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Nice breakdown by NBC Sports on Day Two: https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/nationals/recapping-washington-nationals-second-day-2018-mlb-draft-picks

Reid Schaller, RHP, Vanderbilt: Rd. 3, No. 101 overall

Schaller, a 6-3, 210-pound pitcher, underwent Tommy John surgery in his first year at Vanderbilt. The now-redshirt freshman has posted a 4.05 ERA and .290 BAA in 26.2 innings out of the bullpen for the Commodores this season. CBS Sports reported that Schaller has one of the best fastballs in the draft.

“He’s super intriguing. This is a guy who could have been drafted out of high school in Indiana a couple years ago,” as said by MLB.com’s Jim Callis and reported by SB Nation’s Federal Baseball. “Low 90s with a fastball, but he had kind of a series of nagging injuries and he was committed to Vanderbilt, it’s hard to sign guys away from there especially if they don’t go super-high in the Draft.”

Jake Irvin, RHP, Oklahoma: Rd. 4, No. 131 Overall

Irvin was ranked five spots ahead of Schaller in MLB.com’s prospect rankings, at No. 152, but selected a round later.

The 6-6, 225-pound junior did not miss a start this year, posting with a 2.85 ERA and a Big 12-leading 109 strikeouts over 91.2 innings. The ace of the Oklahoma pitching staff earned All-Big 12 First Team and second team All-American honors in 2018.

Gage Canning, CF, Arizona State: Rd. 5, No. 161 Overall

Canning was the first non-pitcher taken by the Nationals in the 2018 MLB Draft and entered the draft ranked as MLB.com’s No. 106 prospect. Each year he’s improved his stat line, batting .369 with nine home runs, 17 doubles and 11 triples his junior year. He also doubled his walks total to 24. Canning, a left-handed hitter, was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Defensive team in 2018.

Andrew Karp, RHP, Florida State: Rd. 6, No. 191 Overall

Karp has improved in each of his years at Florida State, posting his best ERA as a redshirt junior in 2018. Over 16 appearances and 15 starts, Karp is 8-4 with a 3.97 ERA.

He has been the team’s second-best starter, striking out 97 batters over 81.2 innings.

Chandler Day, RHP, Vanderbilt: Rd. 7, No. 221 Overall

The Nationals drafted its second arm out of the Vanderbilt bullpen in 6-5 righty Chandler Day. Over 36.1 innings, he has a 3.22 ERA and .202 BAA, leading the Commodores with four saves. He is the tallest player drafted by the Nationals thus far.

Tyler Cropley, C, Iowa: Rd. 8, No. 251 Overall

Since transferring from Iowa Western Community College, Tyler Cropley has been a bright spot for the Iowa Hawkeyes. After picking up second-team All-Big Ten honors in his first year at Iowa, Cropley took a huge step forward, bumping his batting average up from .268 to .342.

The righty earned second-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2018, hitting 20 doubles, nine home runs and 50 RBI over 53 games.

Tanner Driskill, RHP, Lamar: Rd. 9, No. 281 Overall

The last starter selected by the Nationals on Day 2 is a 6-foot right hander out of Lamar. Tanner Driskill transferred from Weatherford College and spent two seasons at Lamar.

He started in nine of his 17 games, posting a team-best six wins. Over 81 innings, Driskill has a 4.00 ERA and .234 BAA.

Carson Shaddy, 2B, Arkansas: Rd. 10, No. 311 Overall

The Nationals ended Day 2 by selecting redshirt senior and second baseman Carson Shaddy. In his final year at Arkansas, Shaddy hit .331 over 50 games setting career highs in home runs (11), RBI (43), on-base percentage (.430) and slugging percentage (.620).