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Draft History: 2016 Red Sox Draft
 
 
  Notable Draft Picks  
  1stJay Groome
Jay Groome
  2ndCJ Chatham
CJ Chatham
  3rd
Shaun Anderson
Shaun Anderson
  4thBobby Dalbec
Bobby Dalbec
  5th
Mike Shawaryn
Mike Shawaryn
  6thStephen Nogosek
Stephen Nogosek
  10thSantiago Espinal
Santiago Espinal
  19thKyle Hart
Kyle
Hart
 
 
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
MLB BA PG
                     
1 12 Jay Groome
LHP, Barnegat (NJ)
HS $3,192,800 $3,650,000 Chipola JC 1 3 1
                     
2 51 CJ Chatham
SS, Florida Atlantic
JR $1,232,800 $1,100,000 --- 63 101 62
                     

3 88 Shaun Anderson
RHP, Florida
JR $697,300 $700,000 --- 140 151 76
                     

4 118 Bobby Dalbec
3B, Arizona
JR $501,300 $650,000 --- 88 118 112
                     
5 148 Mike Shawaryn
RHP, Maryland
JR $375,500 $637,500 --- 139 77 94

6 178 Stephen Nogosek
RHP, Oregon
JR $281,100 $250,000 --- 175 164 177
                     
7 208 Ryan Scott
OF, Ark-Little Rock
SR $210,700 $10,000 --- --- --- ---
                     
8 238 Alan Marrero
C, Int'l Baseball (PR)
HS $180,300 $160,000 Alabama
State
--- 445 ---
                     

9 268 Matt McLean
OF, Texas-Arlington
SR $168,400 $10,000 --- --- ---  
                     

10 298 Santiago Espinal
SS, Miami Dade CC
JC1 $157,200 $50,000 --- --- 409 ---
                     
11 328 Nick Quintana
IF, Arbor View (NV)
HS $100,000 --- Arizona 107 114 65
                     
12 358 Matthew Gorst
RHP, Georgia Tech
JR $100,000 $115,000
$15,000
--- --- 462 344
                     
13 388 Brady Bramlett
RHP, Mississippi
JR $100,000 --- --- --- --- 397
                     
14 418 Robby Sexton
LHP, Wright State
JR $100,000 $100,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
15 448 Michael Wilson
SS. Colonia (NJ)
HS $100,000 --- Stony Brook --- --- ---
                     
16 478 Alberto Schmidt
C, Colegio A-D (PR)
HS $100,000 $100,000
$0
Broward CC --- --- ---
                     
  17 508 Nick Sciortino
C, Boston College
JR $100,000 $80,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     

18 538 Trevor Stephan
RHP, Hill JC
JC2 $100,000 --- Arkansas --- --- ---
                     

19 568 Kyle Hart
LHP, Indiana
SR $100,000 $5,000
$0
--- --- --- 345
                     
20 598 Nick Lovullo
SS, Holy Cross
SR $100,000 $5,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
21 628 Beau Capanna
SS, Bishop Gorman (NV)
HS $100,000 --- New Mexico --- --- ---
                     
22 658 Granger Studdard
OF, Texas State
JR $100,000 $75,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
23 688 Juan Carlos Abreu
CF, Winter Springs (FL)
HS $100,000 $100,000
$0
Florida
International
--- --- ---
                     
24 718 Hunter Smith
RHP, UNC-Greensboro
SR $100,000 $25,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
25 748 Francisco Lopez-Soto
RHP, Allen County CC
JC1 $100,000 $40,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
26 778 Jared Oliver
RHP, Trurtt-McConnell
SR $100,000 $10,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
27 808 Vince Arobio
RHP, Pacific
JR $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
28 838 Jordan Scheftz
RHP, Saddleback CC
JC1 $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
29 868 Cam Shepherd
SS, Peachtree Ridge (GA)
HS $100,000 --- Georgia 142 --- 154
                     

30 898 Tyler Fitzgerald
SS, Rochester (IL)
HS $100,000 --- Louisville 133 187 116
                     
31 928 Christian Jones
OF, Federal Way (WA)
HS $100,000 --- Washington 192 140 173
                     
32 958 Jeff Belge
LHP, Hrnninger (NY)
HS $100,000 --- St. John's 95 68 168
                     
33 988 Chad Hardy
CF, Paris JC
JC1 $100,000 $75,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
34 1018 Aaron McGarity
RHP, Virginia Tech
JR $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     

35 1048 John Rave
CF, Central Catholic (IL)
HS $100,000 --- Illinois St. --- --- 470
                     

36 1078 Jordan Wren
OF, Georgia Southern
JR $100,000 --- --- --- --- ---
                     
37 1108 Carter Aldrete
SS, Monterey (CA)
HS $100,000 --- Arizona
State
--- 456 347
                     
38 1138 Austin Bergner
RHP, Windermere (FL)
HS $100,000 --- North
Carolina
200 165 73
                     
39 1168 Jake Wilson
CF, Nottawasaga (ON)
HS $100,000 --- Bowling
Green
--- --- ---
                     
40 1198 Carter Henry
RHP, Port N-G
HS $100,000 --- Houston --- --- ---
                     

Undrafted Free Agents
Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Slot $ Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
MLB BA PG
                     
UDFA   Steven Reveles
IF, Nebraska-Lincoln
SR $100,000 $1,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Ivan Houellemont
IF, Colon (PR)
HS $100,000 $2,000
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
UDFA   Alexander Martinez
OF, Des Moines CC
JC1 $100,000 N/A
$0
--- --- --- ---
                     
 
 
 
2016 Draft Notes
 
Dates: June 9-11. 2016
President: Dave Dombrowski
Director of Amateur Scouting: Mike Rikard
Signing Deadline: July 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm ET
Players selected: 17 High School, 4 JuCo, 19 College

Links
2016 Red Sox Draft Preview (6.6.2016)
2016 Red Sox Draft Day 1 Recap Podcast (6.10.2016)
2016 Draft Recap Podcast with Jim Callis (6.16.2016)
2016 Draft Retrospective: The picks (9.9.2020)
Dalbec and Groome highlight a strong draft (9.11.2020)

More Details on 2016 Unsigned Picks (maintained)


Bonus Pool Cap
: $6,997,400
Cap + 5%: $7,347,270
Cap $ Spent: $7,232,000
Remainder:
$114,770

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.

2016 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