2007 Player Draft: Make It Bo And Beau

The Indians began the second day of drafting the same way they started their first. When picking resumed Friday in the sixth round, they selected first baseman Bo Greenwell, son of former Boston Red Sox star Mike Greenwell. He joins Cleveland's No. 1 pick Beau Mills, son of Boston bench coach Brad Mills. Like current Tribe star Grady Sizemore, the young Greenwell was a quarterback in high school.

In the 44th round, the Tribe selected Ryan Royster, whose uncle Jerry was a long-time player, coach and manager in the majors.

In the eighth round, the Indians selected outfielder-shortstop Mark Thompson, who was Mills' teammate at Lewis-Clark State.

The Tribe went to manager Eric Wedge's alma mater, Wichita State, for its 13th-round pick, Matt Brown, a hard-hitting outfielder.

Greenwell has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Miami, but has told reporters he would like to begin his pro career now.

That's the same career path his dad took 25 years ago. Mike Greenwell was headed to Miami, but drafted in the third round in 1982 by the Red Sox. He signed with Boston and played 12 seasons (1985-96) with the Red Sox, batting .303 with 130 homers, 726 RBIs and 80 stolen bases in 1,269 games.

Dad is serving as his son's agent. Before the draft, the younger Greenwell told reporters in Florida that if he was drafted in the first three rounds, he would very much consider turning pro. The Indians believe they can sign him after talking with the recent high school graduate.

According to a report from Florida by Dan Deluca in The News Press in which he spoke with Greenwell, the young player said it will take more money than usually given a sixth-round choice to get him to sign.

"They told me they're going to go outside the slot for me," Greenwell told Deluca. "They know I'm not signing for sixth-round money. I don't know how far they're willing to go yet."

A year ago, high school players picked in the sixth round got an average signing bonus of $151,000.

The Indians, without a second or third round pick this year, figure to have the dollars normally slotted for those picks to spread around for some other selections.

"They called me Thursday night and told me to be patient," Greenwell told Deluca. "They said they had a couple of other guys they wanted to take in the fourth and fifth round, but that I was their guy in the sixth."

Last fall, Greenwell threw for 842 yards and 10 touchdowns during the regular season to lead Riverdale High School to the Florida football playoffs. This spring, he batted .487 with 19 RBI and 17 stolen bases.

Brown is still putting up numbers at Wichita State, which is in the NCAA Super Regional Tournament. The junior admitted his attention was divided in recent days, thinking about the draft.

"It's been a lot of pressure on my shoulders," Brown told Paul Suellentrop of The Wichita Eagle. "Today, I feel 100 pounds lighter. It's been tough and stressful."

In 71 games entering today's tournament game against California-Irvine, Brown hit .312 (86-for-276) with eight homers, 61 RBI and 18 stolen bases.

Also in the Super Regionals is lefty reliever Cole St. Clair of Rice. He went 4-0 with an 0.69 earned run average and three saves in 13 appearances with Team USA last summer, but missed the first two months of the 2007 college season with a strained shoulder.

In 13 outings for the Owls, he has seven saves and a 2.37 ERA as a junior this year. In his most recent outing, he worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings to save a 6-3 win over Houston last Saturday in a tournament game.

As a sophomore in 2006, he was 6-2 with 11 saves and 1.82 ERA when he also saw action as a starter. He started and pitched five innings, allowing one run, in a College World Series game against Miami. A week before that, he worked 5 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen in a tournament game against Oklahoma.

His teammate is Adam Zornes, a catcher selected in the 24th round by Cleveland.

Rice is currently playing Texas A&M, where the Indians' No. 12 pick, Gary Campfield, has been a reliable reliever this season. He went 3-0 with three saves and 2.67 ERA in 20 appearances, all out of the bullpen.

Campfield was drafted by the Yankees in the 25th round in 2004 while he was at Navarro Junior College.

Even the club's last pick in the 50th round, Doug Pickens, is still in action. He has played the unlikely combination of catcher, second base and right field this year for Michigan, which is facing Oregon State in the Super Regionals.

The Indians also picked Pickens in 2004, in the 31st round after he batted .525 as a high school senior. He was an all-league selection in baseball, football and hockey in high school.

As a sophomore at Michigan in 2006, he hit .302 with seven homers and 47 RBI in 64 games. In 59 games so far this year, he's hitting .347 with five homers and 41 RBI.

2007 CLEVELAND INDIANS JUNE DRAFT SELECTIONS

ROUND 1 Beau Mills (13th overall) 3B-1B; Lewis-Clark State
6’3; 205; L/R; Born 8/15/86 (20)
Resides in Visalia, CA; Scout: Greg Smith.

ROUND 4 T.J. McFarland (137) LHP; Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
6’3; 190; L/L; Born 6/8/89 (18)
Resides in Orland Park, IL; Scout: Byron Ewing.

