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A Closer Look: John Folino, Mike Lyon

Posted by M. Patel under Prospects 

Since the MLB draft is so big, there are always tons of players who many fans don’t know about. To help with giving you more info on specific draftees by the Yankees, I am starting a new series where I will take a few of the draft picks in each post and give you a little background on them. So here we go, with the first MLB Draft 2008 get-to-know the draftees post:

Jonathan Folino was chosen in the 49th round of the 2008 draft. He played with the UConn Huskies and had an overall record of 4-4 this season, having started seven games and pitched in thirteen total. His four wins, lead his team as did his 39 strikeouts. His ERA was 5.02 in a little over 57 innings pitched.

Mike Lyon was drafted in the 24th round of the 2008 draft. He played for Northeastern University, where he had a batting average of .357, 14 home runs, and 46 RBI in the 2008 season. He broke several school-records this past season including most extra-base hits (36) and total bases (138) in one season. He also now holds many school-career records as well.

This post is part of the MLB Draft 2008 get-to-know the draftees series.

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2 Responses to “A Closer Look: John Folino, Mike Lyon”

  1. Dianne on July 9th, 2008 9:06 pm

    Just wanted to make a correction, the kid from UCONN, is John Folino, not Jonathan. Thanks, & hope to hear alot more about him…

  2. M. Patel on July 13th, 2008 11:35 pm

    Thanks for the heads up Dianne, but I thought his legal name was Jonathan Folino. At least that is how I remembered seeing the name on the MLB official draft list.

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