LSU Baseballers Begin Pro Careers!

Ten former LSU baseball players have been assigned to minor league teams as they begin their pro careers. A school-record nine Tigers were selected in the MLB draft. Eight of them have already started their pro careers including Byrd grad Chris Cotton, Mason Katz and Raph Rhymes.

Pitcher Brett Bonvillian was not drafted but signed a free agent deal with the Kansas City Royals.

Shreveport native Chris Cotton, who was drafted by the Houston Astros, is playing for the Tri-City Valley Cats in the Class A New York-Penn League. He has one start under his belt, and gave up no runs or hits in two innings pitched.

Third baseman Christian Ibarra was drafted, but he plans to return to LSU for his senior season.

LSU Baseball Players Selected in the 2013 MLB Draft (Minor League Assignments)
2nd rd. (43), Ryan Eades, RHP, Minnesota Twins (Elizabethton Twins – Rookie Appalachian League)
3rd rd. (87), JaCoby Jones, CF, Pittsburgh Pirates (Jamestown Jammers – Class A New York-Penn League)
4th rd. (125), Mason Katz, 2B, St. Louis Cardinals (State College Spikes – Class A New York-Penn League)
7th rd. (224), Nick Rumbelow, RHP, New York Yankees (Staten Island Yankees – Class A New York-Penn League)
9th rd. (276), Will LaMarche, RHP, Detroit Tigers (GCL Tigers – Rookie Gulf Coast League)
9th rd. (285), Chad Jones, LHP, Cincinnati Reds (AZL Reds – Rookie Arizona League)
12th rd. (372), Ty Ross, C, San Francisco Giants (AZL Giants – Rookie Arizona League)
14th rd. (407), Chris Cotton, LHP, Houston Astros (Tri-City Valley Cats – Class A New York-Penn League)
15th rd. (456), Raph Rhymes, OF, Detroit Tigers (Connecticut Tigers – Class A New York-Penn League)
Free Agent, Brent Bonvillain, LHP, Kansas City Royals (Idaho Falls Chukars – Rookie Pioneer League)