2024 Colorado Rockies Draft Recap
INF/OF Charlie Condon - Round 1 (#3) Condon, 21, slashed .433/.556/1.009 (100-for-231) with a 1.565 OPS in 60 games for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2024, collecting 20 doubles, one triple, 37 home runs and 78 RBI … led the NCAA in batting, home runs, slugging percentage and OPS, ranked second
INF/OF Charlie Condon - Round 1 (#3)
Condon, 21, slashed .433/.556/1.009 (100-for-231) with a 1.565 OPS in 60 games for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2024, collecting 20 doubles, one triple, 37 home runs and 78 RBI … led the NCAA in batting, home runs, slugging percentage and OPS, ranked second in total bases (233) and was third in on-base percentage … 37 home runs set a BBCOR-era (since 2011) record … tallied seven multi-home run games and also fell one game shy of an NCAA record with home runs in eight consecutive games April 26-May 9 … became just the third player in NCAA history to lead the nation in both batting average and home runs in the same season … recognized as the 2024 SEC Player of the Year and was named the national 2024 Player of the Year by Baseball America, D1Baseball and Perfect Game, and was a consensus All-American … earned The Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award … becomes the highest drafted player out of the University of Georgia in program history.
RHP Brody Brecht, Competitive Balance Round A (#38)
Brecht, 21, went 10-9 with a 3.49 ERA (178.0 IP, 29 ER) and 281 strikeouts through three seasons at the University of Iowa … 4-3 with a 3.33 ERA (78.1 IP, 29 ER) and 128 strikeouts through 15 starts in 2024 … led the Big Ten in strikeouts and finished third in ERA in his final season … ranked fourth in the nation with an average of 14.71 strikeouts per nine innings and seventh in total strikeouts … entered school as a two-sport athlete, competing in baseball and football through 2022 … named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game in 2022 … was named the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021 after going 10-0 with a 0.57 ERA and 126 strikeouts as a senior at Ankeny High School (Iowa).
INF/OF Jared Thomas - Round 2 (#42)
Thomas slashed .349/.435/.635 (87-for-249) in 60 games for the Texas Longhorns during his sophomore campaign, logging 15 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 47 RBI … was 18-for-18 in stolen bases on the season … in addition to First-Team All-Big 12 honors, was also named to the ABCAA Central All-Region First-Team in 2024 … as a freshman in 2023, was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team and recognized as Honorable Mention All-Big 12 after batting .321 (69-for-215) with 14 doubles, a team-high four triples and four home runs … was an All-State outfielder and four-year letterman at Waxahachie High School … was the top ranked first baseman and the No. 24 overall player in the state of Texas.
C Cole Messina - Round 3 (#77)
Messina, 21, slashed .326/.465/.701 (73-for-224) with 19 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs 71 RBI and 50 walks for the South Carolina Gamecocks this season … led the team in batting and finished seventh in the SEC in on-base percentage …was named to the SEC All-Tournament team after setting a tournament record with 16 RBI through five games … won the Johnny Bench Award … named a Second-Team All-American by Perfect Game, NCBWA, ABCA, Baseball America and D1Baseball.com … totaled a .305/.436/.635 slashline in 138 games over three seasons for the Gamecocks (2022-24) … hit .492 with a .641 on-base percentage in his senior season at Summerville (S.C.) High School.
INF Blake Wright - Round 4 (#106)
Wright, 22, moved between second base (17 games) and third base (47 games) for the Clemson Tigers during his senior season in 2024, slashing .340/.383/.652 (87-for-256) with 10 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 75 RBI … led the team in batting average, runs, hits, RBI, two-out RBI (29) and total bases (167) … won the Mitchell Award, given to the team MVP … was a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award … two-time All-ACC selection and three-time All-ACC Academic selection … through four seasons at Clemson, hit .303 (209-for-690) with 42 home runs and 165 RBI … graduated with a degree in economics in May 2024 … was named the No. 15 shortstop in Florida by Perfect Game coming out of Clearwater Central Catholic High School.
RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr.- Round 5 (#139)
Johnson, 22, went 11-9 with a 4.04 ERA (176.0 IP, 79 ER) and 203 strikeouts through three seasons at the University of Texas (2022-24) … 3-4 with a 5.60 ERA (72.1 IP, 45 ER) and 84 strikeouts through 17 appearances (15 starts) in 2024 … was named the 2024 Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year … was named a Second Team All-American and First Team All-Big 12 selection in 2023 after going 8-4 with a 2.91 ERA (86.2 IP, 28 ER) in 20 total appearances (13 starts) as a sophomore … named the 55th-ranked right-handed pitcher nationally by Perfect Game coming out of Paxon School for Advanced Studies (Fla.).
