Rockies Sign 3 More Top 10 Picks (Updated Signed/Unsigned List)
Now, Grant Lavigne has a chance to become a part of baseball history.
Lavigne, the Rockies Competitive Balance selection in the First-Year Player draft and the 42nd player selected overall, was among the three latest Rockies draft picks to agree to terms, the club announced on Tuesday. Lavigne will be looking to become the first high school player from New Hampshire to be drafted, sign a contract and make it to the big leagues.
In addition to Lavigne, the Rockies signed third-round choice Terrin Vavra, a shortstop from the University of Minnesota, and seventh round selection Andrew Quezada, a right-handed pitcher from Loyola Marymount.
That brings to 29 draft choices the Rockies have signed. They are expected to sign at least four more -- second.round compensation selection Mitchell Killkenny, a right-handed pitcher from Texas A&M, catcher Willie McIver, a ninth-round selection from the University of Washington; infielder Kyle Datres, a 12th-round pick from the University of North Carolina, and Hunter Stovall, a second baseman from Mississippi State.
The Rockies are believed to be in the process of finalizing a deal with Killkenny. They have not been able to negotiate with McIver, Datres and Stovall because their schools are involved in the College World Series.
Lavigne, a left-handed hitting first baseman, hit .639 with seven home runs and 26 RBI with Bedford High School en route to his second New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year Award. He became the earliest hitter drafted in New Hampshire state history when the Rockies selected him with the 42nd overall pick.
The left-handed-hitting Vavra hit .386 with 13 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs, 59 RBI, 30 walks and 22 strikeouts in 58 games for the Golden Gophers. The Menomonie, Wisc., native was one of five finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award for the nation’s top collegiate shortstop, and was named First Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-America by Baseball America. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder is the son of current Detroit Tigers Quality Control Coach Joe Vavra.
Quezada, a 20-year-old junior went 4-5 with three complete games, a 3.90 ERA, 19 walks and 68 strikeouts in 14 starts for the Titans this season. The Bellflower, Calif., native previously attended Cypress (Calif.) College, where he recorded the school’s first no-hitter and posted a 1.17 ERA as a sophomore in 2017.
The 29 Who Signed
| Rd | Pick | Last | First | Pos. | B | T | HT | WT | School | Hometown | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Rolison | Ryan | LHP | R | L | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi | Jackson | Tenn |
| CBA | 42 | Lavigne | Grant | 1B | L | R | 6’4” | 220 | Bedford HS | Bedford | N.H. |
| 3 | 96 | Vavra | Terrin | SS | L | R | 6’1” | 185 | Minnesota | Menomonie | Wisc. |
| 4 | 126 | Feltner | Ryan | RHP | R | R | 6’4” | 190 | Ohio State | Hudson | Ohio |
| 5 | 156 | Bird | Jacob | RHP | R | R | 6’3” | 200 | UCLA | Valencia | Calif. |
| 6 | 186 | Decolati | Niko | OF | R | R | 6’1” | 215 | Loyola Marymount | Las Vegas | Nev. |
| 7 | 216 | Quezada | Andrew | RHP | L | R | 6’1” | 182 | Cal State Fullerton | Bellflower | Calif. |
