MLB draft: Arizona players taken rounds 11 through 40, Day 3

June 11, 2013 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


After a trip to the Magic Kingdom for a couple days, here's a recap/list of Arizona prep players selected last Saturday (june 8) on Day 3 of the 2013 MLB first-year player draft, starting with those taken right out of high school:

Hever Bueno, RHP Westwood High was taken in the 17th round (524 overall) by the New York Yankees; Zach Winn, RHP Show Low High was taken in the 22nd round (670 overall) by Texas; M.J. Villegas, RHP Seton Catholic was taken in the 23rd round (694 overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers; Ryan Scott, C Notre Dame Prep was taken in the 30th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers; Tyler Viza, RHP Desert Vista High was taken in the 32nd round (961 overall) by Philadelphia; Joe Wise, LHP Cactus Shadows High was taken in the 33rd round by Cleveland; Brad Holland, 2B Mesquite High was taken in the 34th round (1,026 overall) by Detroit; Jake Matthews, OF Ironwood Ridge High was taken in the 38th round (1,134 overall) by Kansas City; Jon Nunnally Jr., OF Horizon High was taken in the 38th round (1,135 overall) by Toronto; Matt Haggerty, OF Seton Catholic was taken in the 40th round (1,204 overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The rest of the Arizona draftees in rounds 11 through 40 came from the college ranks: Mike Benjamin, 3B ASU (Basha High) was taken in the 13th round (379 overall) by Colorado; James Farris, RHP UofA (Highland High) was taken in the 15th round (437 overall) by Houston; Max Rossiter, C ASU (Highland High) was taken in the 15th round (449 overall) by Pittsburgh; Jaycob Brugman, OF Brigham Young (Desert Vista High) was taken in the 17th round (521 overall) by Oakland; James McDonald, 2B ASU (Chaparral High) was taken in the 18th round (544 overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers; Sebastian Kessay, LHP Scottsdale CC (Blue Ridge High) was taken in the 22nd round (647 overall) by Houston; Jon Kirby Pellant, SS Ohio State (Corona del Sol High) was taken in the 26th round (787 overall) by the Los Angeles Angels; Hyrum Formo, RHP Pima College (Hayden High) was taken in he 27th round (818 overall) by Tampa Bay; Darian Johnson, IF Lamar University (Chandler High) was taken in the 32nd round (963 overall) by the Chicago White Sox; Tyrell King, LHP Yavapai College (Millennium High) was taken in the 34th round (1,023 overall) by the Chicago White Sox; Scot Hoffman, RHP South Mountain CC (Desert Ridge High) was taken in the 36th round (1,079 overall) by Pittsburgh; Cody Yount, 1B VCU (Chaparral High) was taken in the 37th round (1,113 overall) by the Chicago White Sox.