LHP Konnor Eaton - Round 6 (#168)
Eaton, 21, went 3-2 with a 5.66 ERA (62.0 IP, 39 ER) through 14 starts this season for George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. … led the team with 14 starts and 82 strikeouts … in three total seasons with the Patriots, went 4-5 with a 5.90 ERA (105.1 IP, 69 ER) and 129 strikeouts over 29 games (28 starts) … pitched for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod League in 2023 … three-year letter winner at Prince George (Va.) High School, earning first base All-Region Player of the Year honors … his cousin, Nate Eaton, was selected in the 21st round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
RHP Fidel Ulloa - Round 7 (#198)
Ulloa, 21, went 2-2 with a 4.63 ERA (23.1 IP, 12 ER) and 26 strikeouts in 19 appearances as a reliever this season at Louisiana State University … was named to the 2024 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … transferred to LSU after two seasons (2022-23) at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, Calif. … went 9-3 with a 4.37 ERA (101.0 IP, 49 ER), a complete game, and 127 strikeouts in 29 appearances (21 starts) in his two junior college seasons … played four years of varsity baseball at Lodi High School in Lodi, Calif.
RHP Luke Jewett - Round 8 (#228)
Jewett, 21, went 2-5 with a 4.35 ERA (82.2 IP, 40 ER) in 14 starts for the UCLA Bruins this season … among qualifying Pac-12 pitchers, ranked ninth in innings and 10th in ERA … was the Bruins’ Opening Day starter in 2024 after coming out of the bullpen in his first two seasons … became first Bruins pitcher since James Kaprielian in 2014 to have his first-collegiate start come on an Opening Day … led the Pac-12 with 35 appearances in 2022 while going 3-1 with a 3.68 ERA (44.0 IP, 18 ER) as a true freshman … overall, went 6-7 with a 4.29 ERA (147.0 IP, 70 ER) in 63 games (14 starts) in his collegiate career … pitched to a 2.37 clip (19.0 IP, 5 ER) with 24 strikeouts in 2022 with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Code League, earning an All-Star nod … ranked as the No. 7 right-handed pitcher in the state of California coming out of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
INF/OF Tommy Hopfe - Round 9 (#258)
Hopfe, 21, a two-way player and switch-hitter at Fresno State, hit .360 (89-for-247) with 19 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 45 RBI and a .408 OBP while making 16 appearance on the hill (17.0 IP) … led the team in batting and OBP … selected to the All-Mountain West First Team in 2023 and 2024 … also named to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team and was a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete his junior season after leading the team in batting average (.321), hits (70), home runs (13), and total bases (129) … was named an Academic All-Mountain West in 2021, 2022 and 2023 … was as a full-time pitcher in 2021 … through four seasons at Fresno State, slashed .329/408/.536 (89-for-247) with 23 home runs and 117 RBI … as a pitcher, went 3-4 with a 4.86 ERA (92.2 IP, 50 ER) in his 68 college appearances (one start) … batted .294 with a .567 OBP in his 10 games as a senior in Frontier High School in Bakersfield, Calif.
RHP Fisher Jameson - Round 10 (#288)
Jameson, 21, went 5-0 with a 3.99 ERA (67.2 IP, 30 ER) and 79 strikeouts as a junior at the University of Florida this season … led the Gators in ERA, was tied for the team lead in wins and was third in innings pitched and strikeouts … earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors in 2023 and 2024 … earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2022 … in three collegiate seasons, totaled a 7-3 record with a 5.15 ERA (99.2 IP, 57 ER) and 110 strikeouts … went 6-1 with a 0.89 ERA and 72 strikeouts in his senior season at Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth Beach, Florida and was named the 2021 7A-11 Pitcher of the Year.
C Alan Espinal - Round 11 (#318)
Espinal, 22, was named to the Southeast All-Region Second Team by both ACBA and Rawlings after slashing .289/.398/.545 (61-for-211) with 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 49 RBI for Vanderbilt … led the team in slugging and home runs, tied for first in total bases (115), was second in runs (48) and RBI, and third in hits … in four seasons for the Commodores, slashed .279/.377/.518 (91-for-326) … two-time all-conference honoree at Viera High School (Fla.), batting .360 his senior season … born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
LHP Everett Catlett - Round 12 (#348)
Catlett, 21, went 6-1 with a 3.36 ERA (77.2 IP, 29 ER) and 84 strikeouts through 16 games (13 starts) this season for Georgetown … the 6-7 lefty ranked third in the Big East in ERA, tied for third in wins and finished fifth in strikeouts … led the Hoyas in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts … earned First-Team All-Big East Conference honors … through three collegiate seasons (2021-24), went 7-8 with a 4.65 ERA (122.0 IP, 63 ER) … missed the 2022 season with shoulder tendinitis … four-year starter and two-time captain at Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School (Va.)
