“We think we got a nice blend of good players with good upside and a couple guys with real nice track records,” said Mike Rikard, Red Sox director of amateur scouting. “We feel like we got some players our scouts really, really like. It’s always important to get guys that we as a staff really like, guys we have strong conviction on, gut-feel players from the scouts. I think we’ve had a good run and done well when we’ve gotten players the scouts really like.”

The Red Sox selected 40 players in this year’s MLB draft. That haul included 18 pitchers, 10 infielders, nine outfielders, and three catchers.


Jason Groome, LHP

Round: 1. Pick: 12.

Height: 6-6. Weight: 220. Age: 17.

High school: Barnegat (N.J.). College commitment: Chipola Junior College.

Twitter: @jaygroome55

He said it: “It’s a crazy feeling just hearing my name get called, especially by the Red Sox. It was the best experience of my life. It was a dream come true. When [the Red Sox] were coming up, my family was like, ‘Jay, they’re going to pick you.’ I was texting a friend back and all of a sudden I heard my name and me and my family, we just went nuts at my cousin’s house. It was an awesome experience.”

Mike Rikard, Red Sox director of amateur scouting: “He’s got really good stuff. He’s got a big fastball, a good curveball and he can throw his changeup for strikes as well. He’s a big, durable guy, and he’s got a nice delivery. He throws the ball easy and he’s a strike thrower as well, so we do see him as a starter.”

Mike Hazen, Red Sox general manager: “We’re very excited. Our guys did such good work on this. We had him rated very high up our board. You know what it takes to compete in the American League East and the stuff that it takes. We feel, obviously, he’s got a development path he’s going to have to go through, but we saw the upside here of a guy that could pitch in this rotation someday.”


Read on: Questions loom over the Red Sox’ top draft pick. At every level, Jason Groome’s reputation preceded him.

C.J. Chatham, SS

Round: 2. Pick: 51.

Height: 6-4. Weight: 185. Age: 21.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Florida Atlantic.

Chatham’s stats in three seasons at FAU. Season G-GS BA AB H HR RBI SLG% OBP BB SO 2014 53-53 .300 200 60 4 26 .415 .336 8 39 2015 60-60 .335 230 77 3 44 .496 .361 10 28 2016 58-58 .357 249 89 8 50 .554 .422 23 36 Career 171-171 .333 679 226 15 120 .493 .377 41 103 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Rikard: “He’s a very good college player. We believe he will stay at shortstop. He’s a good hitter, he’s got a very nice, kind of proven track record with the bat and we do think he’s more than just a contact type, contact-oriented hitter. We think there could be some power there. We like his instincts, we like his makeup, and again probably most importantly we do think he can stay at shortstop and be very good defensively.”

Read on: In this draft, the Red Sox couldn’t ignore C.J. Chatham.

Shaun Anderson, RHP

Round: 3. Pick: 88.

Height: 6-4. Weight: 224. Age: 21.

College: Florida.

Anderson’s stats in three seasons with the Gators. Season ERA W-L G-GS SV IP H R ER BB SO 2014 5.60 0-2 14-0 1 17.2 27 14 11 3 8 2015 4.09 0-0 16-1 0 22.0 20 11 10 6 21 2016 1.02 3-0 34-0 13 44.0 30 6 5 7 56 Career 2.79 3-2 64-1 14 83.2 77 31 26 16 85 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Rikard: “He’s got a low- to mid-90s fastball. His out-pitch is a cutter that he can throw for strikes in any count. We like his delivery. He’s a pretty athletic kid, good size. We’ll talk from a development standpoint here in the next few days about what the best plan will be for him moving forward.”


Read on: Shaun Anderson was Mr. Irrelevant in the 2013 draft.

Bobby Dalbec, 3B

Round: 4. Pick: 118.

Height: 6-4. Weight: 225. Age: 21.

College: Arizona.

Dalbec’s stats in three seasons with the Wildcats. Year G-GS BA AB H HR RBI SLG% OBP BB SO 2014 47-44 .266 169 45 2 30 .355 .333 18 48 2015 55-55 .319 213 68 15 53 .601 .410 32 60 2016 20-20 .258 66 17 4 16 .515 .425 18 23 Career 122-119 .290 448 130 21 99 .496 .385 68 131 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @BobbyDalbec

He said it: “It’s pretty cool. I got to play out there for two summers, and got to do those workouts in Fenway. It’s people’s dreams to play in Fenway, so this is obviously a step closer to that.”

