OTTAWA -A total of 13 Canadians selected Were there day two of the MLB Draft . Things Leading off on day two Was a pick by the Toronto Blue Jays Who Used the 113th list overall selection to nab Toronto native Marcus Knecht year outfielder out of Connors State JC. Knecht Was a member of the Junior National Team in 2008 Where He Participated in the World Junior Championships Held in Edmonton.
2B Chris Bisson ( Orleans, ON) of the University of Kentucky in the 4 Was selectedth Round 124th list overall by the San Diego Padres. Bisson DID participate way as any member of the JNT Disney in the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007.
LHP James Paxton ( Ladner, BC ) Was Drafted for the second time, this time heading to HE IS the Seattle Mariners Who Used to 4th 132 round selectionnd list overall draft pick to Paxton.
Two current members of the phrasal JNT Were in the 7th and 10th rounds of the draft. RHP Joel Pierce ( Windsor , ON ) to the Milwaukee Brewers Derwent in the 7th Round 219th list overall , and LHP Evan Grills ( Whitby , ON ) Derwent to the Houston Astros in the 10th Round 303rd overall.
Here Is a rundown of the Rest of the Canadians That Were you selected day two of the draft :
15th ( 472nd ) Los Angeles Dodgers - Jake Eliopoulos LHP Newmarket , ON
16th ( 486th ) Toronto Blue Jays - OF Pompey Dalton Mississauga,
16th ( 505th ) New York Yankees - LHP Evan Rutckyj Windsor, ON
18th ( 579th ) Milwaukee Brewers - OF Rowan Wick North Vancouver , BC
22nd ( 681st ) Philadelphia Phillies - Jonathan Paquet RHP Ancienne-Lorette , QC
26th ( 786th ) Toronto Blue Jays - LHP Jay Johnson Sussex Corner , NB
27th ( 829th ) San Francisco Giants - C Eric Sim Abbotsford , BC
30th ( 897th ) Pittsburgh Pirates - C Matt Skirving London , ON
