7-19-24 5 dock spiders selected in 2024 mlb first year player draft

FOND DU LAC, WI – Five Fond du Lac Dock Spiders players were selected in the recent 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The first Dock Spider selected this year was Cole Messina (South Carolina). Messina, a catcher on the 2022 Dock Spiders team, was selected in the third round with the 77th pick by the Colorado Rockies.   In addition to Messina, RHP David Hagaman (2022), OF Nick Mitchell (2022), C Bennett Thompson (2022), and RHP Noah Wech (2024) were all selected. Messina entered the draft as a Top-100 prospect, while Mitchell ranks among team leaders in many offensive categories. Wech, a Manitowoc, Wisc. native and Oklahoma State commit, was selected by Milwaukee to mark the first Dock Spider picked by the Brewers.  Fond du Lac’s five draft selections this year tied for fifth-most in the Northwoods League, behind St. Cloud (7), Mankato (6), Willmar (6), and Wisconsin Rapids (6). The five selections tied for fifth-most with Green Bay, Kenosha, and Madison. The Northwoods League saw 70 league players selected over the three-day draft.   Since 2017, the first year of the Dock Spiders, 43 former players have been drafted including current Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes, outfielder Victor Scott and right-handed pitcher Ryan Loutos. Scott and Loutos made their Major League debuts this season with the St. Louis Cardinals. Last year, 10 former Dock Spiders were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, the most in team history.

 

Round   Overall                  Player                                                 MLB Team                          School                    Year with FDL                 

3             77                      C Cole Messina                                  Colorado                              South Carolina          2022

4            133                     RHP David Hagaman                         Texas                                   West Virginia                       2022

4            136                     OF Nick Mitchell                                 Toronto                                 Indiana                          2022

13           385                     C Bennett Thompson                         Cleveland                             Oregon                          2022

19           575                     RHP Noah Wech                                Milwaukee                            Manitowoc Lincoln HS   2024

Related Posts

Loading...