The signing deadline has come and gone, so I can do a final count of drafted Valley league alumni. Here's the list, with signed players in bold, and singing bonuses where known:
2: 63: Jason Kipnis, Arizona State (Covington 06-07), Cleveland Indians ($575,000)
3: 85: Tyler Townsend, Florida International (Winchester 08), Baltimore Orioles ($417,600)
5: 146: Ashur Tolliver, Oklahoma City (Harrisonburg 07), Baltimore Orioles ($200,000)
5: 151: Joseph Sanders, Auburn (Winchester 07), Colorado Rockies ($168,300)
5: 160: Ryan Schimpf, LSU (Luray 08), Toronto Blue Jays ($155,700)
8: 243: Robert Gilliam, UNC Greensboro (Luray 07), Oakland A's ($105,000)
10: 296: Jacob Cowan, San Jacinto (Waynesboro 07), Baltimore ($175,000)
11: 328: Christopher Masters, Western Carolina (New Market 07), Atlanta Braves
11: 332: Ryan Wood, East Carolina (Harrisonburg 07), Kansas City Royals
11: 349: Alex Koronis, Tampa (Luray 08), Tampa Bay
12: 356: Steven Bumbry, Virginia Tech (Woodstock 09), Baltimore Orioles
13: 411: Jeremy Cruz, Stetson (Luray 07-08), Los Angeles Angels
14: 426: Brent Greer, Western Carolina (Fauquier 07), Arizona Diamondbacks
16: 487: Michael Pericht, St. Joseph's (Harrisonburg 07-08), LA Dodgers
16: 499: Tyler Bortnick, Coastal Carolina (Front Royal 06), Tampa Bay
19: 563: Eric Thomas, Bethune-Cookman (Harrisonburg 08), Seattle
19: 586: Scott Krieger, George Mason (Haymarket 08), Milwaukee
19: 589: Scott Shuman, Auburn (Winchester 07), Tampa Bay
22: 660: Matt Mansilla, Charleston (Woodstock 07), Detroit Tigers
22: 662: Ryan Dennick, Tennessee Tech (Fauquier 08), Kansas City
22: 680: DJ Fitzgerald, Dyersburg State (Woodstock 08), Chicago Cubs
23: 686: Michael Mooney, Florida (New Market 08), Baltimore Orioles
23: 697: Jimmy Marshall, Florida State (Harrisonburg 06), LA Dodgers
23: 708: Chris Court, Stephen Austin (Covington 08), Boston Red Sox
24: 714: Bo Davis, Southern Mississippi (Covington 05-06), San Diego Padres
24: 731: Mike Modica, George Mason (Haymarket 07), Houston Astros
25: 744: Ty Wright, Georgia Southern (Woodstock 08), San Diego Padres
25: 754: Riley Cooper, Florida (New Market 08), Texas Rangers ($250,000)
25: 759: Josh Squatrito, Towson (Staunton 08), St.Louis Cardinals
25: 761: Nick Stanley, Florida Southern (New Market 07-08), Houston Astros
26: 773: Chris Sorce, Troy (Harrisonburg 09), Seattle Mariners
28: 847: Bobby Hernandez, Barry (Staunton 07), LA Dodgers
29: 868: Bobby Rauh, Daytona Beach CC (Winchester 09), Atlanta Braves
30: 908: Harold Brantley, Connecticut (New Market 07), Florida Marlins
30: 916: Brandon Sizemore, Charleston (Waynesboro 06-07-08), Milwaukee Brewers
31: 923: Clint Dempster: Mississippi Gulf Coast JC: (Harrisonburg 09): Seattle Mariners
31: 941: Travis Smink: VMI (Front Royal 06, Luray 08): Houston Astros
33: 985: Pat Irvine: Elon (Waynesboro 07): Seattle Mariners
34: 1020: Derek Kline: Millersville (New Market 08): Detroit Tigers
34: 1039: Kyle Spraker: Loyola Marymount (Harrisonburg 06): Tampa Bay Rays
35: 1044: Adalberto Santos: Oregon State (Woodstock 08): San Diego Padres
35: 1047: Brandon Graves: Valdosta State (Haymarket 07): San Francisco Giants
35: 1063: Danny Wiltz: Tennessee (Waynesboro 08): Chicago White Sox
36: 1073: John Housey: Miami (Woodstock 07-08): Seattle Mariners
37: 1120: Shawn Griffith: George Mason (Fauquier 08): Toronto Blue Jays
37: 1122: David Gutierrez: Miami (Luray 07): Minnesota Twins
38: 1145: Robert Sabo: Kent State (Waynesboro 09): Cleveland Indians
39: 1163: Greg Waddell: Florida International (Woodstock 08): Seattle Mariners
39: 1183: Paul Burnside: Auburn (Winchester 06): Chicago White Sox
41: 1244: Travis Ozga: Florida Atlantic (Front Royal 07): New York Mets
42: 1279: Bennett Davis: Elon (Front Royal 07-08): Tampa Bay Rays
43: 1284: Chadd Hartman: Central Florida (New Market 07): San Diego Padres
43: 1289: Ricky Bowen: Mississippi State (Covington 06): Cincinnati Reds
44: 1323: AJ Huttenlocker: Missouri Western State (Luray 06): Oakland A's
47: 1424: Ryan Mollica: Florida International (Luray 06-07): New York Mets
48: 1438: Jamie Hayes: Rider (Staunton 07): Atlanta Braves
48: 1441: Clint McKinney: Clemson (Luray 07): Colorado Rockies
Signed as Free Agents
Austin Markel: West Virginia (Waynesboro 07, Luray 08): Florida Marlins
Nolan Cain: LSU (Luray 06-07): Detroit Tigers
Paul Heidler: Longwood (Haymarket 08): New York Yankees
Gerard Hall: Old Dominion (Luray 07): Kansas City Royals
So I've got a final count of 57 drafted, 52 signed, and 4 undrafted players signed as free agents. I may have missed a few, though, so if anyone out there knows of more, please leave a comment for me!
