NALB - 2007 Rookie Draft

On June 15, 2007, the NALB held its rookie draft. There was a pretty good amount of talent in this year’s draft. Juan Fuentes from Havana, Cuba earned the honor of being the first player selected.

Here were the first round picks:

Round 1, Pick 1 - St. Rock Mudcats: SP J. Fuentes
Round 1, Pick 2 - Nashville Firecats: C D. Rager
Round 1, Pick 3 - Key West Corals: C M. Brown
Round 1, Pick 4 - Dayton Grizzlies: SP J. Sandoval
Round 1, Pick 5 - St. James Crusaders: LF F. Canales
Round 1, Pick 6 - Dunedin Otters: SS W. Walmesley
Round 1, Pick 7 - Richmond Slam: RF K. Wilson
Round 1, Pick 8 - Quebeck Sky Chiefs: C M. Hammond
Round 1, Pick 9 - Las Vegas Luck: SP B. MacKay
Round 1, Pick 10 - Vancouver Wild: SP L. O'Hagarty
Round 1, Pick 11 - Luisville Beasts: SP Á. Cuxava
Round 1, Pick 12 - Washington Allies: SP J. Urista
Round 1, Pick 13 - Stade Maples: 1B R. Valdés
Round 1, Pick 14 - Vancouver Wild: LF P. Hernández
Round 1, Pick 15 - Dunedin Otters: 2B K. Richey
Round 1, Pick 16 - Brooklyn Knights: RF C. Garfield

The Brooklyn Knights bolstered their organization’s depth in the outfield with several promising young picks. Cleveland Garfield, a 20 year old right fielder from Central Point, Oregon, looks like a future star.

Here are all of the Knights’ draft picks:

Round 1 - RF C. Garfield
Round 2 - LF D. Carson
Round 3 - RF G. Guerra
Round 4 - SP E. Lagden
Round 5 - LF H. Katayama
Round 6 - LF M. Quirino
Round 7 - RF G. Lacey
Round 8 - MR C. Foust
Round 9 - RF D. Pepin
Round 10 - MR J. Esobar
Round 11 - 1B M. Amaya
Round 12 - SP D. Luxton
Round 13 - MR S. Pak
Round 14 - MR R. Bodnar
Round 15 - MR T. Yoshida