June 10, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Junior All-American outfielder Dominic de la Osa headlined a group of six current Vanderbilt players drafted in the amateur baseball draft’s second day.
De la Osa was selected in the 10th round by the Detroit Tigers, marking the second time the organization has drafted him. The first team All-SEC selection was drafted by the Tigers in the 49th round of the 2004 draft following his senior year in high school.
Junior lefthander Cody Crowell was picked in the 14th round by the Toronto Blue Jays to round out the Commodores in the Top 20 rounds.
Junior righthanders Ty Davis (Arizona) and Tyler Rhoden (Cincinnati) were both drafted in the 22nd round, while redshirt sophomore outfielder Jonathan White was selected in the 24th round by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Senior southpaw Stephen Shao rounded out the 2007 Commodore contingent as he was drafted in the 26th round by the Colorado Rockies.
The Commodores also had four signees drafted beginning with Kellen St. Luce, a left-handed pitcher from the Virgin Islands, who was drafted in the 37th round by the Florida Marlins.
Chase Reid, a right-handed pitcher from Texas, was drafted in the 42nd round by the Milwaukee Brewers. Also picked in the round is Sean Bierman, a high school signee out of New Jersey, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds.
Outfielder Joey Manning, a high school signee from Florida, was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 47th round.
The 10 players joined junior lefty David Price and senior righty Casey Weathers who were both drafted in the first round yesterday. Price is the first Commodore to ever get drafted No. 1 overall. It was the first time Vanderbilt had ever had two players drafted in the first round in the same June draft.
Weathers and Shao are the lone seniors in the group, with the others having eligibility to return to Vanderbilt should they not sign professional contracts.
Player, Pos, Round (Pick), Organization
David Price, LHP, 1 (1), Tampa Bay
Casey Weathers, RHP, 1 (8), Colorado
Dominic de la Osa, INF/OF, 10th (331), Detroit
Cody Crowell, LHP, 14th (445), Toronto
Ty Davis, RHP, 22nd (673), Arizona
Tyler Rhoden, RHP, 22nd (679), Cincinnati
Jonathan White, OF, 24th (731), Milwaukee
Stephen Shao, LHP, 26th (792), Colorado
Kellen St. Luce*, LHP, 37th (1119), Florida
Chase Reid*, RHP, 42nd (1250), Milwaukee
Sean Bierman*, LHP, 42nd (1258), Cincinnati
Joey Manning*, OF, 47th (1386), Philadelphia
* 2007 Signee