Saints in Professional Baseball
In recent years, the Siena baseball program has become a top breeding ground for professional baseball prospects in the Northeast. Since 1996, 11 Saints have been drafted in Major League Baseball’s first year players’ draft.
In the spring of 2005, John Lannan became the latest Siena player to join the professional ranks after being drafted in the 11th round by theWashington Nationals. Lannan quickly ascended through theminor league systemin 2007, becoming the fourth Siena player to reach themajors, where he threw 35 innings over six starts with the Nationals, finishing with a 2-2 record and a 4.15 ERA. In 2008, Lannan emerged as one of the team’s top pitchers, spending the entire season in the starting rotation after being recalled in May. He finished the year with a 9-15 record, but posted a stellar 3.91 ERA and had 117 strikeouts and just 72 walks in 182 innings of work. Lannan continued to
John Lannan At Siena
As a Pro
improve in 2009, posting ninemore victories and a 3.88 ERA, while ranking 14th in the National League with 206.1 innings pitched. Most recently, in 2010, Lannan went 8-8 with a 4.65 ERA, and he signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract to pitch forWashington in 2011. All indications are that the Nationals have high hopes for Siena’s newestmajor leaguer and it appears he will be a cornerstone for the club for the foreseeable future.
Todd Donovan
In total 34 Siena players have gone on to sign professional baseball contracts with four (Billy Harrell, Gary Holle, Tim Christman and John Lannan) reaching the highest level.
Year Player - Round Drafted; Organization 1950 JimSweeny - Boston Red Sox 1952 Billy Harrell - Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox; MVP Eastern League 1956.
1955 JimWalsh - Brooklyn Dodgers 1958 Joe McCrudden - Brooklyn /L.A. Dodgers 1976 GaryHolle - 13th round byMilwaukee Brewers also w/Texas Rangers, ChicagoWhite Sox, Philadelphia Phillies
John Lannan recently signed a one-year $2.75 million deal with the Nationals. He was their Opening Day starter in 2010.
Jim Buckley At Siena
As a Pro
Dave Pahucki At Siena
As a Pro
Justin Knoff At Siena
As a Pro
Ryan Bitter At Siena
As a Pro
1978 Dave Smith - 30th round; New York Mets 1982 Ken Hayner - signed w/Utica Blue Sox 1983 JimHoward - 6th round; Baltimore Orioles 1984 JimHoward - 23rd round; Toronto Blue Jays 1984 Larry Monaco - 29th round; Toronto Blue Jays 1984 TomWinter - 24th round; Toronto Blue Jays 1989 Chris Alesio - signed w/St. Louis Cardinals 1989 Chris Gorton - signed w/St. Louis Cardinals 1989 Dave Howard - 24th round; Pittsburgh Pirates 1989 Shaun Sottile - signed w/Atlanta Braves 1990 Pasquale Arace - signed w/Pittsburgh Pirates 1991 Kevin Carroll - signed w/New York Mets 1992 Mike Serbalik - 32nd round; L.A. Dodgers 1994 Dave Perry - signed w/Ind. Catskill Cougars 1996 TimChristman - 11th round; Colorado Rockies 1996 Ira Tilton - 5th round; Philadelphia Phillies 1996 PaulWilders - 33rd round; St. Louis Cardinals 1997 Dennis Hogan - signed w/Ind. Allentown Ambassadors 1997 Craig Johnson - 20th round; Detroit Tigers 1997 Mike Roberts - 21st round; Atlanta Braves 1999 Todd Donovan - 8th round; San Diego Padres 1999 Jeremy Giard - signed w/Ind. Massachusetts Mad Dogs 2000 Kevin Brown - signed w/Ind. Johnstown Johnnies 2000 Dave Fields - signed w/Ind. Chillicothe Paints 2000 Nick Spera - signed w/Ind. Nashua Pride 2002 Dave Pahucki - 23rd round; Boston Red Sox 2002 JimBuckley - 25th round; Boston Red Sox 2002 Justin Knoff - 30th round; Cincinnati Reds 2004 Ryan Bitter - 22nd round; Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2004 Blake Hanan - signed with Baltimore Orioles 2005 John Lannan - 11th round;Washington Nationals 2009 Anthony Giansanti - 49th round - Oakland Athletics 2010 Anthony Giansanti - signed w/Chicago Cubs
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