Rikard: “We’ve gotten to see a lot of him through the years with Team USA, Cape Cod, and obviously at the University of Arizona. Our scout, Vaughn Williams, did an outstanding job with him. Bobby’s been a little bit streaky through the years, but when he’s been going good, he’s been really good. He’s got really good power. Our scout, Vaughn, had strong convictions on him as a hitter.”

Read on: Heap of hype in preseason isn’t overwhelming Bobby Dalbec. Dalbec’s whirlwind day is what people dream of.

Mike Shawaryn, RHP

Round: 5. Pick: 118.

Height: 6-3. Weight: 225. Age: 21.

College: Maryland.

Shawaryn’s stats in three seasons with the Terps. Season ERA W-L G-GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014 3.12 11-4 16-16 92.1 89 34 32 24 72 2015 1.71 13-2 17-17 116.0 85 28 22 29 138 2016 3.18 6-4 15-15 99.0 69 41 35 26 97 Career 2.61 30-10 48-48 307.1 243 103 89 79 307 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @MikeShawaryn

Rikard: “He’s got a deceptive delivery. He throws strikes. He’s got a real strong track record of performance through his years there at Maryland and Team USA. He’s got good stuff, too – a good lively fastball, a sharp breaking ball, and we like how he competes. He’s a real good competitor on the mound. He’s pretty advanced and a proven performer. That’s the group of college pitchers that have a chance to get to the big leagues.”


Read on: Gutsy ‘Unicorn’ may be a steal for Boston. For Mike Shawaryn, it’s an exciting time.

Stephen Nogosek, RHP

Round: 6. Pick: 185.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 183. Age: 21.

College: Oregon.

Nogosek's stats in three seasons with the Ducks. Year ERA W-L G-GS SV IP H R ER BB SO 2014 2.52 1-1 17-2 0 35.2 33 12 10 16 27 2015 2.02 6-3 39-0 0 58.0 38 16 13 34 60 2016 1.11 2-2 29-0 16 40.2 25 7 5 14 45 Career 1.88 9-6 85-2 16 134 96 35 28 64 132 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @StephenNogosek

Rikard: “He’s a little bit funky. He’s got a really deceptive delivery. We like his fastball. He’s got good velocity, mid-90s velocity. We’ve seen a really good breaking ball from him of late. We’re hoping the evolution of his breaking ball will continue once we get him. He’s a good pitcher.”

Read on: Stephen Nogosek thriving as Oregon’s closer. Golden Spikes nominee Stephen Nogosek brings toughness and intensity to role as Oregon closer.

Ryan Scott, OF

Round: 7. Pick: 208.

Height: 6-2. Weight: 205. Age: 22.

Bats: Left. Throws: Right.

College: Arkansas-Little Rock.

Scott’s stats in four seasons with the Trojans. Season G BA AB H HR RBI SLG OBP BB SO 2013 22 .103 39 4 0 2 .128 .217 4 14 2014 50 .191 136 26 2 11 .257 .319 18 23 2015 49 .328 192 63 2 21 .474 .398 17 39 2016 54 .435 216 94 12 66 .713 .516 27 33 Career 175 .321 583 187 16 100 .489 .411 66 109 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Rikard: “We really liked his bat. He was a favorite of some of our scouts. If you look at the performance, he’s done really well. We like the bat. He was a little bit of a [scouting] staff favorite, so to speak, as far as his bat goes.”

Read on: Big years pays off for Arkansas-Little Rock slugger Ryan Scott. Meet Ryan Scott.

Alan Marrero, C

Round: 8. Pick: 238.

Height: 5-9. Weight: 190. Age: 18.


Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

Rikard: “That would be fine with us if he turned out to be another Christian Vazquez. Our scout, Edgar Perez, does an outstanding job in Puerto Rico. This was the guy on his list that he really wanted. He believes that there’s really good defensive upside. Like with many young players, the bat can be a question mark, but we really believe strongly in his defensive ability.”

High school: IBAHS (PR). College commitment: Alabama State.

Matt McLean, OF

Round: 9. Pick: 238.

Height: 5-11. Weight: 190. Age: 22.

Bats: Left. Throws: Right.

College: Texas-Arlington.

