Reds Select Hunter Greene with Their First Pick of 2017 Draft Take High School Two-Way Player Second Overall
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ramsey.mlblogs.com . Great American Ball Park . 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202-4109 . Phone: 513.765.7800 . reds.com Monday, June 12, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Reds Select Hunter Greene With Their First Pick Of 2017 Draft Take High School Two-Way Player Second Overall CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Reds Senior Director of Amateur Scouting Chris Buckley tonight announced the selection of RHP/SS Hunter Greene (6'3", 195) from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA with the team's first pick (2nd overall) of the 2017 first-year player draft. Later tonight, the Reds will select their second and third players with overall picks 32 (in competitive balance lottery round A) and 38 (2nd round). "We do not see prospects like this very often," said Dick Williams, President of Baseball Operations, General Manager. "The physical talent is special, but he also exhibits great intangibles. We enjoyed getting to know Hunter and his family during this process. His parents should be very proud of the job they have done. We are excited for the opportunity to bring him into our organization." Greene, 17, in his career at Notre Dame High School posted a 1.62 ERA over 121.1 innings pitched while striking out 30 percent of the batters he faced. As a senior, he was 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA over 5 appearances, collecting 43 strikeouts with just 4 walks over 28.0 innings pitched. At the plate, he hit .324 with 6 home runs, 28 RBI, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 23 runs scored, a .374 on-base percentage and a .598 slugging percentage. This year, Greene has been ranked the No. 1 draft prospect by both MLB.com's Top 200 Draft Prospects and Baseball America's Top 200 MLB Draft Prospects. "Hunter is an extremely athletic and very talented high school prospect who has been on the scene for many years," Buckley said. "He is a 2-way prospect who has shown an advanced feel for pitching, significant raw power with the bat and very good fielding ability." Prior to the season, Greene was named a Rawlings Perfect Game First Team All-American and to the California All-Region First Team. He attended the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, CA, hit .419 as a junior and went 5-3 on the mound with a 1.63 ERA over 55.2 innings pitched. SS Kurt Stillwell (1983) and INF Nick Senzel (2016) selected with the second overall picks, are the only other players to be drafted that high by the Reds. The first-year draft will have 40 rounds. Rounds 3-10 will begin at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, and Rounds 11-40 will begin at noon Wednesday. The lists of the Reds' No. 1 draft picks are on the second page of this document. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 Reds’ All-Time No. 1 Draft Selections June Draft June Draft - Secondary Phase Year Player (overall pick) Position Year Player Position 1965 Bernie Carbo (16) ..................................3B 1966 John Dow .............................................. OF 1966 Gary Nolan (13) ..................................RHP 1967 Frank Duffy ............................................SS 1967 Wayne Simpson (8) ............................RHP 1968 Mel Behney ......................................... LHP 1968 Tim Grant (13) ....................................RHP 1969 John Grubb ........................................... OF 1969 Don Gullett (14) .................................. LHP 1970 Pat Osburn ......................................... LHP 1970 Gary Polcynski (15) ...............................SS 1971 Darrell Devitt .......................................RHP 1971 Mike Miley (24) ......................................SS 1972 No Selection 1972 Larry Payne (7) ...................................RHP 1973 Gary Lucas ......................................... LHP 1973 Brad Kessler (22) .................................. OF 1974 Mike Gatlin ............................................INF 1974 Steve Reed (23) .................................RHP 1975 Marshall Burk ................................SS/RHP 1975 Tony Moretto (22) ................................. OF 1976 Bruce Berenyi .....................................RHP 1976 Mark King (23) ....................................RHP 1977 Bob Potts .............................................. OF 1977 Tad Vegner (24) ....................................3B 1978 Brad Lesley .........................................RHP 1978 Nick Esasky (17) ................................... OF 1979 Larry Mikesell ..................................... LHP 1979 Dan LaMar (20) .......................................C 1980 Kevin Maroney ...................................... OF 1980 Ron Robinson (19) .............................RHP 1981 Don Long ...............................................SS 1981 Lanell Culver (42, 2nd round) ............... OF 1982 Kal Daniels ........................................... OF 1982 Scott Jones (22) ................................. LHP 1983 Rob Dibble ..........................................RHP 1983 Kurt Stillwell (2) ......................................SS 1984 No Selection 1984 Pat Pacillo (5) .....................................RHP 1985 Jeff Forney ............................................ OF 1985 Barry Larkin (4) ......................................SS 1986 Greg Lonigro ..........................................SS 1986 Scott Scudder (17) ..............................RHP 1987 Jack Armstrong (18) ...........................RHP January Draft 1988 Jeff Branson (45, 2nd round) ................INF Year Player Position 1989 Scott Bryant (20) ................................... OF 1966 No Selection 1990 Dan Wilson (7) .........................................C 1967 Marvin Branscomb ................................ OF 1991 Pokey Reese (20) ..................................SS 1968 Donald Shrum .....................................RHP 1992 Chad Mottola (5) ................................... OF 1969 John Jackson ......................................RHP 1993 Pat Watkins (32, 2nd round) ................. OF 1970 Dale Harrington ..................................RHP 1994 C.J. Nitkowski (9) ................................ LHP 1971 Eddie Tobin .......................................... OF 1995 Brett Tomko (54, 2nd round) ..............RHP 1972 Greg Sinatro .................................... SS/3B 1996 John Oliver (25) .................................... OF 1973 Gary Lucas ......................................... LHP 1997 Brandon Larson (14) .............................INF 1974 Mike Armstrong ..................................RHP 1998 Austin Kearns (7) .................................. OF 1975 Jim Slaughter ...........................................C 1999 Ty Howington (14) .............................. LHP 1976 Rod Patterson .....................................RHP 2000 David Espinosa (23) ..............................SS 1977 Gregg Lorenz ...................................... LHP 2001 Jeremy Sowers (20) ........................... LHP 1978 Brad Lesley .........................................RHP 2002 Chris Gruler (3) ...................................RHP 1979 Kevin Waller ....................................OF/3B 2003 Ryan Wagner (14) ..............................RHP 1980 Mark Bowden ...................................... LHP 2004 Homer Bailey (7) .................................RHP 1981 Dan Durst ...........................................RHP 2005 Jay Bruce (12) ...................................... OF 1982 Orsino Hill ............................................. OF 2006 Drew Stubbs (8) .................................... OF 1983 Ted Langdon ......................................RHP 2007 Devin Mesoraco (15) ...............................C 1984 Dusty Rogers ...................................... LHP 2008 Yonder Alonso (7) ..................................1B 1985 Scott Willis ..........................................RHP 2009 Mike Leake (8) ....................................RHP 1986 Ron Wenrich ..........................................1B 2010 Yasmani Grandal (12) .............................C 2011 Robert Stephenson (27) .....................RHP January Draft - Secondary Phase 2012 Nick Travieso (14) ..............................RHP Year Player Position 2013 Phillip Ervin (27) ................................... OF 1966 Dan McGinn ........................................ LHP 2014 Nick Howard (19) ................................RHP 1967 David Speas .........................................INF 2015 Tyler Stephenson (11)..............................C 1968 Charles West ........................................ OF 2016 Nick Senzel (2) .....................................INF 1969 Ross Grimsley .................................... LHP 2017 Hunter Greene (2) .......................INF/RHP 1970 Harold Wall .........................................RHP 1971 Gayling Pabst ..................................SS/OF 1972 Tom Hume ..........................................RHP 1973 Jeff Chandler ...................................... LHP 1974 James Diventi .....................................RHP 1975 Larry Pekarcik .....................................RHP 1976 Duane Walker ............................... OF/LHP 1977 Bill Scherrer ........................................ LHP 1978 Wayne Guinn ......................................RHP 1979 Bill Bordley .......................................... LHP 1980 Scott Meier ..............................................C 1981 Rob Murphy ........................................ LHP 1982 Rickhi Carter ......................................... OF 1983 Tracy Jones .......................................... OF 1984 Fred Carter ........................................... OF 1985 Tom Powers .......................................RHP 1986 Richard Parker .........................................C.