The Colorado Rockies selected another relief pitcher on Tuesday in the 2012 MLB Draft. In the 15th and final round of Day 2, the Rockies took Connecticut Huskies right-handed pitcher Scott Oberg with the 468th overall pick.
Oberg was 5-0 in 22 relief appearances and finished the season with a 0.99 ERA. He had nine saves and struck out 36 batters in 36.1 innings.
The Rockies resume drafting on Wednesday with Round 16-40. Here are the players the Rockies have already drafted:
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 |
14 | 438 | Shane Broyles | RHP | Texas Tech |
15 | 468 | Scott Oberg | RHP | UConn |
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