# Press Release: Cardinals Announce Signing Of 13 Draft Picks - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/ - Published: 2017-06-19T13:40:52-05:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney **ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 19, 2017 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that 13 players from the 2017 First-Year Player draft have agreed to terms on minor league contracts and passed their physical.  The newly signed players will join the Cardinals short-season clubs (State College and Johnson City) which begin play this week. The highest pick to agree to terms is 9^(th) round selection **_Evan Kruczynski_**, a left-handed pitcher out of East Carolina University.  **_LHP Brett Seeburger_**( 10^(th) Round) and**_ INF Evan Mendoza_** (11^(th) Round) join Kruczynski as the highest picks from this year’s draft to sign to date. A complete list of all 13 picks that have signed and passed their physical can be found below.  The Cardinals have until July 7 at 4:00 p.m. CT, to sign players from the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft. | 2017 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT | | Rd | Player (overall pick) | Pos. | B-T | Ht. | Wt. | School | Hometown | | 9 | Evan Kruczynski (274) | LHP | L-L | 6-5 | 215 | East Carolina University | Franklin, Wis. | | 10 | Brett Seeburger (304) | LHP | L-L | 6-2 | 225 | San Diego State University | Oceanside, Calif. | | 11 | Evan Mendoza (334) | 3B | R-R | 6-2 | 200 | North Carolina State University | Sarasota, Fla. | | 16 | Jake Walsh (484) | RHP | R-R | 6-1 | 192 | Florida Southern College | Indialantic, Fla. | | 17 | Will Latcham (514) | RHP | R-R | 6-2 | 200 | Coastal Carolina University | Briarcliffe, Pa. | | 19 | Irving Lopez (574) | 2B | S-R | 5-10 | 170 | Florida International University | Yuma, Ariz. | | 20 | Brandon Benson (604) | OF | R-R | 6-1 | 195 | Georgia College & State University | Loganville, Ga. | | 23 | Evan Guillory (694) | RHP | R-R | 6-3 | 205 | University of Louisiana-Lafayette | Jennings, La. | | 24 | Thomas St. Clair (724) | RHP | R-R | 6-1 | 186 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Winston-Salem, N.C. | | 25 | Patrick Dayton (754) | LHP | L-L | 6-0 | 170 | Kent State University | La Jolla, Calif. | | 26 | Paul Balestrieri (784) | RHP | R-R | 6-0 | 210 | Cornell University | West Windsor, N.J. | | 29 | Wood (John) Myers (874) | 2B | L-R | 5-8 | 180 | Coastal Carolina University | Chapel Hill, N.C. | | 36 | Michael Brdar (1,084) | SS | R-R | 5-10 | 180 | University of Michigan | Pleasanton, Calif. | **-STL-** --- To follow all of the Cardinal Draft signings, [check here](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2017/06/2017-cardinal-draft-tracker/). ### Share this: * [ Facebook ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=x) * [ Email ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Press%20Release%3A%20Cardinals%20Announce%20Signing%20Of%2013%20Draft%20Picks&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyrdcast.com%2Fpress-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks%2F&share=email) * [ LinkedIn ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=linkedin) * [ Mastodon ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=mastodon) * [ Nextdoor ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=nextdoor) * [ Pinterest ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=pinterest) * [ Reddit ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=reddit) * [ Tumblr ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-signing-of-13-draft-picks/?share=tumblr) ### Like this: Like Loading… ### _Related_