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All American Game | Story | 6/9/2016

Phillies snag Moniak at No. 1

Jeff Dahn

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – At an MLB First-Year Player Draft lacking a consensus No. 1 overall pick going in, the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday decided to go with young and burgeoning star power and used the top pick to select San Diego-area high school outfield prospect Mickey Moniak.

Moniak, a recent graduate of La Costa Canyon High School who calls Encinitas, Calif., home and celebrated his 18th birthday May 13, is the third San Diego-area prospect taken 1-1 (first pick-first round) in the MLB Amateur Draft since 2009, and the fourth from Southern California. San Diego natives Stephen Strasburg (Washington Nationals) and Brady Aiken (Houston Astros) were the top picks in 2009 and 2014, respectively; Newport Beach, Calif., native Gerrit Cole went No. 1 overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011.

"It's insane," Moniak told MLB Network in the moments after he was announced as the No. 1 pick. "I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be picked by the Philies. I'm excited to hopefully prove the Phillies right and be honored as this No. 1 pai

The selection marks the 13th time in the last 14 years a former Perfect Game prospect has been chosen No. 1 overall, dating back to Delmon Young in 2003 (Tampa Bay Devil Rays). Moniak becomes the eighth alumnus of the PG All-American Classic and the sixth alumnus of the PG National Showcase taken with the draft’s top pick.

He joins Matt Bush (San Diego Padres, 2004), Justin Upton (Arizona Diamondbacks, 2005), Tim Beckham (Tampa Bay Rays, 2008), Bryce Harper (Washington Nationals, 2010), Gerrit Cole (Pittsburgh Pirates, 2011), Carlos Correa (Houston Astros, 2012) and Brady Aiken (Houston Astros, 2014) as former PG All-Americans selected No. 1 pick.

His selection at 1-1 didn’t surprise everyone, of course. In a draft breakdown written by former MLB general manager Jim Duquette and published on MLB.com June 7, it was stated: “Moniak is a two-way player who has the approach to be an above-average hitter and plus-defender in the majors. He as excellent baseball IQ and plays hard. Moniak shows the maturity to handle the additional pressure of being the No. 1 selection.”

A 6-foot-2, 190-pound primary centerfielder with a 90 mph outfield arm and 6.5-second speed in the 60-yard dash, Moniak is a veteran of 18 Perfect Game events, including appearances that produced perfect 10.0 PG Player Grades at both the 2015 PG National Showcase in Fort Myers, Fla., and the 2015 PG All-American Classic in San Diego.

He was named to the Top Prospect List at the 2013 Sunshine West Showcase, his first PG event. He was also named to the TPL at the 2014 PG Underclass All-American Games and the 2015 PG National, and received all-tournament team recognition at five PG WWBA events, all while playing with the prestigious San Diego Show organization.

Moniak, ranked the No. 6 overall prospect in the national class of 2016 and a UCLA signee, enjoyed a terrific senior season at La Costa Canyon HS, one that ended for the Mavericks with a 23-7 record after a pair of losses at the CIF San Diego Section Division-I playoffs. Moniak slashed .476/.540/.942 and counted seven home runs, 12 triples and four doubles among his 50 hits; he drove in 46 runs, scored 40 and stole 11 bases.

In total, 74 of the 77 (96 percent) players selected on the first day of the 2016 MLB Draft (top two rounds) had previously attended a Perfect Game event. 15 Perfect Game All-Americans were selected in the first round of the draft, 11 of which participated in the 2015 Classic. Twenty-four total PG All-Americans were taken on the first day of the draft, 15 of which played in 2015. In addition, 21 of the first-round picks had previously attended a PG National Showcase, with 19 more National alumni being taken in round two.

