Matt Barnes, a lanky pitcher from the University of Connecticut, and Blake Swihart, a switch-hitting high school catcher, highlight a 33-player crop of high school and college students selected by the Boston Red Sox in the first 30 rounds.
While the pressure of being a first-round pick will fall on Barnes (No. 19 overall) and Swihart (No. 26 overall), an organization's depth is built in the later rounds where studs like Albert Pujols (13th round) and Mark Buehrle (38th round) were taken.
Below is a complete list of the 33 players the Red Sox selected in the first 30 rounds:
1. Matt Barnes, RHP, R/R, 6-4, 203, University of Connecticut, Bethel, Conn.
2. Blake Swihart, C, S/R, 6-1, 175, Sue Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho, N.M.
3. Henry Owens, LHP, L/L, 6-6, 190, Edison HS, Huntington Beach, Calif.
4. Jackie Bradley, OF, L/R, 5-10, 180, University of South Carolina, Prince George, Va.
5. Williams Jerez, CF, L/R, 6-4, 190, Grand Street Campus HS, Brooklyn, N.Y.
6. Jordan Weems, C, L/R, 6-3, 165, Columbus HS, Columbus, Ga.
7. Noe Ramirez, RHP, R/R, 6-3, 180, Cal State – Fullerton, East Los Angeles, Calif.
8. Markus Betts, SS, R/R, 5-9, 160, John Overton HS, Brentwood, Tenn.
9. Miguel Pena, LHP, L/L, 6-2, 175, San Jacinto College North, Palm View, Texas
10. Cody Kukuk, LHP, L/L, 6-4, 200, Lawrence Free State HS, Lawrence, Kan.
11. Senquez Golson, CF, R/R, 5-10, 191, Pascagoula HS, Pascagoula, Miss.
12. Travis Shaw, 3B, L/R, 6-4, 225, Kent State, Washington Court House, Ohio
13. Cody Koback, CF, R/R, 6-1, 185, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Plover, Wisc.
14. Kevin Brahney, LHP, L/L, 6-5, 220, Cal St Chico, Sunnyvale, Calif.
15. Deshorn Lake, RHP, R/R, 6-1, 210, Menchville HS, Menchville, Va.
16. Matthew Ott, RHP, R/R, 6-1, 190, LSU, Chalmette, La.
17. Michael McCarthy, RHP, R/R, 6-3, 185, Cal State – Bakersfield, Brentwood, Calif.
18. Braden Kapteyn, RHP, R/R, 6-4, 225, University of Kentucky, Lansing, Ill.
19. Daniel Gossett, RHP, R/R, 6-2, 165, James F Byrnes HS, Lyman, S.C.
20. Blake Forslund, RHP, R/R, 6-4, 215, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
21. Andrew Jones, RHP, R/R, 6-3, 185, Samford University, Marietta, Ga.
22. Jeffrey Orvis, 1B, 6-3, 210, Freedom HS, Orlando, Fla.
23. Zachary Good, LHP, L/L, 6-3, 175, Grayson County College, Mesquite, Texas
24. Austin Davidson, IF, L/R, 6-0, 175, Oxnard HS, Oxnard, Calif.
25. Joseph Holtmeyer, RHP, R/R, 6-3, 225, University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, Neb.
26. Jarrett Brown, LHP, R/L, 6-3, 169, Salem HS, Conyers, Ga.
27. Andrew Turocy, CF, L/L, 6-3, 190, Akron, Canfield, Ohio
28. Taylor Ard, 1B, R/R, 6-2, 225, Washington State,Vancouver, Wash.
29. Cody Dill, RHP, R/R, 6-1, 165, Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
30. Alex Massey, RHP, R/R, 6-2, 180, Catholic HS, Baton Rouge, La.
31. Brendan Shepard, RHP, R/R, 6-0, 190, Stonehill College, Boxford, Mass.
32. Matthew Spalding, RHP, R/R, 5-11, 190, St. Xavier HS, Louisville, Ky.
33. Nick Moore, 3B, S/R, 6-2, 200, Brookwood HS, Brookwood, Ga.