LHP Justin Loer - Round 13 (#378)
Loer, 21, appeared in a team-high 26 games for Louisiana State University this season, pitching to a 2-0 record with one save, a 5.92 ERA (24.2 IP, 16 ER) and 30 strikeouts … transferred to LSU after two seasons at Xavier University (2022-23) … in 2023 with the Musketeers, was 6-3 with a 1.89 ERA (57.0 IP, 12 ER), 36 hits allowed and 63 strikeouts over 29 appearances (one start) … earned 2023 Second-Team All-Big East honors and helped Xavier to the Big East Conference Tournament … was a First-Team All-State and a First-Team All-Conference selection his senior season at Lakeville South High School (Minn.) after posting a 1.63 ERA over six starts.
RHP Sam Gerth - Round 14 (#408)
Gert,19, pitched for Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas, tabulating a 4-4 record with 68 strikeouts through 13 games (five starts) … highest draft pick out of Navarro since Chris Davis was taken in the fifth round in 2006 … rated by Prep Baseball JUCO as the No. 8 draft-eligible player coming out of Junior College.
RHP Luke Thelen - Round 15 (#438)
Thelen, 21, went 1-2 with two saves and a 3.53 ERA (43.1 IP, 17 ER) with 58 strikeouts in 25 games (three starts) for the Western Michigan Broncos in 2024 … tied for the team lead in appearances and was third in strikeouts … totaled 50 appearances (13 starts) for the Broncos across three seasons, 2022-24 … earned Academic All-MAC in 2022 … graduated with a degree in accountancy in December, 2023 … in 2021, pitched for the Muskegon Clippers in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, striking out 22 over 12.0 innings (16.5 SO/9) … two-time All-Conference selection (2018 & 2019) at Caledonia High School (Mich.) … went 6-1 with a 1.25 ERA, striking out 64 through 44.0 innings his senior season.
OF Kevin Fitzer - Round 16 (#468)
Fitzer, 22, slashed .321/.429/.631 with 11 home runs, 42 RBI and 11 stolen bases during the 2024 season with Cal State Northridge … over his four seasons with the Matadors, hit .328 (78-387) with 19 home run, 102 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 116 games … in 2023, played collegiate summer ball for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League, slashing .332/.438/.609 … earned All-Big West Second Team honors and Big West All-Academic Team honors during his sophomore season at Cal State … in 2023, tied for fourth in the Big West in RBI while he ranked sixth in triples (3) and seventh in batting average (.339, 60-for-177) … earned two gold gloves in his prep career at Aliso Niguel High School (Calif.)
INF Nolan Clifford - Round 17 (#498)
Clifford, 22, slashed .348/.469/.497 (54-for-155) in his senior season with Creighton, drawing 28 walks while fanning just 33 times … finished second among Bluejays in batting, second in slugging and stolen bases (13), and third in total bases (77) and hits … named to the All-Big East second team … was a two-way player in 2021, appearing in three games on the hill and fanning six through 3.1 scoreless innings … was also a two-way player at Neuqua Valley High School (Ill.), earning All-Tournament Team honors from Perfect Game all four seasons (2016-20).
RHP Tyler Hampu - Round 18 (#528)
Hampu, 22, played two seasons at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., appearing in 37 games for the Governors and striking out 75 through 56.0 innings … helped the team to an Atlantic Sun Conference title in 2024 … pitched for Sylvan Lake in the Western Canadian League in 2022 … also played for Princeton in the Appalachian League in 2023 … prepped at Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
RHP Nathan Blasick - Round 19 (#558)
Blasick, 23, appeared in 24 games for the University of New Orleans, going 2-2 with a 3.93 ERA (34.1 IP, 15 ER) and 40 strikeouts … led the team in ERA and appearances … allowed just one home run through 34.1 innings over two seasons with the Privateers … spent his first two collegiate seasons at West Virgina, playing primarily first base and outfield … lettered in both baseball and basketball at Halifax High School (Pa.).
RHP Hunter Omlid - Round 20 (#588)
Omlid, 24, appeared in 20 games (three starts) in his one season for the Arizona State Sun Devils … tied for third in strikeouts (54) on the team … before transferring to ASU, played two seasons with Grand Canyon University, where he posted a 4.19 ERA (38.2 IP, 18 ER) in his 19 appearances for them … spent his 2021 season with Central Arizona Community College, earning All-American honors as an honorable mention as he went 13-1 with a 3.31 ERA (89.2 IP, 33 ER) with 97 strikeouts in his 16 appearances (15 starts) … started his collegiate career at Boise State, making four appearances with a 2.77 ERA (13.0 IP, 4 ER) in 2020 … played basketball for Hamilton High School (Mont.) as they did not sponsor baseball … played local legion baseball.
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