Lopes in the Pros - Grand Canyon University Athletics

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112 Draft Picks

26 Free Agent Signings

109 Total Pros

17 Big Leaguers

By the Numbers ＋

By the Numbers
First pro	LeRoy McDonald (1969)
First MLB debut	Frank Snook (July 13, 1973)
Latest MLB debut	Jacob Wilson (July 19, 2024)
Busiest draft	5 picks (1988, 1989, 1996, 2019)
Most-picked team	10 picks (LA Angels)
Highest pick	Jacob Wilson (6th overall)
Lowest pick	Aaron Kramer (1,665th)
Active draft pick streak	12 (2014–25)
Longest draft pick streak	12 (2014–25)

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Active in affiliated baseball

MLB Reached the majors

★ MLB All-Star

Secondary phase pick

No. ⇅	Year ⇅	Name ⇅	Round/Overall ⇅	Team(s) ⇅	Pos. ⇅	Years Pro ⇅	At GCU ⇅	Highest ⇅
112	2025	Grant Richardson	6 / 170	ATH	LHP	2025–pres	2023–25	A
111	2025	Emilio Barreras	8 / 228	MIA	SS	2025–pres	2023–25	A
110	2025	Isaac Lyon	10 / 302	SEA, WAS	RHP	2025–pres	2023–25	A
109	2025	Josh Wakefield	14 / 426	HOU	OF	2025–pres	2025	A
108	2024	Daniel Avitia	12 / 362	CHC	RHP	2024–pres	2022–24	Rk
107	2024	Tyler Wilson	8 / 241	NYY	OF	2024–pres	2021–24	A+
106	2023	Zach Thornton	5 / 159	NYM	LHP	2023–pres	2023	AA
105	2023	Homer Bush Jr.	4 / 128	SD	OF	2023–pres	2021–23	AAA
104	2023	Jacob Wilson	1 / 6	OAK	SS	2023–pres	2021–23	MLB
103	2022	Eli Ankeney	20 / 599	NYM	LHP	2022–pres	2020–22	AA
102	2022	Vince Reilly	18 / 544	OAK, CHC	RHP	2022–pres	2021–22	AA
101	2022	Tayler Aguilar	15 / 460	NYY, COL	OF	2022–24	2020–22	A
100	2022	Nick Hull	7 / 203	CHC	RHP	2022–26	2018–22	AA
99	2021	Pierson Ohl	14 / 429	MIN	RHP	2021–pres	2019–21	MLB
98	2021	Frankie Scalzo	14 / 424	CHC	RHP	2021–pres	2019–21	AAA
97	2021	Channy Ortiz	14 / 408	ARI	SS	2021–23	2018, 2020–21	AAA
96	2020	Kade Mechals	4 / 112	CHW	RHP	2020–23	2019–20	A+
94	2019	Tyler Wyatt	31 / 926	SF	INF	2019–21	2016–19	Rk
93	2019	Preston Pavlica	24 / 736	HOU	OF	2019–20	2016–19	A-
92	2019	Kona Quiggle	16 / 472	DET	OF	2019–21	2017–19	AA
91	2019	Quin Cotton	8 / 234	CIN	OF	2019–22	2017–19	AA
90	2018	Ian Evans	26 / 775	BAL	1B	2018–20	2017–18	AA
89	2018	Zach Malis	24 / 705	DET	3B	2018–20	2016–18	A
88	2018	Mick Vorhof	9 / 277	NYY	RHP	2018–19	2015–18	A+
87	2018	Jake Wong	3 / 80	SF, CIN, CHC	RHP	2018–24	2016–18	MLB
86	2017	Garrison Schwartz	16 / 470	ATL	OF	2017–21	2015–17	A+
85	2016	Paul Panaccione	10 / 304	WAS	SS	2016–18	2013–16	A
83	2015	David Walker	31 / 922	CHW	OF	2015–16	2014–15	Rk
82	2015	Chad De La Guerra	17 / 501	BOS	INF	2015–21	2014–15	AAA
79	2012	Brady Wager	9 / 282	BAL	RHP	2012–14	2010–12	A+
77	2010	Jeff Urlaub	30 / 905	OAK	LHP	2010–15	2010	AAA
76	2007	Brian Broderick	21 / 652	STL, WAS, KC	RHP	2007–15	2007	MLB
75	2006	Matt Michael	39 / 1,186	STL	LHP	2006	2003–06	Rk
74	2005	Chris Cook	36 / 1,077	COL	1B	2005–07	2005	A+
73	2005	Ryan Bethel	32 / 958	TB	SS	2005–06	2002–05	A+
72	2005	Andy Lane	27 / 804	WAS	2B	2005–06	2001–05	A+
71	2004	Travis Kaats	16 / 468	CIN	OF	2004	2002–04	Rk
70	2003	Joey Reiman	16 / 470	TOR	C	2003–06	2002–03	A+
69	2003	Devin Perrin	7 / 207	MON	RHP	2003–07	2002–03	AAA
68	2002	Ben Mitchell	20 / 607	SF	RHP	2002	2001–02	A-
67	2002	Dave Brockman	11 / 342	STL	RHP	2002	2002	A-
66	2002	Klent Corley	9 / 279	ARI	RHP	2002–03	2002	A-
65	2001	Blake Woods	14 / 429	SEA	SS	2001	1998–2001	A+