ROUND 5 Jonathan Holt (167) RHP; University of Tampa
6’2; 210; L/R; Born 3/10/86 (21)
Resides in Fruitland Park, FL; Scout: Mike Soper.

ROUND 6 Bo Greenwell (197) 1B; Riverdale High School
6’0; 185; L/L; Born 10/15/88 (18)
Resides in Alva, FL; Scout: Mike Soper.

ROUND 7 Cole St. Clair (227) LHP; Rice
6’6; 225; L/L; Born 7/30/86 (20)
Resides in North Tustin, CA; Scout: Les Pajari.

ROUND 8 Mark Thompson (257) SS; Lewis-Clark State
5’9; 165; R/R; Born 11/26/84 (22)
Resides in Santa Clara, CA; Scout: Greg Smith.

ROUND 9 Adam White (287) OF; West Virginia
5’10; 195; S/R; Born 4/21/85 (22)
Resides in Morrisdale, PA; Scout: Bob Mayer.

ROUND 10 Brandon Taylor (317) LHP; Oklahoma
5’11; 220; L/L; Born 5/26/86 (21)
Resides in Bowie, TX; Scout: Kevin Cullen.

ROUND 11 Matt Hague (347) OF; Washington
6’2; 225; R/R; Born 8/20/85 (21)
Resides in Kent, WA; Scout: Greg Smith.

ROUND 12 Garrison Campfield (377) RHP; Texas A&M
6’2; 185; R/R; Born 5/29/84 (23)
Resides in Kerrville, TX; Scout: Les Pajari.

ROUND 13 Matt Brown (407) OF; Wichita State
6’1; 190; L/R; Born 2/21/85 (22)
Resides in Oklahoma City, OK; Scout: Steve Abney

ROUND 14 Daniel Morales (437) RHP; San Francisco
6’3; 245; R/R; Born 1/28/85 (22)
Resides in Waianae, HI; Scout: Don Lyle.

ROUND 15 Chris Jones (467) LHP; Gaither High School
6’2; 165; R/R; Born 9/19/88 (18)
Resides in Tampa, FL; Scout: Mike Soper.

ROUND 16 Doug Hogan (497) C; Clemson
6’3; 210; R/R; Born 9/29/84 (22)
Resides in Columbia, SC; Scout: Billy Ryan.

ROUND 17 Miles Morgan (527) RHP; Texas Tech
6’3; 210; R/R; Born 3/11/86 (21)
Resides in Lubbock, TX; Scout: Kevin Cullen.

ROUND 18 Kyle Landis (557) RHP; Pittsburgh
6’1; 185; R/R; Born 5/30/86 (21)
Resides in Drums, PA; Scout: Bob Mayer.

ROUND 19 Robert Coyle (587) OF; Chatsworth High School
6’1; 190; L/L; Born 3/6/89 (18)
Resides in West Hills, CA; Scout: Vince Sagisi.

ROUND 20 Jeffrey Hehr (617) SS; Eastern Michigan
6’1; 185; R/R; Born 7/27/85 (21)
Resides in Boardman, OH; Scout: Derrick Ross.

ROUND 21 Jared Clark (647) OF; Cal State Fullerton
6’4; 225; R/R; Born 5/9/86 (21)
Resides in Castaic, CA; Scout: Jason Smith.

ROUND 22 Henry Sowers (677) RHP; North Lenior High School
6’2; 170; L/R; Born 12/13/88 (18)
Resides in Gifton, NC; Scout: Bob Mayer.

ROUND 23 Shaeffer Hall (707) LHP; Jefferson College
6’1; 190; R/L; Born 10/2/87 (19)
Resides in Lee’s Summit, MO; Scout: Steve Abney.

ROUND 24 Adam Zornes (737) C; Rice
6’0; 210; R/R; Born 4/2/86 (21)
Resides in Houston, TX; Scout: Les Pajari.

ROUND 25 Kyle Leiendecker (767) LHP; Homestead High School
6’3; 195; L/L; Born 9/29/88 (18)
Resides in Fort Wayne, IN; Scout: Derrick Ross.

ROUND 26 Michael Valadez (797) C; Lee University
6’1; 220; R/R; Born 5/31/86 (21)
Resides in Pasadena, CA; Scout: Chuck Bartlett.

ROUND 27 Daniel Edwards (827) RHP; Kansas State
6’1; 190; R/R; Born 9/28/85 (21)
Resides in Kingwood, TX; Scout: Steve Abney.

ROUND 28 Scott Savastano (857) SS; Franklin Pierce College
6’3; 205; R/R; Born 6/12/86 (20)
Resides in Plymouth, MA; Scout: Brent Urcheck.

