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Draft History: 2011 Red Sox Draft
 
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Unsigned Picks  Rule 5
 
  Notable Draft Picks  
  1stMatt Barnes
Matt Barnes		   1stBlake Swihart
Blake Swihart		   1stHenry Owens
Henry Owens		   1stJackie Bradley
Jackie Bradley		   2ndWilliams Jerez
Williams Jerez		   4thNoe Ramirez
Noe Ramirez		   5thMookie Betts
Mookie Betts		   9thTravis Shaw
Travis Shaw		  

Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School		 Class Slot $ Bonus $ College
Commitment		 MLB BA PG
                     
1 19 Matt Barnes
RHP, UConn		 JR $1,386,000 $1,500,000 --- 14 13 11
                     

1 26 Blake Swihart
C, Cleveland (NM)		 HS $1,197,000 $2,500,000 Texas 19 17 22
                     

1s 36 Henry Owens
LHP, Edison (CA)		 HS $889,200 $1,550,000 Miami 21 33 38
                     


1s 40 Jackie Bradley
OF, South Carolina		 JR $829,800 $1,100,000 --- 28 34 40
                     


2 81 Williams Jerez
OF, Grand Street (NY)		 HS $443,700 $443,700 San
Jacinto		 --- 53 53
                     

3 111 Jordan Weems
C, Columbus (GA)		 HS $274,500 $500,000 Georgia St. --- 188 ---
                     

4 143 Noe Ramirez
RHP, CS-Fullerton		 JR $180,000 $625,000 --- --- 93 86
                     

5 172 Mookie Betts
SS, Overton (TN)		 HS $139,500 $750,000 Tennessee --- --- ---
                     
6 202 Mickey Pena
LHP, San Jacinto		 JC2 --- $85,000 Lubbock Christian --- --- 282
                     
7 232 Cody Kukuk
LHP, Lawrence Free (KS)		 HS --- $800,000 Kansas --- 153 156
                     
8 262 Senquez Golson
CF, Pascagoula (MS)		 HS --- --- Mississippi --- 107 110
                     
9 292 Travis Shaw
3B, Kent State		 JR --- $110,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
10 322 Cody Koback
CF, Wisconsin-Stevens Pt.		 JR --- $85,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
11 352 Kevin Brahney
LHP, CS-Chico		 JR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
12 382 Deshorn Lake
RHP, Menchville (VA)		 HS --- --- East
Carolina		 --- --- 275
                     
13 412 Matty Ott
RHP, LSU		 JR --- $80,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
14 442 Mike McCarthy
RHP, CS-Bakersfield		 SR --- $125,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
15 472 Braden Kapteyn
1B, Kentucky		 JR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- 257
                     


16 502 Daniel Gossett
RHP, Byrnes (SC)		 HS --- --- Clemson --- --- 256
                     
17 532 Blake Forslund
IF, Liberty		 SO --- --- --- --- --- 283
                     
18 562 Andrew Jones
RHP, Samford		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
19 592 Sikes Orvis
1B, Freedom (FL)		 HS --- --- Mississippi --- --- ---
                     
20 622 Zach Good
CF, Grayson		 JC1 --- $140,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
21 652 Austin Davidson
IF, Oxnard (CA)		 HS --- --- Pepperdine --- --- ---
                     
22 682 Joe Holtmeyer
RHP, NE-Omaha		 JR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
23 712 Jarrett Brown
LHP, Salem (GA)		 HS --- --- Washington
State		 --- --- ---
                     
24 742 Drew Turocy
CF, Akron		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
25 772 Taylor Ard
1B, Washington St.		 JR --- --- --- --- --- ---
                     
26 802 Cody Dill
RHP, Los Olos (CA)		 HS --- --- Cal-
Riverside		 --- --- ---
                     
27 832 Alex Massey
RHP, Catholic (LA)		 HS --- --- Tulane --- --- ---
                     
28 862 Brenden Shepard
RHP, Stonehill		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
29 892 Matt Spalding
RHP, St. Xavier (KY)		 HS --- $275,000 Louisville --- --- ---
                     
