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Indianapolis Star
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Kyle Schwarber was Indiana baseball's last first-round MLB draft pick. That may change Sunday
BLOOMINGTON — Devin Taylor on Sunday could become the first IU baseball player in more than a decade picked in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. Taylor, who holds a slate of program records including the Hoosiers' all-time home run mark (54), won't wait long to hear his name called this weekend. He could be taken as early as the opening round. Not since the Cubs took Kyle Schwarber No. 4 overall in 2014 has a Hoosier heard his name called in the draft's first round, proper or compensatory. But Schwarber is not alone among program alumni to enter the professional game a first-rounder. Here's the company Taylor — widely considered among the best college hitters in the draft — might join Sunday. (draft picks listed chronologically) Round 1, Pick 1, Oakland Athletics, 1966 secondary draft Don Lohse is the answer to one of the MLB draft's great trivia questions: He was the first pick in the sport's first January draft. Beginning in 1966, baseball held a secondary draft for players not taken in the regular draft the previous June. The Athletics took Lohse with the first overall pick, and he spent five years playing in the minors. Lohse's Baseball Reference page suggests his playing career ended after the 1970 season, which he spent with Double-A Birmingham. A right-handed pitcher, Lohse finished his professional career with a 15-30 record, and a 4.56 ERA. Baseball discontinued the January draft in 1986. But Lohse's name is forever attached to another famous draft story because of it. It was in that 1966 secondary draft the Atlanta Braves selected Tom Seaver, No. 20 overall, last pick of the first round, before commissioner William Eckert voided his contract citing exhibition games Seaver's USC team had played the previous season. Because Seaver had already signed a professional contract, the NCAA ruled him ineligible to return and pitch in college, but Major League Baseball denied him entry via the draft until Seaver's father threatened legal action in the matter. Eckert eventually ruled that other teams could match the Braves' offer, and via a lottery the New York Mets won the rights to sign Seaver, who went on to win National League Rookie of the Year in 1967. He eventually became one of the most decorated pitchers of his era, winning three Cy Young Awards on the way to first-ballot Hall of Fame induction. From 2023: IU's Devin Taylor a program changer. 'It's like God made him to be a professional hitter.' Round 1, Pick 8, California Angels, 1966 draft Selected six spots after Reggie Jackson, Jim DeNeff went to the Angels listed as a shortstop, though he could play the field with more utility than that. His BBRef page also suggests he played third base, and in the outfield. Like Lohse, DeNeff never made it to the majors, though he did come closer. Across six minor-league seasons, he played for six different teams, including the 1970 Hawaii Islanders, managed by eventual World Series-winning Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Chuck Tanner. DeNeff spent his last two professional seasons in AAA, across stints with Toledo, Hawaii and Salt Lake City. According to BBRef his career ended following the 1971 season. Round 1, Pick 29, Chicago Cubs, 1993 draft Indiana went 27 years between first-round picks, before the Cubs used a compensatory slot to grab Kevin Orie in 1993. The West Chester, Pennsylvania, native rose quickly through Chicago's system, making his debut in 1997. That season, Orie finished as a finalist for rookie of the year, in a race that also included Livan Hernandez, Andruw Jones and Vladimir Guerrero. Southern Indiana native Scott Rolen won it. Orie would eventually spend parts of four seasons in the majors, splitting his time between Chicago and Florida (now Miami). He also spent time in the high minors with several teams including the Phillies, Yankees and Brewers, before formally retiring in 2006. Insider: IU baseball product set record as best pitcher in Korea, now seeks MLB World Series Round 1, Pick 26, Milwaukee Brewers, 2009 draft The first selection in one of the best drafts in program history, Eric Arnett at the time owned IU's single-season strikeout record when he was taken by Milwaukee in 2009. A long, hard-throwing right-hander from Ohio, the Brewers hoped Arnett might develop into a major league-caliber started. But a raft of injuries plagued his professional career, including rotator cuff problems and a torn ACL. Only once in five minor-league seasons did Arnett manage to throw more than 85 total innings, and he never advanced further than high Single-A ball. According to BBRef his career, spent entirely in Milwaukee's system, ended in 2013. Round 1, Pick 38, Chicago White Sox, 2009 draft The second of three first-rounders for IU that year, Josh Phegley was a compensatory pick to the White Sox. One of the most prolific hitters in program history, he'd helped lead IU to a Big Ten tournament title and its first NCAA regional appearance in more than a decade that spring, leading Chicago to grab him with a comp pick. Phegley reached the majors with Chicago four years later, eventually spending time with both the White Sox and Cubs, as well as Oakland. Across eight major-league seasons, Phegley appeared in 387 games with more than 1,200 plate appearances, 35 home runs, 162 runs batted in and a career .649 OPS. He retired after the 2020 season, and later spent time on former IU coach Tracy Smith's staff at Michigan. Round 1, Pick 46, Minnesota Twins, 2009 draft The last of those three first-round picks in 2009, Matt Bashore closely followed his battery mate off the board to the Twins. A left-handed Ohio native with a wicked curveball, Bashore served as the morning Saturday starter on that '09 regional team that