Round 3 (77th overall): LHP Jacob Heatherly, 6-1, 210, Cullman High School (Alabama)
Ranked at No. 45 among Draft prospects by MLBPipeline.com, Heatherly is a 19-year-old with a commitment to play at the University of Alabama. Scouting reports show a fastball that stays in the 90-93 mph range but can touch 95. However, he appeared more erratic with his control during the spring leading up to the draft.
Round 4 (107th overall): SS Cash Case, The First Academy High School (Florida)
Case, 18, has a commitment to play college baseball at Notre Dame, and the left-handed hitter batted .451 (37-for-82) during his senior season. Growing up in central Florida, he was exposed to Major League facilities and got to train at the Tigers’ Spring Training headquarters in Lakeland.
Round 5 (137th overall): RHP Mac Sceroler, Southeastern Louisiana University
Sceroler happens to be the nephew of two accomplished baseball players. One uncle, Ben McDonald, was a former No. 1 overall pick of the Orioles in 1989 who pitched for Baltimore and the Brewers during a nine-year big league career. His uncle Brett Laxton tossed a complete-game win and struck out 16 for LSU in the title game vs. Wichita State in the 1993 College World Series.
Round 6 (167th overall): RHP Tyler Buffett, Oklahoma State University
Listed at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, the 22-year-old Buffett is a relative of business tycoon and one of the world’s richest persons, Warren Buffett, a first cousin of Tyler’s grandfather.
Round 7 (197th overall): C Mark Kolozsvary, University of Florida
Kolozsvary hails from the same central Florida hometown as the Reds’ fourth-round pick, Case. The 5-foot-8 backstop batted .270 with three home runs and 26 RBIs in 45 games. In SEC games, he batted .320 with 13 RBIs while throwing out five of seven runners attempting to steal.
Round 8 (227th overall): RHP Connor Ryan, University of Illinois-Chicago
A mathematics major at UIC, Ryan is listed at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds and worked as a reliever in college. This season, the right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.10 ERA, 13 hits, five walks and 30 strikeouts over 29 innings.
Round 9 (257th overall): LHP Packy Naughton, Virginia Tech University
Although the 21-year-old goes by Packy, the Boston native’s given name is Patrick Joseph Naughton. His numbers weren’t dynamic in 2017, as he went 2-6 with a 6.24 ERA in 17 games, including seven starts. His three-year college career ERA is 6.13.
Round 10 (287th overall): RHP Robby Howell, University of Central Florida
Howell was named an All-American after helping his team win the American Athletic Conference Championship and make its first NCAA Regional appearance since 2012. He was 10-1 with a 3.32 ERA in 16 starts.