Cardinals Sign 2016 First Round Pick Delvin Perez

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 23^rd 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.

2016 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT –  RECAP (BOLD = Signed)

Rd., Player (overall pick)          Pos.        B-T     Ht.      Wt.     School                                                       Hometown                     

1. Delvin Perez (23)                  SS           R/R    6-3     165    Int’l Baseball Academy (PR)            Loiza, Puerto Rico
2. Dylan Carlson (33)                OF           S/L     6-3     195    Elk Grove (Calif.) HS                            Elk Grove, Calif.
3. Dakota Hudson (34)                RHP        R/R     6-5      215     Mississippi State University                Dunlap, Tenn.
4. Connor Jones (70)                    RHP        R/R     6-3      200     University of Virginia                       Chesapeake, Va.

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3. Zac Gallen (106)                       RHP        R/R     6-1      185     University of North Carolina                Gibbsboro, N.J.
4. Jeremy Martinez (136)        C              R/R    5-11   200    University of Southern California  Fountain Valley, Calif.
5. Walker Robbins (166)        OF           L/L     6-3     210    George County (Miss.) HS                  Leakesville, Miss.
6. Tommy Edman (196)          SS           S/R    5-10   180    Stanford University                     San Diego, Calif.
7. Andrew Knizner (226)             C              R/R     6-1      200     North Carolina State University           Glen Allen, Va.
8. Sam Tewes (256)                   RHP       R/R    6-5     200    Wichita State University                   Lincoln, Neb.
9. Matthew Fiedler (286)        OF           R/R    5-11   200    University of Minnesota                    Eagan, Minn.
10. Danny Hudzina (316)          3B          R/R    5-11   185    Western Kentucky University        Palm City, Fla.

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11. John Kilichowski (346)          LHP        L/L     6-5      215     Vanderbilt University                     Tampa, Fla.
12. Brady Whalen (376)                SS            S/R     6-4      185     Union (Wash.) HS                             Vancouver, Wash.
13. Shane Billings (406)            CF           R/R    5-11   190    Wingate (N.C.) College                        Kernersville, N.C.
14. Vincent Jackson (436)         OF           L/L     6-4     200    University of Tennessee                    McDonough, Ga.
15. J.R. Davis (466)                        2B           R/R     5-9      190     Oklahoma State University                   Vallejo, Calif.
16. Tyler Lancaster (496)         C              L/R    6-3     225    Spartanburg Methodist (S.C) Coll.  Irmo, S.C.
17. Matt Ellis (526)                        C              R/R     6-0      190     University of California-Riverside      Riverside, Calif.
18. Austin Sexton (556)                 RHP        R/R     6-2      185     Mississippi State University                Huntsville, Ala.
19. Daniel Castano (586)           LHP        L/L     6-4     230    Baylor University                     Austin, Texas
20. Stefan Trosclair (616)         1B          R/R    6-2     200    University of Louisiana-Lafayette  Sulphur, La.
21. Cade Cabbiness (646)              RF           L/R     6-4      205     Bixby (Okla.) HS                             Bixby, Okla.
22. Mick Fennell (676)               CF           L/R    5-10   190    California University (Pa.)                Butler, Pa.
23. J.D. Crowe (706)                       OF           L/R     6-0      210     Francis Marion (S.C.) University         Birmingham, Ala.
24. Anthony Ciavarella (736)  LHP        L/L     6-0     180    Monmouth (N.J.) University             Phillipsburg, N.J.
25. Spencer Trayner (766)       RHP       R/R    6-0     185    University of North Carolina            Tampa, Fla.
26. Eric Carter (796)                      RHP        R/R     5-11    202     University of Louisiana-Lafayette       Santa Clara, Utah
27. Mike O’Reilly (826)              RHP       R/R    6-1     195    Flagler (Fla.) College                        Wading River, N.Y.
28. Pat Krall (856)                          LHP        L/L     6-6      220     Clemson University                     Downingtown, Pa.
29. Noel Gonzalez (886)             RHP       R/R    5-11   190    Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College  Naches, Wash.
30. Josh Burgmann (916)              RHP        R/R     6-1      205     Vauxhall (Alberta, Canada) Academy Nanaimo, British Columbia (CAN)
31. J.D. Murders (946)                   2B           L/R     6-2      180     Bolivar (Mo.) HS                             Bolivar, Mo.
32. Leland Tilley (976)              RHP       R/R    6-3     215    Bellevue (Neb.) University               Exeter, Calif.
33. Caleb Lopes (1,006)             2B          R/R    5-8     195    University of West Georgia               Mobile, Ala.
34. Jonathon Mulford (1,036)  RHP       R/R    6-2     210    Adelphi (N.Y.) University                  Massapequa, N.Y.
35. Jackson Lamb (1,066)             RHP        R/R     6-7      214     University of Michigan                       Temperance, Mich.
36. Robbie Gordon (1,096)           RHP        R/R     6-2      205     Maryville (Mo.) University                  St. Louis, Mo.
37. Andy Young (1,126)            3B          R/R    6-0     195    Indiana State University                   Fargo, N.D.
38. Robert Calvano (1,156)      RHP       R/R    6-2     225    University of Nebraska-Omaha      Kansas City, Mo.
39. Aaron Bond (1,186)                 OF           L/R     6-4      185     San Jacinto (Texas) College                   South Bend, Ind.
40. Jeremy Ydens (1,216)              CF           R/R     6-2      185     St. Francis (Calif.) HS                             Mountain View, Calif.

2016 NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENTS

Player                                               Pos.        B-T     Ht.      Wt.     School                                                       Hometown                     

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