{"id":32074,"date":"2022-07-14T12:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=32074"},"modified":"2022-07-21T13:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:42:01","slug":"four-mdc-baseball-players-are-hopeful-on-the-eve-of-2022-mlb-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/four-mdc-baseball-players-are-hopeful-on-the-eve-of-2022-mlb-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Four MDC Baseball Players Are Hopeful On The Eve Of 2022 MLB Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching the Major Leagues is a gargantuan milestone in a baseball player&#8217;s career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four Miami Dade College athletes\u2014<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Andy Rodriguez<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b> William Silva<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Loidel Rodriguez<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Jose Hernandez<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014are a step closer to realizing that dream as the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 20-round draft will take place July 17-19 in Los Angeles, California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey all have the tools and the abilities to play at the next level,\u201d said Sharks\u2019 Head Baseball Coach Adrian Morales about the draft-eligible players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catcher <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sharks-catcher-juan-gonzalez-selected-by-toronto-blue-jays-in-2020-mlb-draft\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juan Gonzalez<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the only MDC player selected in last year\u2019s draft. He was taken in the 19th round by the Toronto Blue Jays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gonzalez has one home run, six RBI and a .210 batting average in 81 at bats this season for the Dunedin Blue Jays, a Single-A affiliate in the Florida State League.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 1963, there have been 472 MDC players drafted by MLB and 12.9 percent (61) of them have reached the Big Leagues, according to the website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebaseballcube.com\/content\/college_history\/20144\/drafted\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The Baseball Cube<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the Sharks\u2019 top prospects this year is Andy Rodriguez. The 23-year-old right-hander <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/he-defected-from-the-cuban-national-team-in-june-now-he-pitches-at-miami-dade-college\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">defected from the Cuban National Team<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in June of 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He excelled this past season, mixing a 94-mph plus fastball, a deceptive changeup and a nasty slider while posting a 10-3 record as he transitioned from the bullpen<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2060<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014where he pitched in Cuba\u2060\u2014to the starting rotation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/rodriguez-tabbed-as-southern-conference-pitcher-of-the-year\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was tabbed the Southern Conference Pitcher of The Year<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, striking out 121 batters and posting a 2.45 ERA. He also collected a victory at the State Tournament and struck out 14 batters in two appearances in the playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has been training for the past two months in preparation for the draft. Rodriguez starts his day at the gym lifting weights for a couple of hours and then he heads to the MDC baseball field to join the other draft-eligible players from the College for a workout. He stretches, throws batting practice and focuses on his technique.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am really calm and focused on being ready for that day because I worked hard and I gave my best,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI trust in myself, and I trust in my talent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three other draft hopefuls from MDC are:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loidel Rodriguez, who was born in Sancti Sp\u00edritus in central Cuba, had five home runs, 45 RBI and a .318 batting average for the Sharks last year while serving as a catcher and first baseman. Rodriguez was selected to the All-Southern Conference Second Team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hernandez is an outfielder\/shortstop who was tied for the team lead in home runs (nine) and stolen bases (10) last season for MDC. He is currently playing for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodstockriverbandits.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Woodstock River Bandits<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a collegiate summer league team in the Valley Baseball League in Woodstock, Virginia. Hernandez was selected to participate in the Valley Baseball League All-Star game on July 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-hander William Silva had 39 strikeouts in 22 appearances for MDC this season while boasting a 2.48 ERA. He was selected the Southern Conference Fireman of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am hoping some of my guys [are drafted] because I know it is their dream to play professional baseball,\u201d Morales said. \u201cI will be rooting for [them].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">here<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For news tips, contact us at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:mdc.thereporter@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reaching the Major Leagues is a gargantuan milestone in a baseball player&#8217;s career.\u00a0 Four Miami Dade College athletes\u2014Andy Rodriguez, William Silva, Loidel Rodriguez and Jose Hernandez\u2014are a step closer to realizing that dream as the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft approaches. 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