PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks drafted three right-handed pitchers and three shortstops on the second day of the MLB Draft.
Three of their second-day picks were high school players — third-round pitcher Matt Tabor of Massachusetts; fourth-round pitcher Harrison Francis of Florida ; and fifth-round third baseman Buddy Kennedy of New Jersey.
Tabor (6-feet-2, 160 pounds) was the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at Milton Academy, posting an 0.42 ERA in 42 innings with 75 strikeouts and eight walks.
Francis (6-2, 195) was 4-3 with a 2.55 ERA in 55 innings at Lawton Chiles High School.