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Draft History: 2012 Red Sox Draft
 
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Unsigned Picks  Rule 5
 
  Notable Draft Picks  
  1stDeven Marrero
Deven Marrero		   1stBrian Johnson
Brian Johnson		   1stPat Light
Pat
Light		   2ndJamie Callahan
Jamie Callahan		   3rdAustin Maddox
Audtin Maddox		   4thTy Buttrey
Ty Buttrey		   6thJustin Haley
Justin Haley		   13th
JB Wendelken
JB Wendelken		  

Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School		 Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #		 College
Commitment		 MLB BA PG
                     

1 24 Deven Marrero
SS, Arizona St.		 JR $1,750,000 $2,050,000 --- 14 14 13
                     

1 31 Brian Johnson
LHP, Florida		 JR $1,575,000 $1,575,000 --- 36 39 35
                     

1s 37 Pat Light
RHP, Monmouth		 JR $1,394,300 $1,000,000 --- 54 81 60
                     

2 87 Jamie Callahan
RHP, Dillon (SC)		 HS $656,600 $600,000 South
Carolina		 --- 144 145
                     

3 118 Austin Maddox
RHP, Florida		 JR $400,500 $350,000 --- 94 119 58
                     

4 151 Ty Buttrey
RHP, Providence (NC)		 HS $291,300 $1,300,000 Arkansas 35 38 62
                     
5 181 Mike Augliera
RHP, Binghamton		 SR $218,100 $25,000 --- --- --- 414
                     

6 211 Justin Haley
RHP, Fresno St.		 JR $163,500 $125,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
7 241 Kyle Kraus
RHP, Portland		 SR $143,000 $1,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
8 271 Nathan Minnich
1B, Shepherd		 SR $133,500 $10,000 --- --- --- ---
                     

9 301 Mike Miller
SS, Cal Poly		 SR $125,000 $5,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
10 331 JT Watkins
C, Army		 SR $125,000 $1,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
11 361 Jamal Martin
OF, Dwyer (FL)		 HS $100,000 --- Florida
State		 --- --- 192
                     
12 391 Mike Meyers
SS, Silverado (NV)		 HS $100,000 $100,000
$0		 UNLV --- --- ---
                     

13 421 JB Wendelken
RHP, Middle Georgia		 JC1 $100,000 $100,000
$0		 --- --- --- 312
                     
14 451 Dylan Chavez
LHP, Mississippi		 JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- 200
                     

15 481 Carson Fulmer
RHP, All Saints (FL)		 HS $100,000 --- Vanderbilt --- 123 146
                     
16 511 Stephen Williams
RHP, Seminole St.		 JC2 $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 West
Virginia		 --- --- 494
                     
17 541 Willie Ethington
RHP, Mountain View (AZ)		 HS $100,000 $200,000
$100,000		 Arizona
State		 --- --- ---
                     
18 571 Shaq Thompson
OF, Grant (CA)		 HS $100,000 $45,000
$0		 Washington --- --- ---
                     
19 601 Iseha Conklin
SS, Iowa Western		 JC1 $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
20 631 Greg Larson
RHP, Florida		 SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
21 661 Jake Davies
1B, Georgia Tech		 SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
22 691 Joe Greenfield
RHP, South Suburban		 JC1 $100,000 --- Eastern
Illinois		 --- --- ---
                     
23 721 Brandon Magee
OF, Arizona St.		 HS $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
24 751 Keaton Briscoe
2B, British Columbia		 JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
25 781 Khiry Cooper
OF, Nebraska		 JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
26 811 Jacob Nelson
RHP, Lake Stevens (FL)		 HS $100,000 --- Central
Washington		 --- --- ---
                     
27 841 Quinn Carpenter
RHP, Goshen Cent. (NY)		 HS $100,000 --- Iowa
Western		 --- --- ---
                     
28 871 Wes Rogers
OF, Mann (SC)		 HS $100,000 --- Spartanburg --- --- ---
                     


29 901 Alex Bregman
2B, Albuquerque (NM)		 HS $100,000 --- LSU --- 121 211
                     
30 931 Justin Taylor
RHP, Farmville Cent. (NC)		 HS $100,000 --- East
Carolina		 --- 313 348
                     
