Cardinals in the MLB Draft
Since the hiring of head coach Dan McDonnell prior to the 2007 season, 111 Louisville players have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft with 99 signing professional contracts, including a school-record nine Cardinals in 2010.
Below are all of the former Cardinals to sign professional contracts after being chosen in the MLB Draft.
| Year | Rd. | No. | Player | Team | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1st | 29 | Patrick Forbes | Arizona Diamondbacks | RHP |
| 4th | 109 | Jake Munroe | Los Angeles Angels | INF | |
| 6th | 167 | Matt Klein | Colorado Rockies | C | |
| 13th | 381 | Tucker Biven | Washington Nationals | RHP | |
| 16th | 473 | Eddie King Jr. | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | |
| 18th | 554 | Justin West | New York Yankees | LHP | |
| 2024 | 11th | 339 | Sebastian Gongora | Baltimore Orioles | LHP |
| 20th | 606 | Kaleb Corbett | Tampa Bay Rays | RHP | |
| 2023 | 5th | 161 | Christian Knapczyk | Cleveland Guardians | INF |
| 7th | 212 | Tate Kuehner | Milwaukee Brewers | LHP | |
| 8th | 247 | Ryan Hawks | Seattle Mariners | RHP | |
| 11th | 330 | Jack Payton | San Francisco Giants | C | |
| 2022 | 2nd | 40 | Dalton Rushing | Los Angeles Dodgers | C |
| 6th | 172 | Jared Poland | Miami Marlins | RHP | |
| 6th | 178 | Michael Prosecky | Colorado Rockies | LHP | |
| 7th | 222 | Ben Metzinger | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | |
| 10th | 295 | Levi Usher | Kansas City Royals | OF | |
| 2021 | 1st | 1 | Henry Davis | Pittsburgh Pirates | C |
| 3rd | 86 | Alex Binelas | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | |
| 4th | 122 | Cooper Bowman | New York Yankees | 2B | |
| 6th | 173 | Michael Kirian | Washington Nationals | LHP | |
| 8th | 250 | Lucas Dunn | San Diego Padres | 2B | |
| 9th | 253 | Luke Brown | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | |
| 15th | 441 | Glenn Albanese | Los Angeles Angels | RHP | |
| 2020 | 1st | 10 | Reid Detmers | Los Angeles Angels | LHP |
| 1st | 29 | Bobby Miller | Los Angeles Dodgers | RHP | |
| 5th | 136 | Zach Britton | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | |
| 2019 | 2nd | 51 | Logan Wyatt | San Francisco Giants | 1B |
| 3rd | 103 | Michael McAvene | Chicago Cubs | RHP | |
| 4th | 116 | Tyler Fitzgerald | San Francisco Giants | SS | |
| 6th | 193 | Nick Bennett | Milwaukee Brewers | LHP | |
| 7th | 201 | Bryan Hoeing | Miami Marlins | RHP | |
| 20th | 604 | Jake Snider | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | |
| 23rd | 697 | Drew Campbell | Atlanta Braves | OF | |
| 36th | 1088 | Shay Smiddy | Tampa Bay Rays | RHP | |
| 2018 | 2nd | 54 | Josh Stowers | Seattle Mariners | OF |
| 5th | 135 | Adam Wolf | Detroit Tigers | LHP | |
| 5th | 164 | Devin Mann | Los Angeles Dodgers | INF | |
| 11th | 338 | Riley Thompson | Chicago Cubs | RHP | |
| 16th | 477 | Sam Bordner | Miami Marlins | RHP | |
| 17th | 523 | Liam Jenkins | Cleveland Indians | RHP | |
| 31st | 918 | Austin Conway | Chicago White Sox | RHP | |
| 2017 | 1st | 4 | Brendan McKay | Tampa Bay Rays | LHP/1B |
| 2nd | 44 | Drew Ellis | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | |
| 4th | 117 | Lincoln Henzman | Chicago White Sox | RHP | |
| 6th | 174 | Devin Hairston | Milwaukee Brewers | INF | |
| 6th | 177 | Kade McClure | Chicago White Sox | RHP | |
| 13th | 383 | Colby Fitch | Philadelphia Phillies | C | |
| 16th | 477 | Logan Taylor | Chicago White Sox | OF | |
| 2016 | 1st | 5 | Corey Ray | Milwaukee Brewers | OF |
| 1st | 26 | Zack Burdi | Chicago White Sox | RHP | |
| 1st | 32 | Will Smith | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | |
| 2nd | 62 | Nick Solak | New York Yankees | 2B | |
| 3rd | 80 | Drew Harrington | Atlanta Braves | LHP | |
| 3rd | 100 | Blake Tiberi | New York Mets | 3B | |
| 4th | 115 | Kyle Funkhouser | Detroit Tigers | RHP | |