64	2001	Tyler Beuerlein	7 / 222	NYM	C	2001–02	2000–01	A
62	2000	Jeromie Spillman	37 / 1,108	TOR	LHP	2000–02	1999–2000	A
61	2000	Brian Sellier	27 / 808	TOR	OF	2000–06	1997–2000	AAA
60	1999	Bill Curtis	45 / 1,348	ANA	OF	1999–2000	1997–99	A
59	1998	Cody Ransom	9 / 278	SF, CHC, TEX, HOU, NYY, PHI, ARI, MIL, SD	SS	1998–2015	1998	MLB
55	1996	Justin Bice	27 / 815	ARI	RHP	1996–97	1996	A+
54	1996	Rod Bair	16 / 476	COL	OF	1996–2002	1994–96	AAA
53	1995	Andrew McCormick	34 / 944	TOR	OF	1995–96	1994–95	A+
52	1995	Scott Kortmeyer	31 / 862	KC	OF	1995	1994–95	A-
51	1995	Craig Caballero	17 / 462	DET	C	1995	1993–95	A-
50	1995	Erik Des Rosiers	16 / 448	CHW	RHP	1995–97	1995	A+
49	1994	Jim McCalmont	13 / 351	MIN	2B	1994–96	1993–94	A+
48	1993	Rich Seminoff	19 / 547	FLA	LHP	1993–94	1992–93	A-
47	1993	Steve Wilkerson	3 / 84	CIN	RHP	1993–95	1991–93	A
46	1992	Matt Evans	42 / 1,176	DET	1B	1992–94	1990–92	A+
45	1992	Bill Robbs	32 / 897	SD	OF	1992–93	1992	A+
44	1992	Al Kermode	11 / 295	MON	RHP	1992–94, 1999	1992	AA
43	1992	Ryan Freeburg	5 / 151	COL	3B	1992–94	1990–92	A+
42	1991	Tim Florez	25 / 661	SF	2B	1991–2000	1990–91	AAA
41	1991	Byron Browne	13 / 338	MIL	RHP	1991–97	1989–91	AAA
39	1990	Rick Miller	21 / 584	OAK	LHP	1990–91	1989–90	A+
38	1989	Chad Curtis	45 / 1,157	CAL, DET, LAD, CLE, NYY, TEX	OF	1989–2001	1989	MLB
37	1989	Paul Swingle	29 / 747	CAL, MIL	RHP	1989–96	1989	MLB
36	1989	Dan Stenz	21 / 544	SF	LHP	1990	1988–89	A-
35	1989	Mike Webster	19 / 491	KC	LHP	1989–90	1986–89	A+
34	1989	Tim Salmon	3 / 69	CAL	OF	1989–2006	1987–89	MLB
33	1988	Don Vidmar	35 / 897	CAL	RHP	1988–92	1988	AAA
32	1988	John Marchese	29 / 741	CAL	RHP	1988–90	1987–88	A
31	1988	John Patterson	23 / 594	SF, TB	2B	1988–98	1987–88	MLB
30	1988	Brett Merriman	9 / 215	CLE, CAL, MIN, SD	RHP	1988–95	1988	MLB
29	1988	Gary Sharko	8 / 204	SF	RHP	1988–92	1987–88	AA
28	1986	Lew Kent	36 / 813	CLE	C	1986–88	1985–86	AA
27	1986	Bart Haley	6 / 147	BOS	LHP	1986–89	1986	A
26	1986	Darrin Duffy	3 / 67	OAK	SS	1986–92	1984–86	AAA
25	1986	Kevin Wickander	2 / 30	CLE, CIN, DET, MIL	LHP	1986–96	1984–86	MLB
24	1985	Andre Toliver	27 / 682	CHW	OF	1985–86	1984–85	A
23	1985	Mark Tortorice	19 / 481	OAK	LHP	1985–86, 1988	1985	A
22	1985	Randy McCament	15 / 368	SF, SD	RHP	1985–92	1984–85	MLB
21	1984	Darrell Higgs	20 / 498	SEA	RHP	1984–87	1984	AAA
20	1984	Dave Bresnahan	18 / 446	SEA	C	1984–87	1983–84	AA
18	1983	Jeff Dinkel	16 / 396	NYM	OF	1983–84	1982–83	A
17	1983	Frank Tunnell	12 / 295	SEA	SS	1983–84	1983	A
16	1983	Bruce Kipper	10 / 239	TEX	LHP	1983–85	1983	A
15	1982	Arbrey Lucas	20 / 511	HOU	RHP	1982–85	1982	AA
14	1982	Mike Madril	19 / 478	CAL	OF	1982–86	1980–82	AAA
13	1982	Kris Kline	15 / 374	CAL	SS	1982–85	1982	A
12	1982	Art Martinez	8 / 194	KC	RHP	1982–86, 1988	1982	AAA
11	1981	Rick Plautz	24 / 617	KC	OF	1981–82	1981	A
10	1981	Dave Morris	18 / 444	CAL	OF	1981–82	1980–81	A
9	1981	Mike Villegas	15 / 384	MIL	RHP	1982–87	1980–81	AAA
8	1981	Rick Stromer	11 / 262	CAL	3B	1981–86	1981	AA
7	1979	Ray Alonzo	17 / 439	MIL	OF	1979–83	1977–78	AA
6	1979	Ed Bonine	15 / 372	HOU	RHP	1979–85	1979	AAA
5	1978	Ron Wrobel	40 / 760	CLE	LHP	1978, 1980	1977–78	A
4	1976	Tom Tellmann	11 / 245	SD, MIL, OAK	RHP	1976–85	1976	MLB
3	1971	Frank Snook	7 / 150	SD, NYY	RHP	1971–75	1969–71	MLB
2	1969	LeRoy McDonald	2 / 27 (2)	MIN	SS	1969–71	1966–69	AA

