Salas Selected by Minnesota Twins
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami junior Javi Salas became the ninth Hurricane selected in the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Saturday.
Salas was selected in the 38th round (No. 1130 overall) by the Minnesota Twins.
Salas, named a team captain prior to the season, opened the year in the weekend rotation before shifting to the bullpen late. In 17 total appearances, Salas made 11 starts, finished with a 5-5 record and registered an impressive 3.18 ERA. The Coral Gables, Fla., native threw three quality starts (six innings or more, three earned runs or less) to open the season, and allowed just one earned run in his six relief appearances.
Salas joins fellow Hurricanes Eric Nedeljkovic (21st round, Colorado Rockies), Chantz Mack (29th round, Seattle Mariners) and Bryan Radziewski, as well as signees Matt McPhearson (fourth round, Arizona Diamondbacks), J.D. Underwood (fifth round, Los Angeles Dodgers), Willie Abreu (14th round, Cincinnati Reds), Derik Beauprez (25th round, Boston Red Sox) and Zack Collins (27th round, Cincinnati Reds) as draftees through the first 38 rounds.
| MIAMI HURRICANES SELECTED IN 2013 MLB DRAFT | ||||
| RD | NO | TEAM | NAME, POS. |
HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL |
| 4 | 120 | ARI | Matt McPhearson, OF | Riverdale Baptist (Columbia, Md.) |
| 5 | 154 | LAD | J.D. Underwood, RHP | Palm Beach State (West Palm Beach, Fla.) |
| 14 | 435 | CIN | Willie Abreu, OF | Mater Academy (Hialeah, Fla.) |
| 21 | 619 | COL | Eric Nedeljkovic, RHP | Sierra College (Folsom, Calif.) |
| 25 | 743 | BOS | Derik Beauprez, RHP | Cherry Creek (Cherry Hills Village, Colo.) |
| 27 | 825 | CIN | Zack Collins, C/1B | American Heritage (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) |
| 29 | 867 | SEA | Chantz Mack, OF | Archbishop Carroll (Homestead, Fla.) |
| 29 | 875 | STL | Bryan Radziewski, LHP | Florida Christian (Miami, Fla.) |
| 38 | 1130 | MIN | Javi Salas, RHP | Christopher Columbus (Coral Gables, Fla.) |
| ALL-TIME MIAMI HURRICANES DRAFTED BY MINNESOTA TWINS | ||||
| YEAR | RD | NO | NAME, POS. |
TEAM |
| 1988 | 30 | 779 | Will Vespe, 1B | Minnesota Twins |
| 1992 | 3 | 94 | Gus Gandarillas, RHP | Minnesota Twins |
| 1993 | 44 | 1,238 | Chad Rupp, 1B | Minnesota Twins |
| 2002 | 21 | 632 | T.J. Prunty, RHP | Minnesota Twins |
| 2002 | 23 | 692 | Danny Matienzo, C | Minnesota Twins |
| 2006 | 19 | 576 | Danny Valencia, 3B | Minnesota Twins |
| 2008 | 1 | 27 | Carlos Gutierrez, RHP | Minnesota Twins |
| 2008 | 26 | 786 | Adan Severino, OF | Minnesota Twins |
| 2009 | 6 | 192 | Chris Herrmann, C/1B | Minnesota Twins |
| 2010 | 18 | 555 | David Gutierrez, RHP | Minnesota Twins |
