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Draft History: 2019 Red Sox Draft
 
 
  Notable Draft Picks  
  2ndCameron Cannon
Cameron Cannon
  2ndMatthew Lugo
Matthew Lugo
  3rdRyan Zeferjahn
Ryan
Zeferjahn
  4thNoah Song
Noah Song
  6thChris Murphy
Chris Murphy
  10thStephen Scott
Stephen Scott
  26thBrandon Walter
Brandon Walter
  32ndBradley Blalock
Bradley Blalock
 
 
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
MLB BA PG
                     
2 43 Cameron Cannon
SS, Arizona
JR $1,729,800 $1,300,000 --- 79 94 73
                     

2 69 Matthew Lugo
SS, Beltran (PR)
HS $929,800 $1,100,000 Miami 38 74 50
                     

3 107 Ryan Zeferjahn
RHP, Kansas
JR $543,500 $500,000 --- 84 57 87
                     

4 137 Noah Song
RHP, Navy
SR $406,000 $100,000 --- 86 65 22
                     
5 167 Jaxx Groshans
C, Kansas
JR $304,200 $304,200 --- 138 204 216
                     

6 197 Chris Murphy
LHP, San Diego
JR $237,000 $200,000 --- --- 155 182
                     
7 227 Brock Bell
RHP, SCF-Manatee
JC2 $187,700 $465,000 Auburn --- --- 192
                     
8 257 Wil Dalton
CF, Florida
JR $159,700 $135,000 --- --- 389 232
                     
9 287 Cody Scroggins
RHP, Arkansas
JR $148,200 $100,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
10 317 Stephen Scott
OF, Vanderbilt
SR $142,200 $50,000 --- --- --- 607
                     
11 347 Sebastian Keane
RHP, North Andover (MA)
HS $125,000 --- Northeastern 140 140 190
                     
12 377 Brendan Cellucci
LHP, Tulane
SO $125,000 $345,000
$220,000
--- --- --- ---
                     
13 407 Blake Loubier
RHP, Oviedo (FL)
HS $125,000 $500,000
$375,000
Wake
Forest
--- --- ---
                     
14 437 Jordan Beck
1B, Hazel Green (AL)
HS $125,000 --- Tennesee --- --- 400
                     
15 467 Aaron Roberts
RHP, Desert Oasis (NV)
HS $125,000 --- California --- 369 421
                     
16 497 Oraj Anu
CF, Wallace CC (AL)
JC2 $125,000 --- Kentucky --- --- 277
                     
17 527 Alex Erro
1B, Northwestern
JR $125,000 $125,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
18 557 Jacob Herbert
C, Jenkins (FL)
HS $125,000 $125,000
$0
State Coll.
of Florida
--- --- ---
                     
19 587 Joe Davis
1B, Houston
SR $125,000 $5,000
$0
--- --- --- 406
                     
20 617 Reed Harrington
RHP, Spokane Falls CC
JC2 $125,000 $125,000
$0
Boise St. --- --- ---
                     
21 647 Dylan Spacke
RHP, Long Beach St.
JR $125,000 $75,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
22 677 Dom D'Alessandro
1B, George Washington
SR $125,000 $10,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
23 707 Leon Paulino
CF, Florida Virtual (FL)
HS $125,000 $125,000
$0
Florida
International
--- --- ---
                     
24 737 Dean Miller
OF, Cal-Riverside
SR $125,000 $5,000
$0
--- --- 495 ---
                     
25 767 Karson Simas
SS, Clovis West (CA)
HS $125,000 $175,000
$50,000
Fresno
City JC
--- --- ---
                     

26 797 Brandon Walter
LHP, Delaware
SR $125,000 $35,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
27 827 Devon Roedahl
RHP, Houston
JR $125,000 $25,000
$0
--- --- --- 467
                     
28 857 Daniel Bakst
SS, Stanford
JR $125,000 $75,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
29 887 Luke Bandy
CF, Dallas Baptist
JR $125,000 $75,000
$0
--- --- --- 574
                     
