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Bradley Baseball Players in the Pros

ACTIVE BRADLEY BASEBALL BRAVES IN THE PROS

Name Years at BU Current Team Level, League Parent Organization
Elliot Ashbeck 2013-15 Lake Elsinore Storm Class A Advanced, California League San Diego Padres
Allan Beer 2015-19 Great Falls Voyagers Rookie Advanced, Pioneer League Chicago White Sox
Cole Cook 2017-19 Southern Illinois Miners Independent Frontier League ---
Matt Dennis 2014-16 Lancaster JetHawks Class A Advanced California League Colorado Rockies
Boby Johnson 2018 Asheville Tourists Class A Southern League Colorado Rockies
Luke Mangieri 2016-18 Greensboro Grasshoppers Class A South Atlantic League Pittsburgh Pirates
Max Murphy 2012-14 Visalia Rawhide Class A Advanced California League Arizona Diamondbacks
Cameron Roegner 2012-16 Biloxi Shuckers Double-A Southern League Milwaukee Brewers
Mike Tauchman 2010-13 New York Yankees Major League Baseball ---

 ALL-TIME BRAVES IN THE MAJORS

Name Years at BU MLB Organizations
Mike Dunne 1982-84 Pittsburgh Pirates (1987-89), Seattle Mariners (1989), San Diego Padres (1990), Chicago White Sox (1991)
Mike Grace 1989-91 Philadelphia Phillies (1995-99)
Gene Handley 1933-35 Philadelphia Athletics (1946-47)
Lee Handley 1933-34 Cincinnati Reds (1936), Pittsburgh Pirates (1937-46), Philadelphia Phillies (1947)
Guy Hoffman 1975-77 Chicago White Sox (1979-86), Cincinnati Reds (1987), Texas Rangers (1988)
Jim Lindeman 1981-83 St. Louis Cardinals (1986-89), Detroit Tigers (1990), Philadelphia Phillies (1991-92), Houston Astros (1993)
Zach Monroe 1951-52 New York Yankees (1958-59)
Kirby Puckett 1981 Minnesota Twins (1984-85) -- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001
Bryan Rekar 1991-93 Colorado Rockies (1995-97), Tampa Bay Rays (1998-2001), Kansas City Royals (2002)
Jim Robertson 1948-49 Philadelphia Athletics (1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955)
Rob Scahill 2006-09 Colorado Rockies (2012-14), Pittsburgh Pirates (2015-16), Milwaukee Brewers (2016-17), Chicago White Sox (2018)
Brian Shouse 1987-90 Pittsburgh Pirates (1993), Boston Red Sox (1998), Kansas City Royals (2002), Texas Rangers (2003-06), Milwaukee Brewers (2006-08), Tampa Bay Rays (2009)
Roger Smithberg 1985-87 Oakland Athletics (1993-94)
Mike Tauchman 2010-13 Colorado Rockies (2017-18), New York Yankees 2019
Bill Tuttle 1949-51 Detroit Tigers (1952-57), Kansas City Athletics (1958-61), Minnesota Twins (1961-62)

