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Draft History: 2014 Red Sox Draft
 
 
  Notable Draft Picks  
  1stMichael Chavis
Michael Chavis
  1stMichael Kopech
Michael Kopech
  2ndSam Travis
Sam Travis
  3rdJake Cosart
Jake Cosart 
  5thJosh Ockimey
Josh Ockimey 
  12thJalen Beeks
Jalen Beeks 
  13th
Chandler Shepherd
Chandler
Shepherd
 
  17thJeremy Rivera
Jeremy Rivera
 
 
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
MLB BA PG
                     

1 26 Michael Chavis
SS, Sprayberry (GA)
HS $1,870,500 $1,870,500 Clemson 21 26 20
                     

1 33 Michael Kopech
RHP, Mt. Pleasant (TX)
HS $1,678,000 $1,500,000 Arizona 41 37 48
                     

2 67 Sam Travis
1B, Indiana
JR $846,800 $846,800 --- 63 56 66
                     
3 103 Jake Cosart
RHP, Seminole St.
JC1 $509,400 $450,000 --- 99 97 102
                     
4 134 Kevin McAvoy
RHP, Bryant
JR $377,600 $300,000 --- --- --- 356
                     
5 164 Josh Ockimey
1B, Neuman-Goretti (PA)
HS $282,800 $450,000 Indiana --- --- ---
                     
6 194 Danny Mars
CF, Chipola
JC2 $211,800 $211,800 Florida
State
--- 338 200
                     
7 224 Reed Reilly
RHP, Cal Poly-SLO
JR $163,500 $107,500 --- 156 181 229
                     
8 254 Ben Moore
C, Alabama
JR $152,700 $152,700 --- --- 315 315
                     
9 284 Kevin Steen
RHP, Oak Ridge (TN)
HS $142,600 $255,000 Tennessee --- --- 467
                     
10 314 Cole Sturgeon
OF, Lousiville
SR $137,600 $10,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
11 344 Karsten Whitson
RHP, Florida
JR $100,000 $100,000
$0
--- --- 290 140
                     

12 374 Jalen Beeks
LHP, Arkansas
JR $100,000 $150,000
$50,000
--- 174 125 364
                     

13 404 Chandler Shepherd
RHP, Kentucky
JR $100,000 $90,000
$0
--- --- 372 286
                     
14 434 Jordan Procyshen
C, N. Kentucky
JR $100,000 $50,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
15 464 Trenton Kemp
CF, Buchanan (CA)
HS $100,000 $250,000
$150,000
Fresno
State
111 --- 398
                     
16 494 Michael Gunn
LHP, Arkansas
JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- 337 ---
                     

17 524 Jeremy Rivera
SS, El Paso CC
JC1 $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
18 554 Jordan Betts
3B, Duke
SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
19 584 Tyler Hill
CF, Delaware Military (DE)
HS $100,000 <$100,000
$0
Wilmington --- --- ---
                     
20 614 Devon Fisher
C, Western Branch (VA)
HS $100,000 $300,000
$200,000
Virginia 197 194 177
                     
21 644 Ian Rice
C, Chipola
JC2 $100,000 --- Houston --- 303 317
                     

22 674 JJ Matijevic
SS, Norwin (PA)
HS $100,000 --- Arizona --- 180 144
                     
23 704 Derek Miller
CF, UT-Arlington
JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
24 734 Cisco Tellez
1B, Cal-Riverside
SO $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     

25 764 Gabe Klobosits
RHP, Galveston
JC1 $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
26 794 Ryan Harris
RHP, Florida
JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- 189
                     
27 824 Taylor Nunez
RHP, Southern Miss
SO $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     

28 854 David Peterson
LHP, Regis Jesuit (CO)
HS $100,000 --- Oregon 115 --- 223
                     
29 884 Josh Pennington
RHP, Lower Cape May (NJ)
HS $100,000 <$100,000
$0
St. John's --- 401 ---
                     
30 914 Jeren Kendall
CF, Holmen (WI)
HS $100,000 --- Vanderbilt 90 88 92
                     
31 944 Alex McKeon
C, Texas A&M Int'l
JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
32 974 Case Rolen
RHP, Sherman (TX)
HS $100,000 --- Dallas
Baptist
--- --- 298
                     
33 1004 Luis Alvarado
RF, PR Baseball (PR)
HS $100,000 --- Nebraska --- 493 476
                     
34 1034 Kuehl McEachern
RHP, Flagler
JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
35 1064 Ross Puskarich
3B, Liberty (CA)
HS $100,000 --- San
Francisco
--- --- ---
                     
36 1094 Bradley Wilpon
RHP, Brunswick (CT)
HS $100,000 --- Pennsylvania --- --- ---
                     
37 1124 Hector Lorenzana
SS, Oklahoma
SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
38 1154 Brandon Show
RHP, San Diego
JR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
39 1184 Mike Gretler
SS, Bonney Lake (WA)
HS $100,000 --- Oregon --- --- 389
                     
40 1214 Joe Winterburn
C, La Verne
SR $100,000 <$100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
 
Undrafted Free Agents
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
MLB BA PG
                     
None                  
                     
 
 
 
2014 Draft Notes
 
Dates: June 5-7, 2014
General Manager: Ben Cherington
Director of Amateur Scouting: Amiel Sawdaye
Signing Deadline: July 18, 2014 at 5:00 pm ET
Players selected: 16 High School, 5 JuCo, 20 College

Team received pick #33 for losing Jacoby Ellsbury to free agency.


Links
2014 Red Sox Draft Preview (6.2.2014) 1 2 3
2014 Red Sox Draft Recap Podcast (6.9.2014)
2014 Draft Retrospective: The picks (8.25.2020)
Revisiting the 2014 draft: Chavis and Kopech (8.28.2020)
More Details on 2014 Unsigned Picks


Bonus Pool Cap
: $6,373,300
Cap + 5%: $6,691,965
Cap $ Spent: $6,554,300
Remainder:
$137,665

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.

2014 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
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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