The Indians led off their draft with three high school players and followed that up with a college reliever to finish up the first night of the draft. And it could be tough to sign some of those young high school players, so they needed to save money with a couple of college selections.
Round 3
Richard Palacios, SS, Towson
Palacios hit .301/.457/.515 this year for Towson with 18 doubles and eight home runs. The big stats however are when he doesn’t make contact. He drew 52 walks this season and struck out only 16 times all year.