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
- 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.
- Zach Jackson (184) C L-R 6-3 215 Winter Haven (Fla.) HS 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) 3B R-R 6-0 190 Harold L. Richards HS 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) RHP R-R 6-3 215 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) C R-R 6-3 220 Edinburg North HS 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) RHP R-R 6-3 175 Torrance HS Torrance, Calif.
- Michael Brdar (1,084) SS R-R 5-10 180 University of Michigan Pleasanton, Calif.
- Adam Kerner (1,114) C R-R 5-11 175 Oaks Christian HS 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) LHP L-L 6-3 183 Lincoln HS Tallahassee, Fla.
2017 NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENTS
Rd., Player (overall pick) Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. School Hometown
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.