30 922 Nick Moore
3B, Brockwood (GA)		 HS --- <$100,000 Kennesaw
State		 --- --- ---
                     
31 952 Tyler Wells
OF, Lexington Cath. (KY)		 HS --- --- Ohio --- --- ---
                     
32 982 Julius Gaines
SS, Luella (GA)		 HS --- --- Florida
International		 --- --- 220
                     
33 1012 David Chester
1B, Pittsburgh		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
34 1042 Ben Dartnell
LHP, Vauxhall (CAN)		 HS --- --- Eastern
Michigan		 --- --- ---
                     
35 1072 Carlos Coste
C, Baustista (PR)		 HS --- <$100,000 None --- --- ---
                     
36 1102 Jace Herrera
RHP, Wekiva (FL)		 HS --- --- Miami --- --- ---
                     
37 1132 Robert Youngdahl
OF, Hill-Murray (MN)		 HS --- --- Kansas
Stte		 --- --- ---
                     
38 1162 Tyler Poole
RHP, Hickory (NC)		 HS --- --- Coastal
Carolina		 --- --- ---
                     
39 1192 Corey Vogt
RHP, Keene St.		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
40 1222 Jordan Gross
LHP, Don Bosco (NJ)		 HS --- --- Tulane --- --- ---
                     
41 1252 Matt Marquis
LF, Maryland		 JR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
42 1282 Derek Odell
3B, Canyon (TX)		 HS --- --- TCU --- --- ---
                     
43 1312 Brandon Downes
OF, S. Plainfield (NJ)		 HS --- --- Virginia --- --- ---
                     
44 1342 Matt Martin
C, Pendleton (FL)		 HS --- --- Wake
Forest		 --- --- ---
                     
45 1372 Matt Gedman
2B, UMass		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     

46 1402 Mac Williamson
OF, Wake Forest		 SO --- --- --- --- --- ---
                     
47 1432 Sam Wolff
SS, Southern Nevada		 JC2 --- --- New
Mexico		 --- --- ---
                     
48 1462 David Sosebee
RHP, White County (GA)		 HS --- --- Georgia --- --- ---
                     
49 1492 Jadd Schmeltzer
RHP, Cornell		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
50 1522 John Gorman
RHP, Catholic Mem. (MA)		 HS --- --- --- --- --- ---
                     
 
Undrafted Free Agents
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School		 Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #		 College
Commitment		 MLB BA PG
                     
UDFA   Nick Natoli
IF, Towson		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Tim Roberson
C, FGCU		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Bryan Johns
SS, Vanderbilt		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Eric Swegman
RHP, Georgia		 SR --- <$100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
 
 
 
2011 Draft Notes
 
 Dates: June 6-8, 2011
General Manager: Theo Epstien
Director of Amateur Scouting: Amiel Sawdaye
Signing Deadline: August 15, 2011 at 11:59 pm ET
Players selected: 29 High School, 3 JuCo, 21 College

Team received picks #19 and #36 for losing Victor Martinez to free agency. Team received picks #26 and #40 for losing Adrian Beltre to free agency. Team lost pick #24 for signing Carl Crawford in free agency.

Links
 2011 Red Sox Draft Preview (5.31.2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2011 Draft Retrospective: The picks (8.4.2020)
Theo Epstein's magnum (draft) opus (8.6.2020)
More Details on 2011 Unsigned Picks (maintained)

 2011 Draft Legend
 
Tags
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: Player on Restricted List
: Player did not sign with Red Sox
: Played has MLB experience with Red Sox
: Player has MLB experience, not with Red Sox
: Player released by Red Sox
: Player traded by Red Sox
: Player waived by Red Sox
: Player selected from Red Sox in Rule 5 Draft
: Player retired from Red Sox
: Player left Red Sox as an MLB free agent
: Player left Red Sox as a minor league free agent

Bold Player Name: Currently in Red Sox organization
Slot $: MLB's slot reccomendation for the given draft slot
Bonus $: Signing Bonus
JC1: Junior College, 1st year
JC2: Junior College, 2nd year
MLB: MLB Pipeline Ranking
BA: Baseball America Ranking
PG: Perfect Game Ranking
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