McLean’s stats for the last four seasons. Season Team G BA AB H HR RBI OBP SLG BB SO 2013 Grayson County College 34 .376 93 35 0 15 .487 .419 20 14 2014 Grayson County College 56 .399 203 81 0 41 .534 .478 54 27 2015 Texas-Arlington 55 .337 187 63 0 23 .448 .374 40 19 2016 Texas-Arlington 58 .307 231 71 0 22 .411 .407 36 22 Career 203 .350 714 250 0 101 .467 .420 150 82 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @mattmclean6

Santiago Espinal, SS

Round: 10. Pick: 298.

Height: 5-10. Weight: 175. Age: 21.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Miami Dade CC South.

Espinal’s stats from this season. Season G BA AB H HR RBI OBP SLG BB SO 2016 43 .432 162 70 0 28 .492 .562 20 11 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Rikard: “We like his glove and think he can stay at shortstop. We saw a lot of him this spring and had a lot of good reports. We do see him staying at shortstop. He’s got more of a contact-oriented approach with the bat. We’re hoping that some power develops as he matures a little bit. We do like his glove, see him as a shortstop, and think he’ll be a good contact hitter.”

Read on: Freshman infielder providing offensive and defensive punch for the Sharks.

Nick Quintana, IF

Round: 11. Pick: 328.

Height: 5-10. Weight: 185. Age: 18.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Arbor View (Nev.). College commitment: Arizona.

Twitter: @_quintana12

Read on: Baseball America’s conversation with Nick Quintana. “He’s a coach’s dream.”

Matthew Gorst, RHP

Round: 12. Pick: 358.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 205. Age: 21.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Georgia Tech.

Gorst’s stats in three seasons with the Yellow Jackets. Season ERA W-L G SV IP H R ER BB SO 2014 7.59 1-0 15 0 21.1 20 18 18 22 16 2015 4.81 3-2 26 1 33.2 30 20 18 26 32 2016 0.55 2-1 28 12 49.0 30 5 3 13 55 Career 3.38 6-3 69 13 104 80 43 39 61 103 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @matthew_gorst44

Chris Mears, Red Sox pitching crosschecker: “Gorst is an interesting one. He has a good slider. We tried to look for players as we continued to move down through the draft that we thought had attributes that were going to allow for success, obviously, and what we could do from the player development side, kind of try to figure out a puzzle to keep them progressing. Gorst has a slider that’s let him have a lot of success.”

Read on: Elbow injury leads to historic season for Tech’s Matthew Gorst.

Brady Bramlett, RHP

Round: 13. Pick: 388.

Height: 6-4. Weight: 245. Age: 22.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Mississippi.

Bramlett’s stats in three seasons with the Rebels. Season ERA W-L G-GS IP H R ER BB SO 2013 3.00 5-1 8-4 24.0 16 9 8 11 24 2015 3.74 7-4 15-15 84.1 79 43 35 21 83 2016 3.17 8-3 16-16 82.1 79 31 29 23 96 Career 3.39 20-8 39-35 191 174 83 72 55 203 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @bradyb2821

Mears: “Bramlett has had a really strong performance in the SEC. He’s been a good pitcher there. He has a very deceptive fastball. When I saw him pitch, a lot of guys had a difficult time squaring him up. We’re looking for attributes like that.”

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Robby Sexton, LHP

Round: 14. Pick: 418.

Height: 2-1. Weight: 225. Age: 22.

Bats: Left. Throws: Left.

College: Wright State (Ohio).

Sexton’s stats in four seasons with the Raiders. Season ERA W-L G-GS IP H R ER BB SO 2013 5.57 1-6 12-11 42.0 36 35 26 31 27 2014 2.95 8-4 14-14 82.1 69 37 27 34 61 2015 6.23 0-1 3-3 13.0 13 14 9 9 7 2016 3.06 6-3 13-13 67.2 60 23 23 14 56 Career 3.73 15-14 42-41 205 178 109 85 88 151 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @rsex14

Michael Wilson, SS

Round: 15. Pick: 448.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 175. Age: 18.

Bats: Left. Throws: Right.

High school: Colonia (N.J.). College commitment: Stony Brook.

Twitter: @mikewilson_7

He said it:

This is an amazing feeling. Thank you to everyone who helped me reach my dream and supported me along the way. https://t.co/Yflx03fxif — Mike Wilson (@MikeWilson_7) June 11, 2016

Read on: “The Red Sox saw him as an athletic player who could be versatile.” Colonia baseball star Mike Wilson commits to Stony Brook.