eventually faced Sonny Gray in the NCAA tournament. Bashore's career would also be affected by injuries, namely a second Tommy John surgery required after suffering UCL damage in the minor leagues (he had also required Tommy John once in high school). In total, Bashore made just 29 total appearances in the minors, across stints in the Twins' and Yankees' farm systems. He has since retired from baseball and now works in physical therapy with an emphasis on orthopedic injuries, in Carmel. Round 1, Pick 4, Chicago Cubs, 2014 draft One of the best IU baseball players ever, Kyle Schwarber remains a program legend both for his exploits in college and his career since. A left-handed power hitter, Schwarber anchored the lineup that propelled Indiana to its only College World Series appearance, in 2013. He clubbed 40 home runs across three seasons in Bloomington, also leading the Hoosiers to their first national seed in the NCAA tournament, in 2014. Chasing Devin: More than Kyle Schwarber and the sleeveless slugger, Devin Taylor sets IU baseball HR record Schwarber moved rapidly through the Cubs' system before suffering a serious knee injury early in the 2016 season. He still managed to return in time to contribute to Chicago's historic World Series win that fall. He's since gone on to play for Washington, Boston and Philadelphia, where he's already hit 29 home runs this season. Schwarber's 313 career home runs are the most by any former IU player in major league history. Schwarber — a fan favorite in Bloomington who served as guest picker during ESPN's "College GameDay" visit in 2024 — stands alongside Ted Kluszewski as one of the two best players in program history.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Iowa House panel approves pipeline-related bills, parental consent for social media
Before a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Rep. Eddie Andrews, R-Johnston, takes a selfie with landowners who regularly attend legislative hearings on bills pertaining liquid hazardous pipelines and eminent domain. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Representatives from the House Judiciary Committee advanced another slate of bills that would impact hazardous liquid pipeline projects, and a bill that would require parental consent for minors who wish to start a social media account. The pipeline bills would limit the length of permits, increase the insurance requirements of a pipeline operator, mandate official presence at informational meetings and allow landowners to seek declaratory judgment on eminent domain claims. The bills were introduced and supported by lawmakers who have voiced opposition to the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline that would transport sequestered carbon dioxide across Iowa, and surrounding states, to underground storage in North Dakota. House File 238 would limit permits for liquified carbon dioxide pipelines to 25 years and prohibit the Iowa Utilities Commission from renewing those permits. It passed 20-1, with Rep. Brian Lohse, R-Bondurant, voting no. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX House File 240 would increase insurance requirements for pipeline operators to cover any potential damage to property from construction or ruptures. Pipeline operators would additionally have to reimburse landowners for increases to insurance premiums caused by the presence of the pipeline. Summit Carbon Solutions, as a condition of its permit granted by the Iowa Utilities Commission, is required to carry a $100 million insurance plan. HF 240 passed with the same margins as HF 238, with Lohse again dissenting. House File 241 would mandate the attendance of at least one member of the Iowa Utilities Commission at all informational meetings and hearings. Current code allows the commission to send a representative on its behalf to preside at the meetings. Lawmakers and pipeline protesters, in a subcommittee on the bill, said the commissioners' lack of personal attendance at meetings for the pipeline project as demonstrative of 'arrogance' toward property owners. Rep. Brian Meyer, D-Des Moines, said he was 'shocked' to hear commissioners were not attending meetings. He and the rest of the committee voted in favor of the bill. House File 242 would allow Iowa landowners to seek a legally binding explanation of their rights, in the event their property is subject to an eminent domain claim in an application before the Iowa Utilities Commission. Opponents of the bill said in subcommittee it would increase the time and cost for pipeline projects. No one spoke in opposition Tuesday, though Lohse and Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames, voted nay. A spokesperson for Summit Carbon Solutions said the company has signed easements with more than 1,200 Iowa landowners and has adjusted the route in response to stakeholder and regulatory feedback. 'Regulatory certainty is crucial for maintaining Iowa's competitive edge in business, fostering long-term opportunities for farmers, ethanol producers, and rural communities,' the spokesperson said in a statement. The committee also advanced House File 278, which would require social media companies to obtain parental authorization for Iowans under the age of 18 to create a social media account. The bill is intended to protect the health and well-being of minors and to protect them from sex trafficking and predators online, but opponents of the bill worry it could cause issues with personal data collection. The bill passed with an amendment, which Rep. Samantha Fett, R-Carlisle, said adjusted the definition of social media platforms. Rep. Megan Srinivas, D-Des Moines, and Lohse opposed the bill, which advanced 19-2. The House Judiciary Committee also unanimously advanced House File 189, to change the definition of services related to human trafficking to remove the 'ongoing relationship' language from the law. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
