FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas shortstop Casey Martin took a slide in the Major League Draft on Thursday night before being selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 87th pick in the third round.
Martin had been ranked as the No. 30 prospect overall by MLB.com and the No. 28 college prospect available by D1Baseball.com, and he was projected as a late first-round or early second-round pick by most analysts. But he was the 14th shortstop taken and the 15th pick in the third round.
One of the fastest Razorbacks of all time, Martin hit a career .