 BRADLEY'S MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT HISTORY

Year Name Pos. Rd. Overall Organization
2018 Boby Johnson RHP 16 486 Colorado Rockies
Luke Mangieri 1B 25 744 Pittsburgh Pirates
2016 Matt Dennis RHP 14 410 Colorado Rockies
Cameron Roegner LHP 22 651 Milwaukee Brewers
Tyler Leffler SS 27 825 Pittsburgh Pirates
2015 Elliot Ashbeck P 16 477 San Diego Padres
Chris Godinez 2B 18 552 Los Angeles Dodgers
2014 Max Murphy OF 9 260 Minnesota Twins
2013 Mike Tauchman OF 10 289 Colorado Rockies
2012 Joe Bircher P 10 309 Houston Astros
Jason Leblebijian SS 25 775 Toronto Blue Jays
2010 Patrick Cooper P 14 433 Detroit Tigers
2009 Rob Scahill P 8 241 Colorado Rockies
2008 Dan Brewer OF 8 260 New York Yankees
  Collin Brennan P 34 1041 Cleveland Indians
  Rob Scahill P 48 1448 New York Yankees
2007 Ryan Eigsti C 15 456 Kansas City Royals
  Ryan Curry 2B 21 646 Florida Marlins
2006 Brandon Magee P 4 120 Toronto Blue Jays
  Michael Christl P 22 673 Boston Red Sox
2005 Brian Spielmann P 25 759 Texas Rangers
  Brad Canada C 25 769 New York Yankees
  Joe Napoli OF 50 1493 Texas Rangers
2004 Dan Puente C 12 349 Baltimore Orioles
2003 Brock Till P 17 501 Cincinnati Reds
2001 Steve Ellis P 18 528 Chicago Cubs
2000 Steve Ellis P 12 360 Oakland Athletics
  David Hoffman P 19 565 Philadelphia Phillies
1999 Rob Purvis P 1c 45 Chicago White Sox
  Evan Fahrner P 23 688 Arizona Diamondbacks
1998 Chad Johnson C 34 1015 Boston Red Sox
1997 Kevin Priebe P 23 697 Milwaukee Brewers
  Jacob Schaffer SS 28 835 Detroit Tigers
  Matt Beck P 35 1045 Detroit Tigers
1996 Doug Robertson 3B-P 13 375 Oakland Athletics
  Jacob Schaffer SS 50 1436 Minnesota  Twins
1995 Sean Watkins 1B 8 201 San Diego Padres
1994 Chris Allison 2B 9 243 Boston Red Sox
1993 Bryan Rekar P 2 70 Colorado Rockies
  Joel Moore P 3 100 Colorado Rockies
  Brook Smith P 11 302 San Francisco Giants
  Matt Weisbruch P 30 1105 Oakland Athletics
  Jason Simmons P 47 1314 Atlanta Braves
1992 Joe Petcka P 5 133 New York Mets
1991 Mike Grace P 10 266 Philadelphia Phillies
  Dave Geeve P 10 275 Texas Rangers
  Bruce Smolen 3B 42 1095 Philadelphia Phillies
1990 Brian Shouse P 13 338 Pittsburgh Pirates
1989 Brian Dour P 5 126 San Francisco Giants
  Mark Borcherding P 22 574 Cincinnati Reds
1988 Daren Epley 1B 4 85 Cleveland Indians
  Bob Bretwisch P 6 399 Baltimore Orioles
  Brian Dour P 26 681 Detroit Tigers
  Brad Tilly 2B-SS 38 939 Milwaukee Brewers
  Eric Kuhlman OF 63 1396 Atlanta Braves
  Michael Boyan P 73 1430 New York Yankees
1987 Roger Smithberg P 2 42 San Diego Padres
  Bob Bretwisch P 11 268 Seattle Mariners
  Curt Hasler P 21 532 Chicago White Sox
  Dave Panizzi OF 26 679 Houston Astros
  Glen Dallmann C 29 728 Minnesota Twins
  Eric Kuhlman OF 71 1249 Kansas City Royals
1986 Paul DeJaynes P 12 299 Minnesota Twins
1985 Bill Marx P 14 362 San Diego Padres
  Ed Waylock SS 20 522 Detroit Tigers
  Adam Dempsay C 31 781 Detroit Tigers
1984 Mike Dunne P 1 7 St. Louis Cardinals
  Mike Frew P 6 150 Milwaukee Brewers
  Mike DeButch SS-2B 8 195 San Diego Padres
1983 Jim Lindeman 3B 1 24 St. Louis Cardinals
1982 *Kirby Puckett OF 1 3

Minnesota Twins

  John Young P 3 65 St. Louis Cardinals
  Kerry Cook P 7 178 Detroit Tigers
1981 Steve McAllister SS 5 126 Houston Astros
1980 Olice King P-1B 23 585 Kansas City Royals
1977 John Daynor 1B-OF 12 308 Philadelphia Phillies
1969 Louis Pasierb P 22 504 California Angels
1968 Allen Cowgill P 3 57 San Francisco Giants
  Gary Upton C 21 480 Seattle Pilots
1967 Richard Baldwin OF 32 601 Washington Senators
1965 John Hermanek P 28 526 Chicago Cubs

 * Puckett was drafted out of Triton Junior College, but played his only official season of college baseball at Bradley in 1981