The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of three additional players from the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Kramer Robertson, the Cardinals fourth round pick out of Louisiana State University, is a 5-foot-10, 166 lb., senior shortstop who was recognized as a Third Team All-American and Second Team All-SEC selection this season. Robertson was batting .319 with eight homers, three triples, 18 doubles, 43 RBI and a Division 1-leading 83 runs scored for the Tigers, who competed in the College World Series. As a junior, Robertson was voted Second Team All-American and First Team All-SEC before selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 32nd round of the of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Prior to LSU, Robertson was an All-American and All-State infielder at Midway High School in Waco, Texas, also playing quarterback for the football team and point guard for the basketball squad. His mother, Kim Mulkey, is the head women’s basketball coach at Baylor University and was a 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in basketball in Los Angeles, Calif. His father, Randy, played quarterback at Louisiana Tech.
Wilberto Rivera, the Cardinals eighth round pick out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico, is a 6-foot-3, 207 pound, right-handed pitcher. The 18-year-old originally committed to play next season at Florida International University.
The team also announced they have agreed to terms with third baseman Donivan Williams, (14th Round), who will forgo his scholarship to Illinois State University.  The 6-foot-0, 190-pound Williams played shortstop at Harold L Richards (Ill.) High School, hitting .513 with 10 homers, four triples, 17 doubles, 47 runs and 49 RBI.
A complete list of all 2017 St. Louis draft picks and the 38 players signed by St. Louis can be found below. The Cardinals have until July 7 at 4:00 p.m. CT, to sign their selections from the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
2017 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT – RECAP (BOLD = Signed)
Rd., Player (overall pick)             Pos.       B-T        Ht.         Wt.        School                                                  Hometown                    Â
- Scott Hurst (94)                       CF          L-R        5-10      175       Cal State University, Fullerton   Glendora, Calif.
- Kramer Robertson (124)     SS           R-R       5-10      166       Louisiana State University          McGregor, Texas
- Zach Kirtley (154)                   2B         R-R       6-1       190      St. Mary’s (Calif.) College              Highland, Calif.            Â
- Zach Jackson (184)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L-RÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 215Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winter Haven (Fla.) HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Haines City, Fla.
-  Chase Pinder (214)                 CF          R-R        6-1        190       Clemson University                        Poquoson, Va.
- Wilberto Rivera (244)           RHP      R-R       6-3       207       Carlos Beltran Baseball Acad.    Naranjito, Puerto Rico
- 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 Univ.           Sarasota, Fla.
- Andrew Summerville (364)               LHP       L-L         6-3        195       Stanford University                    Seattle, Wash.
- Jacob Patterson (394)            LHP       R-L       6-2       190      Texas Tech University                   Garland, Texas
- Donivan Williams (424)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â R-RÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 190Â Â Â Â Â Â Harold L. Richards HSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oak Lawn, Ill.
- Terriez “Terry” Fuller (454)   LF        L-R       6-4       240       Griffin HS                                      Griffin, Ga.
- 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.
- Shane McCarthy (544)               RHP       R-R       6-2        190       Seton Hall University                    Fair Haven, N.J.
- Irving Lopez (574)                 2B         S-R        5-10     170      Florida International Univ.         Yuma, Ariz.
- Brandon Benson (604)          OF          R-R        6-1       195      Georgia College & State Univ.     Loganville, Ga.
- Jake Dahlberg (634)                         LHP       L-L        6-0       205      University of Illinois-Chicago      Vancouver, Wash.
- Kevin Hamann (664)              RHP      R-R        6-3       180      Lewis & Clark State (Idaho) Coll.               Bend, Ore.
- Evan Guillory (694)                RHP      R-R       6-3       205      Univ. 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.
- Kodi Whitley (814)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RHPÂ Â Â Â Â Â R-RÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 215Â Â Â Â Â Â University of Mount Olive (N.C.) Clayton, N.C.
- Cameron “C.J.” Saylor (844)  RHP      R-R       5-10     185      San Diego State University          West Covina, Calif.
- Wood (John) Myers (874)    2B         L-R       5-8       180      Coastal Carolina University         Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Alex Fagalde (904)                  RHP      R-R       6-3       225      University of Calif.-Riverside      El Dorado Hills, Calif.
- Saul Garza (934)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 CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â R-RÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 220Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Edinburg North 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 Edinburg, Texas
- Cameron Knight (964)           C             R-R       6-0       205      Univ. of Arkansas-Little Rock     Moore, Okla.
- Taylor Bryant (994)               2B         R-R       5-11     200      Cal State University, Fullerton   La Quinta, Calif.
- Cory Malcom (1,024)              RHP      R-R       6-0       190      Univ. of Arkansas-Little Rock     Elkhart, Ind.
- Alex Gallegos (1,054)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RHPÂ Â Â Â Â Â R-RÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 175Â Â Â Â Â Â Torrance 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 Torrance, Calif.
- Michael Brdar (1,084)           SS          R-R       5-10     180      University of Michigan                  Pleasanton, Calif.
- Adam Kerner (1,114)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â R-RÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-11Â Â Â Â Â Â 175Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oaks Christian 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 Agoura Hills, Calif.
- Jim Voyles (1,144)                   RHP      R-R       6-7       205      Florida State University               Atlanta, Ga.
- Chris Hunt (1,174)                  RHP      R-R       6-3       210      Henderson State (Ark.) Univ.     Greenwood, Ark.
- Austin Pollock (1,204)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LHPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â L-LÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 183Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lincoln 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 Tallahassee, Fla.
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2017 NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENTS
Rd., Player (overall pick)             Pos.       B-T        Ht.         Wt.        School                                                  Hometown                    Â
Robbie Coman                                  C             R-R      6-1       200      University of Virginia                    Lake Worth, Fla.
Gabriel Gentner                                               RHP      R-R       6-1       220      Cal State Univ., Los Angeles         Eastvale, Calif.
Joe Gomez                                           C             S-R       6-0       190      University of Miami (Fla.)            Wellington, Fla.
Austin Warner                                 LHP       L-L        5-10     170      Bellarmine (Ky.) College              Louisville, Ky.