30 917 Nathan Martorella #
1B, Salinas (CA)
HS $125,000 --- California --- --- ---
                     
31 947 Feleipe Franks
RHP, Florida
JR $125,000 $40,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
32 977 Bradley Blalock
RHP, Grayson (GA)
HS $125,000 $250,000
$125,000
Kennesaw
State
--- --- ---
                     
33 1007 Thayer Thomas
CF, NC State
SO $125,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
34 1037 Ryan Berardino
1B, Bentley
JR $125,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
35 1067 Chris Mauloni
RHP, Jacksonville
SO $125,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
36 1097 Caleb Hill
LHP, Montana
SR $125,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
37 1127 Connor Prielipp
LHP, Tomah (WI)
HS $125,000 --- Alabama --- --- 232
                     
38 1157 Cameron Meeks
RHP, Sam Houston (LA)
HS $125,000 --- McNeese
State
--- 240 301
                     
39 1187 Trey Faltine
SS/RHP, Travis (TX)
HS $125,000 --- Texas --- 89 142
                     
40 1217 Garrett Irvin
LHP, Riverside CC
JC1 $125,000 --- Arizona --- --- ---
                     

Undrafted Free Agents
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
MLB BA PG
                     
UDFA   Zach Schneider
RHP, Florida Atlantic
SR $125,000 $1,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Mason Duke
RHP, Tampa
SR $125,000 $1,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Casey Sutherland
RHP, Davidson
SR $125,000 $1,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
 
 
 
2019 Draft Notes
 
Dates: June 3-5, 2019
President: Dave Dombrowski
Director of Amateur Scouting: Mike Rikard
Signing Deadline: July 12, 2019 at 5:00 pm ET
Players selected: 14 High School, 3 JuCo, 23 College

First round pick, originally #33, dropped ten spots to #43 due to team exceeding certain luxury tax thresholds.


Links
2019 Red Sox Draft Preview (5.29.2019)
2019 Red Sox Draft Day 1 Recap Podcast (6.4.2019)
2019 Red Sox Draft Recap Podcast (6.13.2019)
2019 Draft Retrospective: The Picks (11.2.2020)
2019 Draft Retrospective: Creativity (11.12.2020)
More Details on 2019 Unsigned Picks (maintained)


Bonus Pool Cap
: $4,788,100
Cap + 5%: $5,027,505
Cap $ Spent: $5,024,200
Remainder:
$3,305

Bonus Pool Cap Rules: If a club exceeds its Bonus Pool Cap: (1) by 0-5%, it will be charged a 75% tax on the excess; (2) by 5-10%, it will pay the same tax and will also lose its first round pick next season; (3) by 10-15%, it will be charged a 100% tax on the excess and lose its 1st and 2nd round picks next season; and (4) by more than 15%, 100% tax on the excess and lose its next two first round picks. Teams can spend up to $125,000 on rounds 11-40 and undrafted free agents without it counting towards the cap. Any bonus above $125,000 comes out of the cap.

2019 Draft Legend
 
Tags
: Player currently in Red Sox organization
: 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 allotment for the given draft slot
Bonus $: Signing Bonus
Cap #
: Amount of Bonus $ counted towards Bonus Pool Cap. If just one number is listed, the Bonus $ and the Cap # are the same. If two numbers are listed, the Bonus $ is listed on top and the Cap # is listed on the bottom.

JC1:
Junior College, 1st year
JC2:
Junior College, 2nd year
MLB: MLB Pipeline Ranking
BA
: Baseball America Ranking
PG: Perfect Game Ranking
For BA/PG, subscriptions may be required, and are highly recommended.

 
 
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Prospect Scouting Scale
 

7.5-8: Franchise Player
6.5-7: Regular All-Star
6: Impact Everyday Player
5.5: Above-Average Regular
5: Average Regular
4.5: Bench/Utility Player
4: Up & Down Player
3: "Org" High Minors Contributor
2: Non-Prospect
 
More Detail on Scouting Scale


Grades listed for each player are MLB projection; Floor-Ceiling