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Vris · 07-10-2005, 10:22 PM

March 20, 1987

YANKS TAKE PETROVICH
Get A+ on draft

The Yankees solidified their battery for years to come when they took pitcher Anthony Petrovich with the first overall selection in the draft, and followed that up with catcher Bruce Stoltenberg with the last pick in the second round. The Yanks were ecstatic to see Stoltenberg still around. “I thought he was a first round selection, at least top of the second, no doubt” said the New York GM.

The rest of the top 5 went not nearly as predicted, starting with Clyde Cupples taken second overall by the Texas Rangers. Scouts weren't too high on him at the beginning of the tryout, but after they watched his approach to taking the mound and he said he would work on developing his upper body strength, his stock soared. Texas didn't waste any time in nabbing him. Then it was a run on first baseman. The Red Sox decided to go with offense first and took the best hitter in the draft, Fernando Chavez. Seeing him go against Petrovich for the next ten years certainly looks like a lot of fun. The Brewers made a little noise when they took 1B/3B/SS Zach Mericle. Many expected them to take 1B Eric Ludwick at that point, who went fifth overall to the Atlanta Braves. Here is a rundown of the first two rounds:

1987 Draft Log (Rounds 1 and 2):

New York (A) pick: P Anthony Petrovich
Texas pick: P Clyde Cupples
Boston pick: 1B Fernando Chavez
Milwaukee pick: 3B Zachary Mericle
Atlanta pick: 1B Eric Ludwick
Cleveland pick: P Larry York
New York (N) pick: CF Tommy Bellantoni
Houston pick: P Larry Kowalsky
Minnesota pick: P Brian Oliver
Toronto pick: 3B Harold Waldron
San Diego pick: P Nicholas Morris
Chicago (N) pick: P Todd Burnett
St. Louis pick: LF John Bowden
California pick: P Tom Winkleman
Seattle pick: SS Christopher Chenier
Montreal pick: P Lonnie Daluz
Philadelphia pick: 1B Earl Gillard
Baltimore pick: LF Randell Cullen
Chicago (A) pick: P Tony Rosado
Kansas City pick: P Tim Dille
Pittsburgh pick: 2B James Neill
San Francisco pick: RF Robert Fraser
Cincinnati pick: SS Bill Jowett
Los Angeles pick: RF Alberto Paniagua
Detroit pick: 1B Austin Ellis
Oakland pick: LF Mark Goldblatt

Round 2:

Oakland pick: P Ward Ng
Detroit pick: P Robert Betancourt
Los Angeles pick: 1B Clinton Pizzo
Cincinnati pick: P Tommie Graybill
San Francisco pick: P Michale Parsons
Pittsburgh pick: LF Gil Alvardo
Kansas City pick: 1B Richard Eckhardt
Chicago (A) pick: LF Thomas Olszewski
Baltimore pick: P Michael Jacinto
Philadelphia pick: P David Mowrer
Montreal pick: 2B Juan Mendoza
Seattle pick: P Richard Leavens
California pick: CF Mark Ridgeway
St. Louis pick: P David Stewart
Chicago (N) pick: C Jose Porcaro
San Diego pick: SS Harry Zeledon
Toronto pick: P Thomas Graham
Minnesota pick: RF Tom Palermo
Houston pick: 3B Blake Dittrich
New York (N) pick: P Warren Cleghorn
Cleveland pick: C Larry Thomas
Atlanta pick: P Alberto Martinez
Milwaukee pick: P Chris Waters
Boston pick: P Joseph Tolliver
Texas pick: 2B Tony Mora
New York (A) pick: C Bruce Stoltenberg

Team capsules and a look at opening day coming up.

07-10-2005, 10:22 PM	#20
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	March 20, 1987 YANKS TAKE PETROVICH Get A+ on draft The Yankees solidified their battery for years to come when they took pitcher Anthony Petrovich with the first overall selection in the draft, and followed that up with catcher Bruce Stoltenberg with the last pick in the second round. The Yanks were ecstatic to see Stoltenberg still around. “I thought he was a first round selection, at least top of the second, no doubt” said the New York GM. The rest of the top 5 went not nearly as predicted, starting with Clyde Cupples taken second overall by the Texas Rangers. Scouts weren't too high on him at the beginning of the tryout, but after they watched his approach to taking the mound and he said he would work on developing his upper body strength, his stock soared. Texas didn't waste any time in nabbing him. Then it was a run on first baseman. The Red Sox decided to go with offense first and took the best hitter in the draft, Fernando Chavez. Seeing him go against Petrovich for the next ten years certainly looks like a lot of fun. The Brewers made a little noise when they took 1B/3B/SS Zach Mericle. Many expected them to take 1B Eric Ludwick at that point, who went fifth overall to the Atlanta Braves. Here is a rundown of the first two rounds: 1987 Draft Log (Rounds 1 and 2): New York (A) pick: P Anthony Petrovich Texas pick: P Clyde Cupples Boston pick: 1B Fernando Chavez Milwaukee pick: 3B Zachary Mericle Atlanta pick: 1B Eric Ludwick Cleveland pick: P Larry York New York (N) pick: CF Tommy Bellantoni Houston pick: P Larry Kowalsky Minnesota pick: P Brian Oliver Toronto pick: 3B Harold Waldron San Diego pick: P Nicholas Morris Chicago (N) pick: P Todd Burnett St. Louis pick: LF John Bowden California pick: P Tom Winkleman Seattle pick: SS Christopher Chenier Montreal pick: P Lonnie Daluz Philadelphia pick: 1B Earl Gillard Baltimore pick: LF Randell Cullen Chicago (A) pick: P Tony Rosado Kansas City pick: P Tim Dille Pittsburgh pick: 2B James Neill San Francisco pick: RF Robert Fraser Cincinnati pick: SS Bill Jowett Los Angeles pick: RF Alberto Paniagua Detroit pick: 1B Austin Ellis Oakland pick: LF Mark Goldblatt Round 2: Oakland pick: P Ward Ng Detroit pick: P Robert Betancourt Los Angeles pick: 1B Clinton Pizzo Cincinnati pick: P Tommie Graybill San Francisco pick: P Michale Parsons Pittsburgh pick: LF Gil Alvardo Kansas City pick: 1B Richard Eckhardt Chicago (A) pick: LF Thomas Olszewski Baltimore pick: P Michael Jacinto Philadelphia pick: P David Mowrer Montreal pick: 2B Juan Mendoza Seattle pick: P Richard Leavens California pick: CF Mark Ridgeway St. Louis pick: P David Stewart Chicago (N) pick: C Jose Porcaro San Diego pick: SS Harry Zeledon Toronto pick: P Thomas Graham Minnesota pick: RF Tom Palermo Houston pick: 3B Blake Dittrich New York (N) pick: P Warren Cleghorn Cleveland pick: C Larry Thomas Atlanta pick: P Alberto Martinez Milwaukee pick: P Chris Waters Boston pick: P Joseph Tolliver Texas pick: 2B Tony Mora New York (A) pick: C Bruce Stoltenberg Team capsules and a look at opening day coming up. __________________ None Blog it.