Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje is picked for All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta on July 12
A 22-year-old from the Netherlands selected with the 15th overall pick, Cijntje is 4-4 with 4.88 ERA in 12 starts and three relief appearances for High-A Everett in his first professional season, striking out 58 and walking 31 in 51 2/3 innings.
He has held 180 batters to a .165 average with seven home runs pitching right-handed and 42 batters to a .360 average with two home runs pitching left-handed.
Among other first-round picks from last year are Colorado first baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon , St. Louis shortstop JJ Wetherholt , Pittsburgh shortstop Konnor Griffin , Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery , New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge , Toronto right-hander Trey Yesavage , Minnesota shortstop Kaelen Culpepper and Arizona outfielder Slade Caldwell .
There are 17 former first-round picks overall.
Philadelphia ruled out one of them, pitching prospect Andrew Painter, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Phillies had been hopeful he could make his major league debut after the All-Star break if all went well with his progress.
'We will keep him on our plan,' manager Rob Thomson said Monday. 'There's nothing that says he's coming up here at all. He's got to be healthy. He's got to be pitching well. We've said that all along.'
San Diego 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries is among 13 international prospects selected for the All-Star Futures Game, including five from the Dominican Republic, three from Venezuela, two from Canada and one each from the Bahamas, Cuba and Panama.
Detroit outfielder Max Clark was picked for the second straight year after going 1 for 4 at Texas last July.
Washington right-hander Marquis Grissom Jr. is on the NL team. His father, Marquis Grissom, is the AL manager, while the NL is managed by Braves Hall of Famer Chipper Jones.
Among 1,170 players who have appeared in Futures Games, 86.5% have played in at least one big league game and 250 total players have been selected for a major league All-Star Game.
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