Here are all of the former PG All-Americans (24) that were selected on the first day of the 2016 MLB Draft:

Rd.	Pick	Player	Team	Year*
1	1	Mickey Moniak	Philadelphia Phillies	2015
1	3	Ian Anderson	Atlanta Braves	2015
1	6	A.J. Puk	Oakland Athletics	2012
1	7	Braxton Garrett	Miami Marlins	2015
1	9	Matt Manning	Detroit Tigers	2015
1	10	Zack Collins	Chicago White Sox	2012
1	12	Jason Groome	Boston Red Sox	2015
1	13	Joshua Lowe	Tampa Bay Rays	2015
1	15	Alex Kirilloff	Minnesota Twins	2015
1	18	Blake Rutherford	New York Yankees	2015
1	20	Gavin Lux	Los Angeles Dodgers	2015
1	30	Cole Ragans	Texas Rangers	2015
1S	36	Jordan Sheffield	Los Angeles Dodgers	2012
1S	38	Robert Tyler	Colorado Rockies	2012
1S	41	Nick Lodolo	Pittsburgh Pirates	2015
2	42	Kevin Gowdy	Philadelphia Phillies	2015
2	43	Chris Okey	Cincinnati Reds	2012
2	50	Joe Rizzo	Seattle Mariners	2015
2	53	Ryan Boldt	Tampa Bay Rays	2012
2	55	Nolan Jones	Cleveland Indians	2015
2	56	Ben Rortvedt	Minnesota Twins	2015
2	58	Sheldon Neuse	Washington Nationals	2012
2S	71	Reggie Lawson	San Diego Padres	2015
2S	75	Mario Feliciano	Milwaukee Brewers	2015

Fourteen more PG All-Americans were drafted on the second day of the 2016 MLB Draft (rounds 3-10):

Rd.	Pick	Player	Team	Year*
3	78	Cole Stobbe	Philadelphia Phillies	2015
3	85	Mason Thompson	San Diego Padres	2015
3	96	Nonie Williams	Los Angeles Angels	2015
3	103	Khalil Lee	Kansas City Royals	2015
4	124	Nick Banks	Washington Nationals	2012
4	131	D.J. Peters	Los Angeles Dodgers	2013
4	136	Jeremy Martinez	St. Louis Cardinals	2012
5	151	Alexis Torres	Baltimore Orioles	2015
5	161	Devin Smeltzer	Los Angeles Dodgers	2013
5	162	Cavan Biggio	Toronto Blue Jays	2012
5	166	Walker Robbins	St. Louis Cardinals	2015
6	176	Luis Curbelo	Chicago White Sox	2015
8	231	Francisco Thomas	Milwaukee Brewers	2015
9	267	Jason Goldstein	Seattle Mariners	2011

Nineteen PG All-Americans were drafted on the third and final day (rounds 11-40) of the 2016 MLB Draft, bringing the total to 57.

Rd.	Pick	Player	Team	Year*
11	328	Nicholas Quintana	Boston Red Sox	2015
17	498	Mitchell Traver	Cincinnati Reds	2011
20	595	Clate Schmidt	Detroit Tigers	2011
20	602	Ben Baird	Cleveland Indians	2015
20	610	Carlos Cortes	New York Yankees	2015
26	783	Greg Deichmann	Minnesota Twins	2013
26	787	Avery Tuck	Houston Astros	2015
27	798	Dion Henderson	Cincinnati Reds	2015
28	829	Nick Shumpert	Atlanta Braves	2014
28	846	David Hamilton	Los Angeles Angels	2015
30	898	Tyler Fitzgerald	Boston Red Sox	2015
32	958	Jeff Belge	Boston Red Sox	2015
33	992	Blake Sabol	Cleveland Indians	2015
35	1058	Zachary Hess	New York Yankees	2015
36	1075	Drew Mendoza	Detroit Tigers	2015
36	1076	Reese Cooley	Chicago White Sox	2013
37	1110	Ryan Zeferjahn	Tampa Bay Rays	2015
38	1138	Austin Bergner	Boston Red Sox	2015
40	1203	T.J. Collett	Minnesota Twins	2015

*Indicates year player participated in the PG All-American Classic

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