Thomas St. Clair (724)        RHP      R-R   6-1    186    Lenoir-Rhyne University                 Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Patrick Dayton (754)          LHP      L-L    6-0    170    Kent State University                    La Jolla, Calif.
- Paul Balestrieri (784)          RHP      R-R   6-0    210    Cornell University                    West Windsor, N.J.
- Wood (John) Myers (874) 2B         L-R    5-8    180    Coastal Carolina University             Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Michael Brdar (1,084)         SS          R-R   5-10  180    University of Michigan                      Pleasanton, Calif.