Generals alums taken in MLB Draft

Eight former Waynesboro Generals were selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.

The first Generals alum selected was Mark Lamm, who went in the sixth round to the Atlanta Braves. Lamm, a 6-4, 215-pound righthander from Vanderbilt, was 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA in 11 relief appearances for Waynesboro in 2010.

Rob Kral went in the 10th round to the San Diego Padres. Kral, a 5-9, 190-pound catcher from the College of Charleston, hit .294/.456./.426 with a homer and 20 RBI for Waynesboro in 2009.

Casey McElroy went in the 11th round to San Diego. McElroy, a 5-8, 180-pound shortstop from Auburn, hit .409/.500/.500 in six games in Waynesboro in 2009. McElroy’s ’09 season in the Valley was cut short by injury.

Rhett Stafford went in the 22nd round to Oakland. Stafford, a 6-3, 231-pound outfielder from Marshall, hit .297.373/.466 with four homers and 19 RBI for Waynesboro in 2009.

Tony Caldwell went in the 24th round to the Florida Marlins. Caldwell, a 5-10, 195-pound catcher from Auburn, hit .304/.379./.478 with five homers and 31 RBI in Waynesboro in 2009.

Drew Turocy also went in the 24th round to the Boston Red Sox. Turocy, a 6-3, 190-pound center fielder from Akron, hit .370/.410/.443 with a homer and 31 RBI in Waynesboro in 2010.

Grant Buckner went in the 26th round to the Chicago White Sox. Buckner, a 6-2, 225-pound shortstop from West Virginia University, hit .282 with Waynesboro in 2008.

Jeremy Dobbs went in the 33rd round to the Seattle Mariners. Dobbs, a 6-1, 170-pound lefthander from Austin Peay, was 0-0 with a 6.55 ERA in 10 appearances for Waynesboro in 2009.