By Sean Duncan
Executive Director

As expected, it was a down year for Illinois high school players in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, though Illinois on a whole saw 43 players selected over the course of the three days.

The highlight of Illinois’ draft came from 2010 PBR first-team All-State selection Eric Jagielo, who was drafted in the first round by the Yankees, No. 26 overall. Jagielo, a power-hitting corner infielder from Downers Grove North HS, went on to have a decorated career at Notre Dame.

It took 24 rounds before the first Illinois prep prospect was selected, when Moline RHP Matt Brill was taken by the Mets with the 716 pick. Ottawa OF Michael Hermosillo was the next high school player taken, in the 28^th round (847 overall), by the Angels.

Other draft highlights include:

+ Simeon HS had three players drafted: OF Corey Ray (33^rd round, 987 overall, Mariners), SS Marshawn Taylor (35^th round, 1047 overall, Mariners) and 2B Ronell Coleman (40^th round, 1203 overall, White Sox).

+ Former Homewood-Flossmoor ace left-hander Daniel Lietz was selected in the fifth round by the Blue Jays. Lietz was a standout at Heartland CC for the last two years.

+ Former Lincoln Community standout Ryan Aper was taken in the sixth round by the Marlins. Aper emerged at Lincoln Land College and is committed to Middle Tennessee State.

+ Both the Parr twins were drafted out of the University of Illinois. Left-handed hitting OF Justin Parr was drafted in the eighth round by the Phillies; 3B Jordan Parr was selected in the 15^th round by the Diamondbacks. Older brother Josh Parr was previously drafted out of Illinois. All three Parr brothers played at Illinois Valley Central HS, along with RHP Chris Razo, who was drafted in the 24^th round out of Illinois State.

+ Speaking of the University of Illinois, four Illini were popped in the draft: SS Thomas Lindauer (23^rd Round; Moline HS) and RHP Kevin Johnson (24^th Round; Mount Carmel HS), and the Parr twins.

+ Two St. Rita outfielders were drafted – one former, one current. Mark Payton, now at the University of Texas, was taken in the 16^th round by the Indians; and Anthony Ray was selected in the 36^th round by the Cardinals.

+ Two former Fremd HS standouts were drafted: OF Mike Tauchman (10^th round; Bradley) and LHP Clint Terry (18^th round, Lee University).

+ 2010 PBR Player of the Year Shane Conlon, who’s helped lead Kansas State to the Super Regionals, was drafted in the 21^st round. In high school, Conlon led Naperville Central to the state championship as a senior.

Below is a list of Illinois players selected in the 2013 MLB Amateur Draft:

Round	Pick	Name	Pos	Team	College / (high school)
1	26	Eric Jagielo	3B/1B	Yankees	Notre Dame (Downers Grove North)
5	145	Daniel Lietz	LHP	Blue Jays	Heartland CC (Homewood-Flossmoor)
6	172	Ryan Aper	OF	Marlins	Lincoln Land CC (Lincoln Community)
6	174	Luke Farrell	RHP	Royals	Northwestern
7	220	Nick Gardewine	RHP	Rangers	Kaskaskia CC (Effingham)
8	241	Justin Parr	OF	Phillies	Illinois (Illinois Valley Central)
9	282	DJ Snelten	LHP	Giants	Minnesota (Lakes)
10	289	Mike Tauchman	OF	Rockies	Bradley (Fremd)
11	336	Chad Green	RHP	Tigers	Louisville (Effingham)
12	370	Derek Thompson	LHP	Rangers	John A Logan (Teutopolis)
15	450	Jordan Parr	3B	Diamondbacks	Illinois (Illinois Valley Central)
15	457	Chad Hinshaw	OF	Angels	Illinois State (Normal Community)
16	471	Mark Payton	OF	Indians	Texas (St. Rita)
18	542	Clint Terry	LHP	Brewers	Lee (Fremd)
19	559	Scott Firth	RHP	Rockies	Clemsen (Stevenson)
19	567	Jeffrey Zimmerman	1B	Mariners	Northern Illinois (Andrew)
19	579	Dylan Rheault	RHP	Orioles	Central Michigan (Glenbard South)
20	607	Brian Loconsole	RHP	Angels	Western Illinois (Glenbard North)
20	612	Brett Kay	SS	Giants	Illinois State (St. Viator)
21	624	Shane Conlon	1B	Royals	Kansas State (Naperville Central)
22	651	Ben Heller	RHP	Indians	Olivet Nazarene (Whitewater)
23	677	Thomas Lindauer	SS	Astros	Illinois (Moline)
23	706	Garrett Gordon	OF	Nationals	Wabash Valley
24	716	Matt Brill	RHP	Mets	(Moline)
24	722	Chris Razo	RHP	Brewers	Illinois State (Illinois Valley Central)
24	731	Kevin Johnson	RHP	Athletics	Illinois (Mount Carmel)
25	751	Cody Forsythe	LHP	Phillies	Southern Illinois Carbondale
26	781	Christopher Burgess	RHP	Phillies	Oklahoma Christian (St. Charles East)
27	813	Devin Moore	RHP	White Sox	Indiana State (Pleasant Plains)
28	845	Justin Ringo	1B	Cardinals	Stanford (Stagg)
28	847	Miguel Hermosillo	OF	Angels	(Ottawa)
29	882	Ryan Tuntland	3B	Giants	West Virginia (Maine West)
29	884	Charlie White	OF	Yankees	Maryland (Naperville North)
31	926	Ben Hecht	RHP	Mets	(St. Anthony)
31	936	Brett Huber	RHP	Tigers	Mississippi (Althoff Catholic)
32	947	Zach Morton	RHP	Astros	Northwestern (Evanston)
33	987	Corey Ray	OF	Mariners	(Simeon)
34	1027	Eric Aguilera	OF	Angels	Illinois State (Cary-Grove)
35	1047	Marshawn Taylor	SS	Mariners	(Simeon)
36	1070	Joseph Greenfield	RHP	Twins	Eastern Illinois (Sandburg)
36	1085	Anthony Ray	OF	Cardinals	(St. Rita)
40	1193	Ryan Lidge	C	Red Sox	(Barrington)
40	1203	Ronell Coleman	2B	White Sox	(Simeon)

* List compiled by Dan Duran