Jonathan Santucci is off to The Huge Apple.
Leominster native and Phillips Andover graduate Jonathan Santucci was chosen forty sixth general by the New York Mets within the second spherical of the 2024 Main League Baseball novice draft on Sunday night time.
Santucci was a two-way star at Phillips earlier than transitioning right into a dominant left-handed pitcher during the last three years at Duke. Santucci will now enter negotiations with the Mets over his signing bonus. The designated worth of the forty sixth general choose is $2.03 million.
“I had feeling it will be the Mets,” Santucci stated. “They have been actually within the mix and I had an incredible interview with them. The draft could be very unpredictable and also you don’t know the way typically it will play out however I’m tremendous excited.”
Kevin Graber, who coached Santucci for 4 years at Phillips Andover earlier than transitioning right into a managerial position for the Chicago Cubs on the minor league degree, supplied perception on the Mets’ new prospect.
“The Mets are getting a steal within the second spherical,” stated Graber. “Left-handed pitching is at a premium in Main League Baseball, and Jonathan brings a mid- to upper-90s fastball as a part of a three-pitch combine that may hopefully afford him a possibility to advance shortly.”
Santucci’s choice represents the second consecutive yr wherein a Phillips alum has been taken on the primary day of the draft. Final yr, Thomas White was chosen by the Miami Marlins with the thirty fifth general choose.
Santucci blossomed his freshman yr at Duke, hanging out 58 in 41 innings of labor. After an injury-ridden sophomore yr, he was sure for a standout junior marketing campaign as he struck out 90 batters in 58 innings and was named to the NCAA’s Golden Spikes Midseason Watch Record. Santucci’s yr, nonetheless, was as soon as once more nagged by accidents as he missed three weeks with a rib damage. The southpaw’s fastball hovers between 94 and 96 mph to go along with a wipe-out slider and above common changeup.
Elsewhere within the MLB Draft, Wakefield native and Phillips Andover alum Jack Penney was chosen within the fifth spherical by the Detroit Tigers. Penney spent the final three years at Notre Dame. Throughout his sophomore marketing campaign, Penney collected 41 hits and 10 house runs. He helped lead the Combating Irish to the Faculty World Collection in 2022.
Former North Attleboro standout and present Northeastern College right-hander Dennis Colleran realized his skilled baseball goals as he was chosen within the seventh spherical by the Kansas Metropolis Royals. Colleran is understood for his four-seam fastball that touches 99 mph. On the Main League Baseball Draft Mix in June, Colleran featured 9 pitches that each one registered no less than 97 miles per hour.
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