First round picks in the MLB draft.

[Broncosballer32]

Walker Buehler

Honors
• 2012-2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Career Game Highs
Innings Pitched: 9.0, twice, last 6/1/14 vs. Oregon
Strikeouts: 13, 4/10 vs. Ole Miss
Hits Allowed: 10, 6/2/13 vs. Georgia Tech
Walks Allowed: 8, 2/20/13 vs. Central Arkansas
Runs Allowed: 7, 5/6/14 vs. Louisville

COACH CORBIN QUOTE: Walk has been a very consistent performer and winner on our pitching staff since his freshman year. He came to us with an advanced skill set for pitching and he has continually improved upon that. Walker has great aptitude for the game and his ability continues to move forward. He has been a a?oebig gamea?? pitcher for us and will once again have a large role on our staff.

ACADEMICS- Buehler is majoring in political science with a minor in sociology & corporate strategy and was a SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll selection as a freshman.

PERSONAL - Walker Anthony Buehler... Born 7/28/94... Son of Karen and Tony Buehler and stepmom Lucy... Has three siblings: Brady, Delaney and Bella... Favorites include teammate Kyle Smith (baseball player), Cincinnati Reds (baseball team), Tiger Woods (favorite non-baseball athlete), Wolf of Wall Street (movie), The League and Blue Mountain State (TV shows), Flux Pavilion, Juicy J (band)... Says he would be a lawyer or politician if not an athlete... Actor Matthew Broderick would play him in a movie about his life... Lists owning a gecko as his oddest talent... Uses the word logical to describe himself... Roommates with Kyle Smith and Hayden Stone... Chose Vanderbilt because he â?oewanted a baseball family.â??

Walker Buehler Bio - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site


Kyle Funkhouser

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 225
Position:
RHP

Career Honors:

• 2014 First Team ABCA All-America
• 2014 Second Team Louisville Slugger All-America
• 2014 Second Team NCBWA All-America
• 2014 Third Team Baseball America All-America
• 2014 Third Team Perfect Game All-America
• 2014 Louisville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2014 First Team All-American Conference
• 2013 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America

Summer 2014: In six appearances and five starts for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, Funkhouser was 1-2 with a 1.27 ERA (four earned runs in 28.1 innings) and a team-high 36 strikeouts while allowing just eight walks and 15 hits. Following the team's summer tour, he was chosen as the USA Collegiate National Team's top professional prospect by both Baseball America as well as Jim Callis of MLB.com.

Personal: Born Kyle James Funkhouser on March 16, 1994 in Palos Heights, Ill. Son of Dennis and Laura Funkhouser. Has two brothers, Matt and Joe. Majoring in finance. People with the greatest influence on his athletic career are his parents who have always kept him on track and helped get him into baseball. Hobbies and interests include sports, video games and music. Favorite movies are Remember the Titans and The Sandlot. Favorite TV shows are SportsCenter and Pawn Stars. Favorite athletes include Derek Jeter, Derrick Rose and Brian Urlacher. Favorite cereal is Cocoa Puffs. Favorite candy bar is 3 Musketeers. Favorite foods include deep dish pizza, hot dogs and grilled chicken. Favorite teams are the Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago White Sox. Favorite restaurants are Olive Garden and Portillos. Was spelling bee winner from third grade through fifth grade. Mom Laura played college volleyball at Indiana State.

Kyle Funkhouser Bio - GoCards.com | Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics

Who even knew the draft was going on?

 

[shopson67]

Dodgers seemed to do really well, as both Buehler and Funkhouser were expected to go earlier in the 1st round. Their other 2 picks yesterday:

#67 Mitchell Hanson, OF, 6'4, 200 lbs, Plano (Texas) High School, ranked #43 by Baseball America. Lefty, reminds of Shawn Green, Stanford commit.

#74 Josh Sborz, RHP, 6'3, 225 lbs, Virgina (likely a reliever), ranked #153 by Baseball America, below-slot pick likely to save money to sign the first 3 picks. Plus fastball to 95, good curveball and recently added a slider. Originally a starter, converted to a closer this past season.

 

[Villain]

Two solid picks up top. From what I've read, they are both "safe" picks in that they have basically matured to the pitchers that they'll be, but don't really have a ton of room to grow. That's what you get when you grab college arms versus high school arms.

Anyways, there's nothing to complain about at all - especially if they can both remain starters.

 

[shopson67]

Here's the rest of the picks through round 10:

3 (101) -- Philip Pfeifer, LHP, Vanderbilt

4 (132) -- Willie Calhoun, 2B, Yavapai College

5 (162) -- Brendon Davis, SS, Lakewood (Calif.) High School

6 (192) -- Edwin Rios, 1B, Florida International

7 (222) -- Andrew Sopko, RHP, Gonzaga

8 (252) -- Tommy Bergjans, RHP, Haverford College

9 (282) -- Kevin Brown, RHP, Cal State Dominguez Hills

10 (312) -- Logan Landon, CF, University of Texas-Pan American