The third round of the 2012 MLB First-Year player draft is in the books and the Oakland A's have collected some serious talent. Amongst them are 12 pitchers, five outfielders, four shortstops, three catchers, and one first baseman. Five of them have California ties including Roseville High School's Dalton Blaser.
Below is the complete list of all of Oakland's third round selections, with the highlighted players linked to thier respective scouting video from MLB.com.
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499 |
Mercedes, Melvin |
Col of Central Florida, FL |
SS |
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529 |
Olson, Tyler |
Gonzaga, WA |
LHP |
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559 |
De Young, Derek |
Oakton CC, IL |
RHP |
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589 |
Ramon Quinones Medina, |
CF |
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619 |
Powell, Hershcel |
Orange Coast College, CA |
CF |
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649 |
Hollstegge, Tyler |
UNC - Greensboro, NC |
RHP |
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679 |
Hillsinger, Matthew |
Radford U, VA |
CF |
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709 |
Healy, Tucker |
Ithaca College, NY |
RHP |
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739 |
Bahramzadeh, Kayvon |
Kansas St U, KS |
RHP |
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769 |
Hansen, Derek |
Augustana Col, SD |
RHP |
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799 |
Sosa, Lee |
SUNY - Binghampton, NY |
RHP |
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829 |
Mathews, Ryan |
North Carolina St U, NC |
OF |
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859 |
Pohl, Philip |
Clemson U, SC |
C |
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889 |
Massey, Taylor |
Dallas Baptist U, TX |
LHP |
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919 |
Wolfe, Christopher |
Grambling St U, LA |
SS |
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949 |
Gorton, Ryan |
Oregon State, OR |
C |
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979 |
Dull, Ryan |
UNC Asheville, NC |
RHP |
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1009 |
Johnson, Tyler |
SUNY Stony Brook, NY |
RHP |
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1039 |
Gradford, Devon |
Thomas Downey HS, CA |
SS |
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1069 |
Sunde, Brett |
Bishop Foley HS, MI |
C |
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1099 |
Bingham HS, UT |
RHP |
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1129 |
Wooten, John |
East Carolina, NC |
1B |
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1159 |
Drummond, Calvin |
University of San Diego, CA |
RHP |
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1189 |
Blaser, Dalton |
Roseville HS, CA |
OF |
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1219 |
Olmedo-Barrera, David |
St Francis HS, CA |
SS |
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