TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama baseball had five players taken on day three of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. The Crimson Tide had six former players drafted across the three-day event for a second consecutive season.
The day featured five former players drafted to MLB teams, including: Nick Eicholtz (Miami Marlins, 13th Round), Will Haynie (Colorado Rockies, 16th round), Matt Foster (Chicago White Sox, 20th round), Colton Freeman (Chicago Cubs, 20th round) and Geoffrey Bramblett (Kansas City Royals, 30th round). Thomas Burrows was drafted on day two of the draft in the fourth round by the Seattle Mariners, rounding out the six former Alabama players selected.