The Colorado Rockies drafted TCU Horned Frogs center fielder Kyle Von Tungeln with its 13th round choice in the 2012 MLB Draft.He is a 6-foot, 175-pound defensive outfielder who needs to work on improving his approach at the plate. He hit .301/.400/.420 this spring, but he had 50 strikeouts in 219 at-bats. He stole 12 of 17 bases.
Here are the Rockies' draft picks so far:
Round | Overall | Player | Position | School |
1 | 10 | David Dahl | OF | Oak Mountain HS, Birmingham |
1s | 46 | Eddie Butler | RHP | Radford |
2 | 73 | Max White | OF | Williston (Fla.) HS |
3 | 105 | Tom Murphy | C | Buffalo |
3s | 128 | Ryan Warner | RHP | Pine Creek HS, Colorado Springs |
4 | 138 | Seth Willoughby | RHP | Xavier |
5 | 168 | Matt Wessinger | SS | St. John's |
6 | 198 | Matt Crasiti | RHP | St. John's |
7 | 228 | Wilfredo Rodriguez | C | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, P.R. |
8 | 258 | Derek Jones | OF | Washington State |
9 | 288 | Zach Jemiola | RHP | Great Oak HS, Temecula, Calif. |
10 | 318 | Ben Waldrip | 1B | Jacksonville State |
11 | 348 | Trevor Oakes | RHP | Minnesota |
12 | 378 | Correlle Prime | 1B | Manatee (Fla.) HS |
13 | 408 | Kyle Von Tungeln | CF | TCU |
The Rockies have two picks remaining on the day.
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