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MLB Draft Day 3 (Rounds 11-20)

The Draft concludes on Tuesday with rounds 11-20 at 11 am CST on MLB.com.

01-021: LHP Jordan Wicks – Kansas State ($3,132,300)
02-056: 3B James Triantos – James Madison HS VA ($1,276,400)
03-093: LHP Drew Gray – IMG Academy FL ($627,900)
04-123: OF Christian Franklin – Arkansas ($464,500)
05-154: SS Liam Spence – Tennessee ($343,400)
06-184: LHP Riley Martin – Quincy ($263,700)
07-214: OF Parker Chavers – Coastal Carolina ($206,500)
08-244: C Casey Opitz – Arkansas ($168,500)
09-274: LHP Chase Watkins – Oregon State ($152,300)
10-304: OF Peter Matt – Duke ($143,900)

MLB.com did a nice recap with quotes from Vice President of scouting Dan Kantrovitz regarding all of the Day 2 picks if you are looking for a little more info.

I will try to update this post a few times throughout the afternoon as the Cubs 11-20th round picks come in, but I am going to be in the car for the latter stages, so I will probably not get all of the picks posted until later tonight.

11-334: RHP Gage Ziehl – Penfield HS (NY)

I’m so fired up for 2021 RHP Gage Ziehl (Penfield) on his dominance at the #Super60 today.

The Miami commit touched 95 w/ the FB while mixing in an advanced feel w/ the CB.. Thick lower half w/ a short-lightning fast arm circle @DiamondPro3 @Diamondpro13 @prepbaseball pic.twitter.com/YPkUy8lm2h

— Dan Cevette (@DanCevette)

February 7, 2021

PBR-New York Player of the Year

Congrats to 2021 RHP & Miami commit Gage Ziehl (Penfield) who takes home the award.

Pitching: 5-0, 1 SV, 0.17 ERA, 42 IP, 91 K, 7 BB.

Hitting: .438, 3 2B, 5 HR, 16 BB, 3 K.

State POYhttps://t.co/X8Bb5R9mBR @gage_z13 @bigleaguechew pic.twitter.com/SMUKieTtfP

— PBR New York (@PBRNewYork)

July 3, 2021

This is a nice prep upside selection. Will almost certainly take over the max $125K allotted for 11-20th round picks. Gage Ziehl surrendered just 1 run over 42 innings on his way to being named the Class AA Player of the Year in New York.

Throws in the mid-90s with a slider and change. Ziehl is lauded for repeatable mechanics which should help him profile as a starter in pro ball.

Here’s a nice article on him for some additional info.

12-364 OF Teo Banks – Permian HS (TX)

An OF with speed and power. Tulane commit. Also capable of low-90s of the mound.

.@Baseba11Red‘s Teo Banks (@teobanks_42) got great wood on this one. Out of the 2-hole, he drives one to LCF for the solo home run. Big time swing at the dish. #FiveToolPower

Permian (TX) 2021 • @GreenWaveBSB commit@AZFallClassic Qualifier @FiveToolTexas pic.twitter.com/X3MWPGgCC3

— Five Tool Baseball (@FiveTool)

September 6, 2020