MLB Draft: San Francisco Giants Select Notre Dame’s John Michael Bertrand

The San Francisco Giants went back to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish pitching well for the second time in the MLB Draft, taking left hander John Michael Bertrand. Bertrand was the final selection of the tenth round, selected 316th overall.

Bertrand pitched two years for Notre Dame after transferring from Furman. He was a graduate student this year and the ace of Notre Dame’s staff. He started 18 games in his final season and pitched to a 10-3 record and 2.81 ERA. He totaled 111 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched.

As a graduate student, Bertrand is one of the oldest players in the draft. He doesn’t have any trait that will ‘wow’ scouts, but he is an extremely consistent performer and had one of…