ROUND 29 Garrett Rieck (887) LHP; Cal State Chico
6’2; 175; L/L; Born 9/4/85 (21)
Resides in Valencia, CA; Scout: Don Lyle.

ROUND 30 Bryce Brentz (917) RHP; South-Doyle High School
6’1; 195; R/R; Born 12/30/88 (18)
Resides in Knoxville, TN; Scout: Chuck Bartlett.

ROUND 31 Jason Hessler (947) RHP; St. Joseph (Pa.) University
6’3; 230; R/R; Born 8/18/86 (20)
Resides in Silver Spring, MD; Scout: Brent Urcheck.

ROUND 32 Joey Mahalic (977) RHP; Wilson High School
6’4; 200; R/R; Born 11/28/88 (18)
Resides in Portland, OR; Scout: Greg Smith.

ROUND 33 Tyler Kuhn (1,007) SS; West Virginia
5’10; 185; L/R; Born 9/9/86 (20)
Resides in Louisville, KY; Scout: Bob Mayer.

ROUND 34 Josh Judy (1,037) RHP; Indiana Institute of Technology
6’4; 200; R/R; Born 2/9/86 (21)
Resides in Morgantown, WV; Scout: Derrick Ross.

ROUND 35 Brian Juhl (1,067) C; Stanford
6’0; 210; L/R; Born 9/22/85 (21)
Resides in Katy, TX; Scout: Don Lyle.

ROUND 36 P.J. Zocchi (1,097) RHP; Clemson
5’11; 205; R/R; Born 6/19/85 (21)
Resides in Bronx, NY; Scout: Billy Ryan.

ROUND 37 Dean Kiekhefer (1,127) LHP; Oldham County High School
6’0; 160; L/L; Born 6/7/89 (18)
Resides in Crestwood, KY; Scout: Derrick Ross.

ROUND 38 Jonathan Williams (1,157) RHP; University of Tampa
6’3; 175; R/R; Born 4/29/86 (21)
Resides in Tampa, FL; Scout: Mike Soper.

ROUND 39 Eric Jokisch (1,187) LHP; Virginia High School
6’3; 180; L/L; Born 7/29/89 (17)
Resides in Virginia, IL; Scout: Byron Ewing.

ROUND 40 Dallas Cawiezell (1,217) RHP; Valparaiso
6’6; 255; R/R; Born 9/4/85 (21)
Resides in Longrove, IA; Scout: Derrick Ross.

ROUND 41 Tommy Luce (1,247) RHP; Seminole State
6’5; 215; R/R; Born 2/8/88 (19)
Resides in Broken Arrow, OK; Scout: Kevin Cullen.

ROUND 42 Bryce Tafelski (1,277) C; Santa Ynez Valley Union H.S.
6’0; 190; R/R; Born 12/25/88 (18)
Resides in Los Olivos, CA; Scout: Vince Sagisi.

ROUND 43 Travis Howell (1,307) C; Long Beach State
6’2; 220; R/R; Born 1/19/85 (22)
Resides in Campbell, CA; Scout: Jason Smith.

ROUND 44 Ryan Royster (1,337) OF; University of California at Davis
6’1; 180; L/L; Born 10/13/85 (21)
Resides in Sacramento, CA; Scout: Don Lyle.

ROUND 45 Dan Evatt (1,367) 1B; Grapevine High School
6’3; 215; R/R; Born 11/27/88 (18)
Resides in Colleyville, TX; Scout: Kevin Cullen.

ROUND 46 Brock Simpson (1,367) OF; Kansas
6’3; 210; L/R; Born 11/15/85 (21)
Resides in Topeka, KS; Scout: Steve Abney.

ROUND 47 Kevin Rucker (1,397) OF; Pioneer Valley High School
6’1; 185; R/R; Born 9/14/89 (17)
Resides in Santa Maria, CA; Scout: Vince Sagisi.

ROUND 48 Walter Diaz (1,427) SS; South Florida
5’11; 180; R/R; Born 11/13/85 (21)
Resides in Miami, FL; Scout: Mike Soper.

ROUND 49 Matt Willard (1.457) SS; Arkansas
5’11; 177; R/R; Born 12/31/85 (21)
Resides in Newtown, PA; Scout: Steve Abney.

ROUND 50 Doug Pickens (1,487) C; Michigan
6’0; 190; R/R; Born 6/19/85 (21)
Resides in West Bloomfield, MI; Scout: Derrick Ross.

A few of the Tribe's 2007 picks were previously drafted:
1. Mills, by Red Sox, 44th round, 2004
12. Campfield, Yankees, 25th round, 2004
28. Savastano, White Sox, 33rd round, 2005
48. Diaz, Cubs, 22nd round, 2004
50. Pickens, Indians, 31st round, 2004.