2016 MLB Draft: Day Three Open Thread

2016 MLB Draft schedule

Day 3

Rounds: 11-40

Date: Saturday, June 11

Time: 11 p.m. CT

Online: MLB.com

Twitter: @MLBDraftTracker

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2016 Astros Draft Picks

Round 1: No. 17 Pick -- Forrest Whitley, RHP, Alamo Heights High Schoo, TX

Round 2: No. 61 Pick -- Ronnie Dawson, Outfielder, Ohio State

Round 3: No. 97 Pick -- Jake Rogers, Catcher, Tulane

Round 4: No. 127 Pick -- Brett Adcock, LHP, Michigan

Round 5: No: 157 Pick -- Abraham Toro-Hernandez, 3B, Seminole State

Round 6: No. 187 Pick -- Stephen Wrenn, CF, Georgia

Round 7: No. 217 Pick -- Tyler Buffett, RHP, Oklahoma State

Round 8: No. 247 Pick -- Nick Hernandez, RHP, Houston

Round 9: No. 277 Pick -- Ryan Hartman, LHP, Tennessee Wesleyan College

Round 10: No. 307 pick -- Dustin Hunt, RHP, Northeastern

Round 11: No. 337 pick -- Chad Donato, RHP, West Virginia

Round 12: No. 367 pick -- Carmen Benedetti, LHP, Michigan

Round 13: No. 397 pick -- Ryne Birk, 2B, Texas A&M

Round 14: No. 427 pick -- Carson LaRue, RHP, Cowley County CC

Round 15: No. 457 pick -- Alex Degoti, SS, Barry U

Round 16: No. 487 pick -- Spencer Johnson, OF, Missouri State

Round 17: No. 517 pick -- Brian Howard, RHP, TCU

Round 18: No. 547 pick -- Colin McKee, RHP, Mercyhurst College

Round 19: No. 577 pick -- Taylor Jones, 1B, Gonzaga

Round 20: No. 607 pick -- Louis-Philippe Pelletier, 2B, Seminole State

Round 21: No. 637 pick -- Chuck Robinson, Catcher, Southern Mississippi

Round 22: No. 667 pick -- Raymond Henderson, Catcher, Grayson County College

Round 23: No. 697 pick -- Taylor Britton, RHP, High Point University

Round 24: No. 727 pick -- Troy Sieber, 1B, St. Leo University

Round 25: No. 757 pick -- Kevin Hill, RHP, University of South Alabama

Round 26: No. 787 pick -- Avery Tuck, OF, Steele Canyon HS (CA)

Round 27: No. 817 pick -- Nathan Thompson, LHP, Oklahoma Baptist

Round 28: No. 847 pick -- Johnny Ruiz, 2B, Miami

Round 29: No. 877 pick: -- Elliot Barzilli, 3B, TCU

Round 30: No. 907 pick -- Brody Westmoreland, 3B, College of Southern Nevada

Round 31: No. 937 pick -- Howie Brey, LHP, Rutgers University New Brunswick

Round 32: No. 967 pick -- Darius Vines, RHP, St. Bonaventure HS (CA)

Round 33: No. 997 pick -- Tony Handley, CF, SUNY Stony Brook

Round 34: No. 1027 pick -- Stijin van der Meer, SS, Lamar University

Round 35: No. 1057 pick -- Nick Slaughter, Catcher, Klein HS (TX)

Round 36: No. 1087 pick -- Ian Hardman, RHP, Seminole State

Round 37: No. 1217 pick -- Anthony DeFrancesco, 3B, Red Mountain HS (AZ)

Round 38: No. 1247 pick -- Chaz Pal, OF, University of South Carolina Aiken

Round 39: No. 1277 pick -- Tyler Wolfe, IF, Kansas St.

Round 40: No. 1307 pick -- Lucas Williams, RHP, University of Central Missouri

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2016 Astros Draft Money Pool

Overall: $5,928,300

Overall plus Five Percent Overage: $6,158,985

First Round Pick: $2,504,200

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Draft News

2016 MLB Draft: Houston Astros select Forrest Whitley with No. 17 pick - The Crawfish Boxes
The Astros only had to go to San Antonio to find the No. 17 pick.

2016 MLB Draft: Houston Astros select Ronnie Dawson with No. 61 pick - The Crawfish Boxes
Astros head to the big ten with their second pick of the 2016 Draft.

2016 MLB Draft: Astros Find Upside at 17 - The Crawfish Boxes
The Astros leaned toward a pitcher with some upside and have shown a tendency for that.

2016 MLB Draft: Astros Reach for Dawson - The Crawfish Boxes
A reach that may not end up being a reach at all because of skills and raw tools.

2016 MLB Draft: Astros Day One Summary - The Crawfish Boxes
The Astros have gone after some raw talent on the first day and could be a signal of comfort in the depth of the system.