Three South Florida High School Baseball stars went in the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Albert Almora went sixth overall to the Chicago Cubs, Nick Travieso went fourteenth overall to the Cincinnati Reds and Lewis Brinson went 29th overall to the Texas Rangers.
We at La Ley Sports congratulate those young men and the other 16 who have yet again put South Florida High School Baseball on the map.
2012 South Florida High School Draft Picks
6th overall - Albert Almora, Mater Academy Charter School, FL OF R/R; Chicago Cubs
14th overall Nick Travieso, Archbishop McCarthy HS, FL RHP R/R; Cincinnati Reds
29th overall Lewis Brinson, Coral Springs HS, FL OF R/R; Texas Rangers
99th overall- Adrian Marin, Gulliver Prep School, FL SS R/R; Baltimore Orioles
171st overall Nick Basto, Archbishop McCarthy HS, FL SS R/R; Chicago Whitesox
190th overall Andre Martinez, Archbishop McCarthy HS, FL LHP L/L; Minnesota Twins
305th overall Alejandro Lavandero, Belen Jesuit Prep School, FL RHP L/R; Milwaukee Brewers
425th overall Alan Sharkey, Coral Springs HS, FL 1B L/L; Milwaukee Brewers
537th overall Yency Almonte, Christopher Columbus HS, FL RHP S/R; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
605th overall Carlos Garmendia, Monsignor Edward Pace HS, FL 3B R/R; Milwaukee Brewers
757th overall Jose Mesa Jr., Charles Flanagan HS, FL RHP R/R; New York Yankees
1041st overall Ryan Castellanos, Archbishop McCarthy HS, FL RHP R/R; Chicago Whitesox
1045th overall Brandon Lopez, American Heritage School, FL SS R/R; Toronto Blue jays
1094th overall - Sly Edwards, St. Brendan HS, FL CF R/R; Chicago Cubs
1115th overall Alex Mangano, Southwest Miami HS, FL C R/R; Milwaukee Brewers
1177th overall David Thompson, Westminster Christian School, FL OF R/R; New York Yankees
1198th overall Kevin Fagan, North Broward Prep HS, FL 2B L/R; San Francisco Giants
1224th overall Ricky Gutierrez, American Senior HS, FL CF R/R; Toronto Blue jays
1235th overall Charles Vazquez, American Senior HS, FL C R/R; Milwaukee Brewers