| 8 | 246 | Bush | Nick | LHP | L | L | 5’11” | 173 | LSU | Leesburg | Ga. |
| 10 | 306 | Harris | Cade | OF | L | R | 6’2” | 195 | Oklahoma | Leona | Texas |
| 11 | 336 | Poulin | PJ | LHP | R | L | 6’1” | 185 | Connecticut | Marion | Mass. |
| 13 | 396 | Supple | Rayne | RHP | S | R | 6’3” | 185 | Wake Forest | Shelburne | Vt. |
| 14 | 426 | Tribucher | Will | LHP | L | L | 6’3” | 210 | Michigan | San Clemente | Calif. |
| 15 | 456 | Montes | Coco | SS | R | R | 6’1” | 175 | South Florida | Miami | Fla. |
| 16 | 486 | Johnson | Boby | RHP | R | R | 6’1” | 185 | Bradley | Miller | Mo. |
| 17 | 516 | Berberet | Reese | 3B | R | R | 6’3” | 215 | Long Beach CC | Fallbrook | Calif. |
| 18 | 546 | Lackey | Shelby | RHP | R | R | 6’3” | 190 | Pacific | Linden | Calif. |
| 19 | 576 | Hall | Zach | OF | L | L | 6’0” | 195 | UC Colorado Springs | Granite Bay | Calif. |
| 20 | 606 | Morgan | Luke | OF | R | R | 6’2” | 195 | College of Charleston | New Lenox | Ill. |
| 22 | 666 | Barnwell | Jacob | C | R | R | 5’10” | 170 | Ohio State | Catlettsburg | Ky. |
| 23 | 696 | Schmidt | Colten | LHP | L | L | 6’0” | 175 | Louisiana Lafayette | LaPorte | Texas |
| 24 | 726 | Fennell | Trent | RHP | R | R | 6’5” | 205 | Barton College | Dunn | N.C. |
| 25 | 756 | Metz | Robert | 2B | R | R | 5’10” | 185 | George Washington | Poolesville | Md. |
| 26 | 786 | Golsan | Will | OF | R | R | 6’1” | 185 | Ole Miss | Columbus | Miss. |
| 27 | 816 | Hepple | Eric | RHP | R | R | 6’0” | 218 | Central Florida | Coral Springs | Fla. |
| 28 | 846 | Cresto | John | 3B | R | R | 6’3” | 210 | Santa Clara University | Encinitas | Calif. |
| 29 | 876 | Ausua | Miguel | LHP | L | L | 6’0” | 180 | Oral Roberts | Penuelas | P.R. |
| 30 | 906 | Harlow | Colton | LHP | L | L | 5’10” | 170 | James Madison | Mount Jackson | Va. |
| 31 | 936 | Condreay | Joel | RHP | L | R | 6’3” | 185 | Whitworth College | Renton | Wash. |
| 32 | 966 | Todd | Reagan | LHP | L | L | 6’3” | 218 | Colorado Mesa | Centennial | Colo. |
12 Who Remain UnSIgned
| Rd | Pick | Last | First | Pos. | B | T | HT | WT | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2C | 76 | Killkenny | Mitchell | RHP | R | R | 6’4” | 206 | Texas A&M | Finalizing Deal |
| 9 | 276 | MacIver | Willie | C | R | R | 6’2” | 205 | Washington | In College World Series |
| 12 | 366 | Datres | Kyle | INF | R | R | 6’0” | 180 | North Carolina | In College World Series |
| 21 | 636 | Stovall | Hunter | 2B | R | R | 5’8” | 170 | Mississippi State | In College World Series |
| 33 | 996 | Pogue | Nick | RHP | R | R | 6’5” | 215 | Eau Gallie HS | Will continue to follow |
| 34 | 1026 | Moberg | Jake | SS | R | R | 6’1” | 175 | Vista Murrieta HS | Will continue to follow |
| 35 | 1056 | Mullen | Sean | RHP | R | R | 6’2” | 185 | Stockdale HS | Will continue to follow |
| 36 | 1086 | Zimmerman | Cayden | SS | R | R | 5’11” | 165 | Rock Canyon HS | Will continue to follow |
| 37 | 1116 | McMurray | Easton | LHP | R | L | 6’4” | 198 | Liberty HS | Will continue to follow |
| 38 | 1146 | Rocker | Kumar | RHP | R | R | 6’4” | 235 | North Oconee HS | Will continue to follow |
| 39 | 1176 | Thomas | Isaiah | OF | R | R | 6’2” | 192 | The Benjamin School | Will continue to follow |
| 40 | 1206 | Auerbach | Brett | C | R | R | 5’9” | 180 | Saddleback CC | Will continue to follow |