31 961 Austin Davis
RHP, S. Mississippi		 SR $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     

32 991 Hunter Wood
RHP, Rogers (AR)		 HS $100,000 --- Howard --- --- ---
                     
33 1021 Chris Carlson
OF, Orange Coast		 JC2 $100,000 --- CP-Pomona --- 499 265
                     
34 1051 Xavier Turner
3B, Sandusky (OH)		 HS $100,000 --- Vanderbilt --- 282 339
                     
35 1081 Pat Delano
RHP, Braintree (MA)		 HS $100,000 --- Vanderbilt --- --- ---
                     
36 1111 Miguel Rodriguez
C, UNC Charlotte		 SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
37 1141 Jonathan Dziedzic
LHP, Lamar		 JR $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
38 1171 Donald Smith
C, Claflin		 SR $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
39 1201 Kurt Schluter
RHP, Stetson		 JR $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
40 1231 Kevin Heller
OF, Amherst		 SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
 
Undrafted Free Agents
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School		 Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #		 College
Commitment		 MLB BA PG
                     
UDFA   Kevin Mager
1B, Rollins		 SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Christian Perdomo
LHP, Adv. Software		 JC1 $100,000 <$100,000
$0		 --- --- --- ---
                     
 
 
 
2012 Draft Notes
 
 Dates: June 4-6, 2012
General Manager: Ben Cherington
Director of Amateur Scouting: Amiel Sawdaye
Signing Deadline: July 14, 2012 at 5:00 pm ET
Players selected: 20 High School, 5 JuCo, 22 College

Team received picks #31 and #37 for losing Jonathan Papelbon to free agency.

Links
 2012 Red Sox Draft Preview (5.29.2012) 1 2 3 4 5
2012 Red Sox Draft Recap Podcast (6.10.2012)
2012 Draft Retrospective: The picks (8.11.2020)
MLB talent but not impact talent (8.13.2020)
More Details on 2012 Unsigned Picks (maintained)

Bonus Pool Cap: $6,884,800
Cap + 5%: $7,229,040
Cap $ Spent: $7,142,000
Remainder: $87,040

Bonus Pool Cap Rules: If a club exceeds its Bonus Pool Cap: (1) by 0-5%, it will be charged a 75% tax on the excess; (2) by 5-10%, it will pay the same tax and will also lose its first round pick next season; (3) by 10-15%, it will be charged a 100% tax on the excess and lose its 1st and 2nd round picks next season; and (4) by more than 15%, 100% tax on the excess and lose its next two first round picks. Teams can spend up to $100,000 on rounds 11-40 and undrafted free agents without it counting towards the cap. Any bonus above $100,000 comes out of the cap.

2012 Draft Legend
 
Tags
: Player currently in Red Sox organization
: Player on Restricted List
: Player did not sign with Red Sox
: Played has MLB experience with Red Sox
: Player has MLB experience, not with Red Sox
: Player released by Red Sox
: Player traded by Red Sox
: Player waived by Red Sox
: Player selected from Red Sox in Rule 5 Draft
: Player retired from Red Sox
: Player left Red Sox as an MLB free agent
: Player left Red Sox as a minor league free agent

Bold Player Name: Currently in Red Sox organization
Slot $: MLB's slot allotment for the given draft slot
Bonus $: Signing Bonus
Cap #: Amount of Bonus $ counted towards Bonus Pool Cap. If just one number is listed, the Bonus $ and the Cap # are the same. If two numbers are listed, the Bonus $ is listed on top and the Cap # is listed on the bottom.
JC1: Junior College, 1st year
JC2: Junior College, 2nd year
MLB: MLB Pipeline Ranking
BA: Baseball America Ranking
PG: Perfect Game Ranking
For BA/PG, subscriptions may be required, and are highly recommended.
 
 
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Prospect Scouting Scale
  
7.5-8: Franchise Player
6.5-7: Regular All-Star
6: Impact Everyday Player
5.5: Above-Average Regular
5: Average Regular
4.5: Bench/Utility Player
4: Up & Down Player
3: "Org" High Minors Contributor
2: Non-Prospect
 
More Detail on Scouting Scale

 Grades listed for each player are MLB projection; Floor-Ceiling