The Washington Nationals concluded Major League Baseball’s 2017 First-Year Player Draft by selecting 30 players on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement.
Over the three-day draft, the Nationals selected a total of 40 players: 12 right-handed pitchers, eight left-handed pitchers, seven outfielders, nine infielders and four catchers. Of Washington’s 40 selections, six came from the high school ranks, seven from two-year colleges and 27 from four-year colleges and universities.
RD PICK PLAYER POS B/T HT WT DOB SCHOOL
1 25 Seth Romero LHP L/L 6’3 250 4/19/96 University of Houston
2 65 Wil Crowe RHP R/R 6’2 240 9/9/94 University of South Carolina
3 103 Nick Raquet LHP R/L 6’0 215 12/12/95 College of William & Mary
4 133 Cole Freeman 2B R/R 5’9 175 9/27/94 Louisiana State University
5 163 Brigham Hill RHP R/R 5’11 190 7/8/95 Texas A&M University
6 193 Kyle Johnston RHP R/R 6’0 205 7/17/96 University of Texas at Austin
7 223 Jackson Tetreault RHP R/R 6’5 170 6/3/96 State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota
8 253 Jared Brasher RHP R/R 6’2 200 1/3/95 Samford University
9 283 Alex Troop LHP L/L 6’5 210 7/19/96 Michigan State University
10 313 Trey Turner RHP R/R 6’1 195 6/15/96 Missouri State University
11 343 Justin Connell OF R/R 6’1 185 3/11/99 American Heritage School
12 373 Jackson Stoeckinger LHP L/L 6’3 210 2/13/96 College of Central Florida
13 403 Eric Senior OF R/R 6’2 170 9/29/97 Midland College
14 433 Anthony Peroni C R/R 5’11 175 12/12/96 Mercer County Community College
15 463 Bryce Montes de Oca RHP R/R 6’7 265 4/23/96 University of Missouri
16 493 Jake Scudder 1B L/R 6’0 210 3/23/95 Kansas State University
17 523 Jared Johnson LHP R/L 6’4 185 9/1/95 Palm Beach State College
18 553 Nick Choruby OF L/R 6’1 190 11/8/94 Texas A&M University
19 583 Jonathan Pryor OF L/L 6’1 190 4/28/94 Wake Forest University
20 613 Jake Cousins RHP R/R 6’4 200 7/14/94 University of Pennsylvania
21 643 Leif Strom RHP R/R 6’6 215 5/17/97 Pierce College
22 673 Nelson Galindez LHP L/L 6’3 220 7/26/98 Haines City High School
23 703 Jamori Blash 1B R/R 6’4 225 11/9/95 Cochise College
24 733 Tim Richards SS R/R 6’0 185 2/10/95 Cal State Fullerton
25 763 David Smith RHP R/R 6’4 210 10/20/94 Cal State Long Beach
26 793 Kameron Esthay OF L/L 6’0 210 12/5/94 Baylor University
27 823 Darren Baker SS L/R 5’11 160 2/11/99 Jesuit High School
28 853 Nic Perkins C R/R 6’4 215 2/19/96 Drury University
29 883 Alex Dunlap C R/R 6’2 195 10/6/94 Stanford University
30 913 Austin Guibor OF L/R 5’9 185 4/29/95 Fresno State University
31 943 Jeremy McKinney RHP R/R 6’0 190 12/8/94 Indiana State University
32 973 Phil Caulfield 2B L/R 5’8 170 12/30/94 Loyola Marymount University
33 1003 Adalberto Carrillo C R/R 6’0 195 5/31/95 University of Southern California
34 1033 Bennett Sousa LHP L/L 6’3 185 4/6/95 University of Virginia
35 1063 Jackson Cramer 1B L/R 6’4 225 12/7/94 West Virginia University
36 1093 Gabe Klobosits RHP L/R 6’8 255 5/16/95 Auburn University
37 1123 Kody Gratkowski 3B R/R 6’1 190 12/28/98 Fairhope High School
38 1153 Jake Boone SS R/R 5’10 170 3/23/99 Torrey Pines High School
39 1183 Kai Nelson OF R/R 5’10 170 1/29/99 Fieldston High School
40 1213 Max Engelbrekt LHP L/L 6’3 197 9/30/93 Oregon State University