Alberto Schmidt, C

Round: 16. Pick: 478.

Height: 5-9. Weight: 180. Age: 19.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Colegio Angel David (PR)

Nick Sciortino, C

Round: 17. Pick: 508.

Height: 5-10. Weight: 200. Age: 20.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Boston College.

Sciortino’s stats in three seasons with the Eagles. Season G BA AB H HR RBI OBP SLG BB SO 2014 36 .192 104 20 0 4 .288 .212 12 18 2015 44 .235 153 36 0 21 .304 .301 14 36 2016 48 .271 166 45 2 22 .372 .349 20 35 Career 128 .239 423 101 2 47 .328 .298 46 89 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @nicksciortino7

Trevor Stephan, RHP

Round: 18. Pick: 538.

Height: 6-4. Weight: 210. Age: 20.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Hill Junior College (Texas). Division 1 commitment: Arkansas.

Twitter: @tstep23

Mears: “This guy is pretty new to pitching. We saw him up to 96 [m.p.h.] in the fall. He’s a big body, athletic, arm works.”

Kyle Hart, LHP

Round: 19. Pick: 568.

Height: 6-5. Weight: 190. Age: 23.

Bats: Left. Throws: Left.

College: Indiana.

Hart’s stats in five seasons with the Hoosiers. Season ERA W-L G-GS IP H R ER BB SO 2012 3.21 5-5 15-15 84.0 91 37 30 30 53 2013 3.01 8-2 15-15 83.2 83 41 28 27 50 2014 2.29 3-1 9-6 35.1 19 10 9 14 25 2015 1.21 5-0 10-8 37.1 35 7 5 3 30 2016 3.29 10-4 15-15 98.1 91 41 36 15 79 Career 2.87 31-12 64-59 339 319 136 108 89 237 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @hart_attack_kid

Read on: Kyle Hart ready to man veteran rotation. Mended Hart.

Nick Lovullo, SS

Round: 20. Pick: 598.

Height: 5-11. Weight: 180. Age: 22.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Holy Cross.

Lovullo’s stats in four seasons with the Crusaders. Season G BA AB H HR RBI OBP SLG BB SO 2013 44 .218 133 29 1 27 .325 .301 12 24 2014 44 .266 169 45 0 15 .374 .308 21 24 2015 50 .278 176 49 3 22 .410 .392 31 29 2016 56 .225 213 48 4 26 .363 .343 40 22 Career 194 .247 691 171 8 90 .371 .339 104 99 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @nlovullo7

Read on: In Nick Lovullo, Sox see future close to home. Torey Lovullo’s son managing nicely as Holy Cross’s shortstop.

Beau Capanna, SS

Round: 21. Pick: 628.

Height: 5-9. Weight: 180. Age: 18.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Bishop Gorman (Nev.). College commitment: New Mexico.

Granger Studdard, OF

Round: 22. Pick: 658.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 200. Age: 21.

Bats: Left. Throws: Right.

College: Texas State.

Studdard’s stats in three seasons with the Bobcats. Season G BA AB H HR RBI OBP SLG BB SO 2014 57 .270 200 54 6 35 .364 .385 19 42 2015 57 .281 231 65 11 41 .345 .485 20 62 2016 59 .285 221 63 4 30 .389 .380 37 26 Career 173 .279 652 182 21 106 .366 .419 76 130 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Read on: Big decision awaits Texas State’s Granger Studdard this summer. Studdard put in work for it to all pay off.

Juan Carlos Abreu, CF

Round: 23. Pick: 688.

Height: 6-0. Weight: 175. Age: 19.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Winter Springs (Fla.). College commitment: Florida International.

Twitter: @JJuancarlo45

Hunter Smith, RHP

Round: 24. Pick: 718.

Height: 6-3. Weight: 195. Age: 22.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: UNC-Greensboro.

Twitter: @hsmith_3

Read on: Hunter Smith keeps finding a baseball groove.

Francisco Soto, RHP

Round: 25. Pick: 718.

Height: 6-5. Weight: 220. Age: 19.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Allen County Community College (Kan.).

Jared Oliver, RHP

Round: 26. Pick: 778.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 185. Age: 23.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Truett-McConnell (Ga).

