Cinadr Drafted in 36th Round by Tampa Bay Rays; Right-Handed Pitcher is Third Rocket to be Nabbed in MLB Draft
6/12/2009 2:30:00 PM | Baseball
TOLEDO, OH - University of Toledo's Jeff Cinadr was drafted on Thursday in the 36th round (1,099th overall pick) of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Cinadr appeared in a school-record 30 games out of the bullpen this spring, sporting a 2-0 ledger with a team-low 4.15 ERA and two saves. He accumulated 39.0 innings of work, surrendering 22 runs (18 earned) on 30 hits with 34 strikeouts. The right-handed pitcher ranked fourth in the MAC in total appearances and was also second in appearances (16) in league play. An excellent student in the classroom as well, Cinadr was recently named first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV with a 3.685 GPA in bioengineering.
The Hudson, OH native is the third Rocket in as many days to be drafted. Justin Collop was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the 193rd pick of the sixth round and 2009-10 signee Mike Hamann was chosen by the Cleveland Indians with the 725th pick of the 24th round. UT's three draftees tie a single-season school record, equalled in 1976 and 2003.
Toledo's Professional Signees (Signing date and organization listed below)
Player Team (Round Selected) Year
Carl Schulz Detroit (32nd) 1967
Michael Pompili Cleveland (6th) 1969
Brad Davies Detroit (8th) 1972
Roger Coe San Diego (3rd) 1974
Len Matuszek Philadelphia (5th) 1976
Terry Tyson Cleveland (16th) 1976
Herbert Krul Detroit (17th) 1976
Kevin Balogh Detroit (24th) 1977
Kevin Balogh Atlanta (20th) 1978
Stan Clarke Toronto (6th) 1981
Tim Kubacki New York (AL) (17th) 1982
Paul Peer New York (AL) (32nd) 1982|
Rick Molnar New York (AL) (31st) 1983
Jeff Greene Atlanta (11th) 1985
Jerry Schunk Toronto (6th) 1986
Kevin MacLeod Oakland (10th) 1987
Tom Marsh Toronto (70th) 1987
A.J. Sager San Diego (10th) 1988
Tom Marsh Philadelphia (16th) 1988
David Krol Minnesota (13th) 1989
Jeff Ladd Toronto (41st) 1992
Marc Wilkins Pittsburgh (47th) 1992
John Torok Philadelphia (19th) 1994
Greg Keifer San Francisco (22nd) 1994
Bryan Braswell Houston (4th) 1996
Denny Stark Seattle (4th) 1996
Bill Bronikowski New York (AL) (21st) 1997
Jeremy Griffiths New York (NL) (3rd) 1999
Tony Miller Colorado (10th) 2001
Mitch Maier Kansas City (1st) 2003
J.D. Foust Philadelphia (24th) 2003
Joe Welsh Baltimore (40th) 2003
Joe Welsh Minnesota (25th) 2004
Sean Dobson St. Louis (40th) 2004
Joe Welsh Washington (32nd) 2006
Scott Boley Kansas City (46th) 2007
Justin Collop Chicago (AL) (6th) 2009
Mike Hamann Cleveland (24th) 2009
Jeff Cinadr Tampa Bay (36th) 2009
