Six signed draftees headed to Missoula
Junior outfielder Adam Eaton from Miami (Ohio) University is one of two picks from the top-20 rounds in this year's draft that were assigned to the Missoula Osprey on Wednesday.
Two of the six were chosen in the top-20 rounds of last week’s MLB draft – 17th-round selection Derek Eitel, a 6-foot-4 200-pound right-handed pitcher from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and 19th-round pick Adam Eaton, a 5-9, 180-pound outfielder from Miami (Ohio) University.
Others who have inked contracts with the D-backs and will be sent to Missoula are catcher Andrew Whittington (33rd round), outfielder Christopher Jarrett (42nd), infielder Eric Groff (44th) and outfielder Javan Williams (45th).
That makes a total of 14 players who have been assigned to Missoula by the Diamondbacks organization. More details on the status of the Osprey roster will emerge before they’re slated to arrive in town Thursday evening.
– Michael Heinbach