Twitter: @jaredoliver6

Vince Arobio, RHP

Round: 27. Pick: 808.

Height: 6-0. Weight: 185. Age: 21.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Pacific (Calif.).

Arbio’s stats in four seasons with the Boxers. Season ERA W-L G SV IP H R ER BB SO 2014 3.63 2-1 22 1 22.1 20 10 9 11 24 2015 3.30 1-1 21 8 30.0 20 14 11 21 24 2016 3.12 2-1 14 6 17.1 18 7 6 13 27 Career 3.34 5-3 57 15 70 58 31 26 45 75 Source: thebaseballcube.com

Twitter: @VinceArobio15

Jordan Scheftz, RHP

Round: 28. Pick: 838.

Height: 6-3. Weight: 190. Age: 20.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Saddleback Community College (Calif.).

Twitter: @jordanscheftz

Cam Shepherd, SS

Round: 29. Pick: 868.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 185. Age: 18.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Peachtree Ridge (Ga.). College commitment: Georgia.

Twitter: @cam_shepherd6

Read on: Georgia baseball recruit Cam Shepherd among nation’s best.

Tyler Fitzgerald, SS

Round: 30. Pick: 898.

Height: 6-3. Weight: 185. Age: 18.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Rochester (Ill.). College commitment: Louisville.

Twitter: @tyler_fitz10

He said it:

Thank you to the @RedSox for being such a classy organization! — Tyler Fitzgerald (@Tyler_Fitz10) June 11, 2016

Read on: Rochester shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald wins Illinois player of the year award.

Christian Jones, OF

Round: 31. Pick: 928.

Height: 6-2. Weight: 205. Age: 18.

Bats: Left. Throws: Right.

High school: Federal Way (Wash.). College commitment: Washington.

Twitter: @KingJonesIV_

Read on: Federal Way’s Christian Jones hopes baseball takes him as far as he can hit one. Christian Jones has Federal Way baseball in swing of things. “He’s a leader, he’s a competitor, he’s a well-rounded, great kid.”

Jeff Belge, LHP

Round: 32. Pick: 958.

Height: 6-4. Weight: 210. Age: 18.

Bats: Left. Throws: Left.

High school: Henninger (N.Y.). College commitment: St. John’s.

Twitter: @jbelge15

He said it:

Chad Hardy, CF

Round: 33. Pick: 988.

Height: 6-2. Weight: 175. Age: 19.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Paris Junior College (Texas).

Aaron McGarity, RHP

Round: 34. Pick: 1,018.

Height: 6-3. Weight: 185. Age: 21.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

College: Virginia Tech.

McGarity’s stats in three seasons with the Hokies. Season ERA W-L G-GS SV IP H R ER BB SO 2014 4.61 0-5 16-7 1 52.2 71 31 27 15 36 2015 4.57 5-4 20-8 2 67.0 69 40 34 20 50 2016 2.38 2-0 10-0 1 11.1 11 7 3 4 19 Career 4.40 7-9 46-15 4 131 151 78 64 39 105 Source: thebaseballcube.com

John Rave, CF

Round: 35. Pick: 1,048.

Height: 6-0. Weight: 170. Age: 18.

Bats: Left. Throws: Left.

High school: Central Catholic (Ill.). College commitment: Illinois State.

Twitter: @john_rave

Jordan Wren, OF

Round: 36. Pick: 1,078.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 195. Age: 22.

Bats: Left. Throws: Left.

College: Georgia Southern.

Twitter: @allidoiswren

Carter Aldrete, SS

Round: 37. Pick: 1,108.

Height: 6-2. Weight: 200. Age: 18.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Monterey (Calif.). College commitment: Arizona State.

Read on: Growing up Aldrete.

Austin Bergner, RHP

Round: 38. Pick: 1,138.

Height: 6-4. Weight: 185. Age: 19.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Windermere Prep (Fla.). College commitment: North Carolina.

Jake Wilson, CF

Round: 39. Pick: 1,168.

Height: 6-0. Weight: 175. Age: 18.

Bats: Left. Throws: Right.

High school: Nottawasaga SS (Ontario). College Commitment: Davenport.

Carter Henry, RHP

Round: 40. Pick: 1,198.

Height: 6-3. Weight: 195. Age: 18.

Bats: Right. Throws: Right.

High school: Port Neches-Groves (Texas). College commitment: Houston.

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