| 2015 | 11th | 333 | Josh Rogers | New York Yankees | LHP |
| 12th | 373 | Robert Strader | Baltimore Orioles | LHP | |
| 24th | 713 | Sutton Whiting | Chicago Cubs | INF | |
| 2014 | 2nd | 46 | Nick Burdi | Minnesota Twins | RHP |
| 8th | 244 | Jeff Gardner | Washington Nationals | OF | |
| 10th | 314 | Cole Sturgeon | Boston Red Sox | OF | |
| 12th | 359 | Jared Ruxer | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | RHP | |
| 15th | 456 | Joe Filomeno | Texas Rangers | LHP | |
| 27th | 817 | Grant Kay | Tampa Bay Rays | INF | |
| 36th | 1077 | Kyle McGrath | San Diego Padres | LHP | |
| 2013 | 3rd | 79 | Dace Kime | Cleveland Indians | RHP |
| 3rd | 94 | Jeff Thompson | Detroit Tigers | RHP | |
| 7th | 218 | Ty Young | Tampa Bay Rays | 3B | |
| 11th | 322 | Coco Johnson | Miami Marlins | OF | |
| 11th | 336 | Chad Green | Detroit Tigers | RHP | |
| 15th | 460 | Cody Ege | Texas Rangers | LHP | |
| 19th | 573 | Adam Engel | Chicago White Sox | OF | |
| 2012 | 3rd | 107 | Matt Koch | New York Mets | RHP |
| 9th | 294 | Derek Self | Washington Nationals | RHP | |
| 12th | 374 | Justin Amlung | Chicago Cubs | RHP | |
| 2011 | 4th | 129 | Tony Zych | Chicago Cubs | RHP |
| 5th | 175 | Ryan Wright | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | |
| 49th | 1484 | J.J. Ethel | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | |
| 2010 | Comp B | 114 | Thomas Royse | Chicago White Sox | RHP |
| 11th | 326 | Neil Holland | Washington Nationals | RHP | |
| 11th | 348 | Adam Duvall | San Francisco Giants | INF | |
| 12th | 371 | Phil Wunderlich | Tampa Bay Rays | INF | |
| 12th | 376 | Josh Richmond | Texas Rangers | OF | |
| 13th | 406 | Andrew Clark | Texas Rangers | 1B | |
| 26th | 798 | Jeff Arnold | San Francisco Giants | C | |
| 36th | 1099 | Dean Kiekhefer | St. Louis Cardinals | LHP | |
| 49th | 1489 | Bob Revesz | St. Louis Cardinals | LHP | |
| 2009 | 3rd | 86 | Chris Dominguez | San Francisco Giants | 3B |
| 3rd | 92 | Justin Marks | Oakland Athletics | LHP | |
| 2008 | 13th | 406 | B.J. Rosenberg | Philadelphia Phillies | RHP |
| 24th | 725 | Zack Pitts | St. Louis Cardinals | RHP | |
| 26th | 788 | Derrick Alfonso | Milwaukee Brewers | C | |
| 33rd | 999 | Justin McClanahan | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | |
| 2007 | Comp A | 56 | Trystan Magnuson | Toronto Blue Jays | RHP |
| 11th | 364 | Isaiah Howes | New York Yankees | OF | |
| 20th | 629 | Logan Johnson | Chicago White Sox | 2B | |
| 28th | 850 | Boomer Whiting | Washington Nationals | OF | |
| 38th | 1161 | Chris Cates | Minnesota Twins | SS | |
| 2003 | 13th | 397 | Mark Jurich | Atlanta Braves | OF |
| 46th | 1349 | Josh Bolen | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | |
| 2002 | 13th | 399 | Adam Haley | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS |
| 2000 | 12th | 347 | Sean Green | Colorado Rockies | RHP |
| 20th | 602 | Brian Bentley | Boston Red Sox | RHP | |
| 1999 | 7th | 211 | James McAuley | Kansas City Royals | C |
| 1997 | 18th | 551 | Danny Haas | Boston Red Sox | OF |
| 23rd | 699 | Matt Berger | Chicago White Sox | 1B | |
| 1995 | 21st | 572 | Brian Hommel | Milwaukee Brewers | LHP |
| 1992 | 10th | 269 | Dan Kopriva | Cincinnati Reds | 3B |
| 1991 | 12th | 313 | Rod Biehl | Houston Astros | LHP |
| 1990 | 13th | 351 | Greg Graham | Boston Red Sox | SS |
| 1985 | 16th | 410 | Kerry Griffith | St. Louis Cardinals | RHP |
| 1984 | 13th | 319 | Scott Reburn | Cincinnati Reds | RHP |
| 1981 | 12th | 292 | Ed Miles | Chicago White Sox | OF |
| 1980 | 10th | 237 | Rick Siriano | Atlanta Braves | OF |
| 10th | 248 | Joe Roberts | Texas Rangers | OF | |
| 19th | 478 | Monty Holland | Cleveland Indians | RHP | |
| 35th | 784 | Kevin Malone | Cleveland Indians | 2B | |
| 1979 | 11th | 279 | Mark Jurena | Baltimore Orioles | OF |
| 1978 | 5th | 105 | Mike Miller | Atlanta Braves | SS |