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* Team drafted by / first signed by appears first

No. ⇅	Turned Pro ⇅	Name ⇅	Team(s) ⇅	Pos. ⇅	Years Pro ⇅	At GCU ⇅	Highest ⇅
26	2024	Dustin Crenshaw	SEA	INF	2024–pres	2021–24	A
25	2023	Cody Tucker	SF, HOU	RHP	2023–25	2023	A+
24	2022	David Avitia	CHC	C	2022–25	2018–21	A+
23	2021	Zach Barnes	ARI	RHP	2021–25	2019–21	AAA
22	2020	Drew Smith	MIL	2B	2020–21	2020	Rk
21	2020	Cuba Bess	BOS, COL	1B	2020–23	2017–20	A+
20	2018	Ethan Evanko	PHI	LHP	2018–22	2014–18	AAA
19	2018	Griffin Barnes	LAA	C	2018–19	2015–18	Rk-Adv.
18	2017	A.J. Franks	SEA	RHP	2017–18	2016–17	A+
17	2007	Pat Lawler	MIL	RHP	2007	2006–07	A
16	2006	Scott Welch	TB	RHP	2006–08	2005–06	A-
15	2005	David Pruitt	ANA	UT	2005	2004–05	Rk
14	2000	Ryan McKinley	CHC	RHP	2000	1999–00	Rk
13	2000	Josh Brack	OAK	INF	2000–01	1999–00	A-
12	2000	Brian Gerlach	MIN	RHP	2000	1999–00	Rk
11	1999	Jon Hamel	SD	C	1999	1996–99	AAA
10	1997	Tim Huff	TOR	LHP	1997–98	1994–97	A
9	1996	Keith Wilson	ARI	INF	1996–98	1995–96	A+
8	1996	Mark Gnirk	MIL	RHP	1996–97	1995–96	A
7	1990	Steve Phoenix	OAK, PIT	RHP	1990–97	1989–90	MLB
6	1987	Jim Aylward	PHI, CAL	INF	1987–93	1984–86	AAA
5	1986	Brad Moore	PHI, NYM, CIN, PIT	RHP	1986–94	1986	MLB
4	1985	Tyler Brilinski	OAK	1B	1985–89	1984–85	AAA
3	1984	Dave Stapleton	MIL	LHP	1984–89	1982–83	MLB
2	1982	Jeff Fiechtner	SD	RHP	1982	1980–81	A
1	1980	Jim Gerlach	CHC	RHP	1980–83	1976–80	AAA

* Team drafted by / first signed by appears first

No. ⇅	Year ⇅	Name ⇅	Rd./Overall ⇅	Team ⇅	Pos. ⇅	At GCU ⇅
95	2019	Kade Mechals ^	40 / 1,191	MIA	RHP	2019–20
84	2015	Andrew Naderer	37 / 1,120	DET	LHP	2013–15
81	2014	Brandon Bonilla ^	25 / 751	BAL	LHP	2013–15
80	2014	Jorge Perez	30 / 902	NYY	RHP	2012–16
78	2010	Billy Schroeder	47 / 1,419	MIL	C	2009–10
63	2000	Brad Bettcher	40 / 1,201	BOS	RHP	2004–05
58	1996	Aaron Kramer	72 / 1,665	NYY	RHP	1996–97
57	1996	Dan Williams	56 / 1,552	KC	2B	1996–97
56	1996	Rich Estep	35 / 1,036	PHI	RHP	1995–96
40	1990	Craig Bauer	22 / 605	SF	RHP	1989–90
19	1984	Randy McCament ^	16 / 396	CLE	RHP	1984–85
1	1969	LeRoy McDonald ^	11 / 174 (1)	MIN	SS	1966–69

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* Team drafted by / first signed by appears first | ^ Later re-drafted

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