Star pitcher is the second pick of the second round, and No. 52 overall.
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View full sizeSt. Edward pitcher Stetson Allie was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon. He was the second pick of the second round, No. 52 overall.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The anticipation ended for St. Edward pitcher Stetson Allie Tuesday when the hard-throwing right-hander was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Allie, 6-4, 215 and capable of throwing his fastball 98 mph, was the 52nd player chosen overall.
Allie was expected to be a first-round pick but that did not happen on Monday night, when major league teams went through 50 picks in the first round and compensation round.
Allie met being drafted by Pittsburgh with a tinge of disappointment, not because he was chosen by the Pirates at No. 52, but because he was not selected by the Indians in the first round.
"Stetson really wanted to go to the Indians," said Danny Allie, Stetson's father. "It would have been a great story. We thought the Indians were really interested and then something happened in the last minute. What that was, I don't know. But, he is excited about going to the Pirates and excited about being the 52nd player chosen overall. That's pretty special."
The Indians had the 55th overall pick.
Danny Allie said the next step would be to meet with the Pirates to discuss money.
"We'll meet with them and see if we can't get to a common ground in terms of money," he said. "First, I'll need to do some research and see what has happened with second-round picks in the past. So, I don't anticipate meeting with the Pirates real, real soon."
Allie's teammate, catcher Alex Lavisky, was selected by the Indians in the eighth round.
Gauntlett to Phillies: Former University School outfielder Gauntlett Eldemire was drafted in the sixth round by Philadelphia. Now a junior at Ohio, Eldemire was the 201st player chosen and it marked the second time in his career that he was picked. He was chosen in the 10th round last year by Oakland, but elected to continue playing college ball.
He currently is in the top five in the OU record book for home runs (44), stolen bases (37) and runs scored (156). He batted .398 this season, third in the Mid-American Conference.
Maddox to Reds: Former Villa Angela-St. Joseph outfielder Robert Maddox was chosen in the 18th round by Cincinnati. Maddox, from Euclid, was the second Ohio University player chosen this year, following Gauntlett Eldemire. Maddox batted .377 with 21 home runs and 78 RBI this season for the Bobcats.