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should be able to retain.NEW YORK -- Just call him Johnny Baseball.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was selected by the San
Diego Padres in the 28th round of the Major League Baseball draft
Saturday -- the 837th player taken.
Manziel was listed as a shortstop for Texas A&M, although he never
played for the Aggies as he focused on football. He hasnt played
baseball since high school and probably wont see the diamond again as he
embarks on his NFL career, but was happy the Padres took a swing at
him.
"Big thank you to the (at)Padres and (at)padresmikedee for selecting me
in the MLB draft," Manziel wrote on his Twitter page. "What a great
day!"
Mike Dee, the Padres president and CEO, tweeted back: "Best athlete on
the board... .JohnnyBaseball."
Manziel, the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2012, was taken
by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick in the NFL draft last month.
"It was kind of, Why not?" Padres general manager Josh Byrnes said
Saturday before the Padres hosted the Washington Nationals.
In May 2013, Manziel visited the Padres when he was in San Diego to work
with a quarterbacks coach.
"He certainly loves baseball," Byrnes said. "We kind of talked about it
at that time, Do you want us to draft you? He said, Yeah, absolutely."
Why in the 28th round?
"We really liked our 27th-rounder," Byrnes said.
Asked the odds of actually signing Manziel, Byrnes, a big football fan,
just smiled.
Manziel played baseball and football at Tivy High School in Kerrville,
Texas, and asked Texas A&M coaches about being part of the baseball
team before winning the Aggies starting quarterback job as a redshirt
freshman.
Earlier this week, Manziel -- decked out in an Indians jersey -- was set
to throw out the first pitch in Cleveland before the Indians played
Boston. He warmed up earlier with Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin, but his
toss was washed out by rain that delayed the start.
But, in May 2013, Manziel took batting practice with the Padres at Petco
Park and tossed out a football-style first pitch as he dropped back,
scrambled to the side of the mound and floated a bootleg "pass" to San
Diego outfielder Mark Kotsay, who caught it behind his back with his
glove.
On Manziels first swing in batting practice, the bat flew out of his
hands, but he settled down and later drove a pitch off the right-field
wall.
"I didnt know he played baseball," Padres right-hander Ian Kennedy said
Saturday. "Anybody in Texas probably plays all those sports, football,
baseball."
Padres closer Huston Street, who pitched at Texas and whose late father,
James, played quarterback for the Longhorns, liked the pick, even if
Manziel did play for the Aggies.
"Im a fan. I think hes an exciting player," Street said. "I think hes
good for sport. I think he plays hard. I dont know if hell ever wear a
Padre uniform, but it sure is exciting that the organization took him. I
know he hung out here last year a couple times and everybody really
enjoyed his presence. Everybody liked him. I came away from that day
thinking, Man, thats a good dude, thats a cool guy. It seemed like he
was a very focused, mentally strong guy. He wanted to do something. We
know what he can do in football.
"Heck, if he wants to come out here and hang around before games ... I
dont know if they let 28th-round picks do that," Street said. "But hes a
great athlete. I dont think anybody expects to see him in the big
leagues, but maybe hes going to try and do both. I dont know. If he
does, hes one of the more competitive people Ive been around. Well see
what happens with his football career. Hes potentially got a baseball
one."
Street isnt sure if Johnny Football would try both sports.
"I would tell him to dont try to be a jack-of-all-trades and a master of
none," Street said. "But at the same time, its been done before. I dont
know about at the quarterback position. A little bit tougher position."
Big-time quarterbacks are no stranger to recent Major League Baseball
drafts. John Elway, Dan Marino, Tom Brady, Daunte Culpepper, Colin
Kaepernick and Jake Locker were all drafted by big league teams but
instead stuck too the gridiron. Jace Amaro Jets Jersey. .
Russell Wilson of the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks was a
fifth-rounder by Baltimore out of high school in 2007, but opted to go
to North Carolina State. He was a fourth-round pick of Colorado in 2010
and played in the Rockies system as a second baseman.
Wilson, who had transferred to Wisconsin, told the Rockies in January
2012 that he wanted to pursue an NFL career, and in December 2013 was
acquired by the Texas Rangers in the Rule 5 draft. A few weeks after
winning the Super Bowl, Wilson attended Rangers spring training and
participated in infield drills.
Next year, Florida States Jameis Winston could be in the same situation
as Manziel. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback also is a
hard-throwing closer for the Seminoles baseball team. Winston was
already a 15th-round pick of the Rangers in 2012.
The sons of Cal Ripken Jr. and Mariano Rivera were just a few of the
other familiar names selected on the final day of the Major league
Baseball draft.
The sons of former big leaguers Bobby Bonilla, John Franco, Tom
Browning, Benito Santiago and Magglio Ordonez were also taken as
baseballs draft wrapped up Saturday after three days, 40 rounds and
1,215 players chosen.
Ryan Ripken, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound first baseman from Indian River State
College in Florida, was taken in the 15th round by Washington. The
lefty-hitting son of baseballs "Iron Man" batted .321 with one homer and
24 RBIs in 42 games this season after transferring from South Carolina,
where he did not make the roster and redshirted.
"I think theres immense pressure on that young man," Nationals manager
Matt Williams said. "Its too bad, but I think he handles it really well.
You know, dad, uncle, grandfather, great bloodlines, great work ethic."
Mariano Rivera III, a starting pitcher at Iona College, went to the
Yankees -- his fathers old team -- in the 29th round. He went 2-6 with a
5.40 ERA and five complete games and a team-leading 50 strikeouts in 70
innings for the Gaels. Yankees manager Joe Girardi asked his former
closer for a scouting report on his son.
"Mo wasnt sure if he got drafted what he would do," Girardi said before
the Yankees played the Royals in Kansas City. "But I think its neat he
got drafted by the Yankees and well see what happens."
It was a big draft for sons and siblings of major league players,
starting with Florida high school shortstop Nick Gordon -- son of Tom
"Flash" Gordon and brother of the Dodgers Dee Gordon -- going fifth
overall to Minnesota on Thursday night.
Brandon Bonilla, a left-handed pitcher from Grand Canyon University,
went in the 25th round to Baltimore. The son of former All-Star
Bobby Bonilla and godson of Barry Bonds has a fastball that hits the
mid-90s.
Brown second baseman J.J. Franco, the son of former Mets and Reds closer
John Franco, was a 38th-round pick by the Braves.
Florida high school lefty Logan Browning went in the 36th round to the
Reds, the team for which father Tom once pitched a perfect game.
Benito Santiago Jr. is a star behind the plate, just like his dad, was
drafted in the 38th round by San Francisco. He was a batterymate of
first-rounder Touki Toussaint at Floridas Coral Springs Christian
Academy.
Florida high school first baseman Magglio Ordonez Jr. went in the 38th
round to Detroit, where his father played for seven years.
Bradley Wilpon, the son of Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon, was
a 36th-round choice of Boston.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flaccos younger brother Tom, a high
school outfielder from New Jersey, was a 32nd-round selection of
Philadelphia.
Several other players with big-league bloodlines were drafted Saturday,
including: Drew Stankiewicz (son of Andy, 11th round, Phillies); Kevin
Cron (brother of Angels C.J., 14th round, Diamondbacks); Lukas Schiraldi
(son of Calvin, 15th round, Mariners); Jed Sprague (son of Ed, 37th
round, White Sox); James Lynch (son of Ed, 39th round, Blue Jays); and
Grayson Byrd (son of Paul, 39th round, Braves).
Houston, which had the first overall pick for the third straight year,
took California high school lefty Brady Aiken at No. 1 on Thursday
night.
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