Newsstand: Three Michigan baseball players selected through 10 rounds of 2022 MLB Draft
The second day of the 2022 MLB Draft came and went with two more Michigan baseball players being selected. A day after outfielder Clark Elliott came off the board with the No. 69 overall pick, pitcher Cameron Weston and outfielder Joe Stewart came off the board.
Weston, who was selected with the No. 227 pick to the Baltimore Orioles, finished the 2022 season with a 5-4 record and had a 4.74 ERA. He made 11 starts in 20 appearances during the year, striking out 92 batters in 81.1 innings pitched.
Stewart, a Michigan State transfer, came off the board with the No. 268 selection by the Los Angeles Angels. He batted .349 with 13 home runs, 56 RBI and 23 stolen bases this season. Michigan also swept the Spartans during the season series.
The Athletics grabbed Elliott on Sunday evening, adding an ascending hitting talent to the organization. he led Michigan in home runs, RBI, walks and OPS last season while battling .337, getting on base at a .460 clip and slugging .630.
Elliott grabbed Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2022 Big Ten Tournament thanks to six hits, seven RBI and eight runs in the five games played.
“Huge performer in ‘22 with big power gains, plus athlete/runner who played RF for U-M but could profile in CF, dude can really hit, power coming on makes this more enticing, love this for Oakland,” Perfect Game’s Brian Sakowski said of the pick on social media.
The final 10 rounds of the draft will take place on Tuesday.
Tweets of the day
Michigan quote of the day
“It’s going to make Cade McNamara better, it’s going to make J.J. McCarthy better. The cream will rise to the top. And so if it’s JJ McCarthy out of camp, then he beat out a Big 10 championship quarterback, he beat out a College Football Playoff caliber quarterback and so if he wins the job, great, he must be the best option. If it’s Cade McNamara, awesome he beat a very talented kid in J.J. McCarthy who brings a lot to the table especially vertically.”
– On3’s J.D. PicKell on the quarterback battle with Michigan football
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