Aaron Bouie , a 2000 graduate, was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 22nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He went 5-4 with a 5.33 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 74 innings, helping the Bonnies to their first Atlantic 10 East division title. Vance Cozier , a 1999 graduate, pitched for the San Francisco Giant's Class A Bakersfield Blaze of the California League, the 2000 Northern Division second half champions. The Giants drafted him in the 17th round of the June 1999 Amateur Draft after a strong senior year at Bonaventure. Both Cozier and Bouie will spend the fall in instructional leagues.
Instructional leagues are limited to the top guys, and neither was picked top round.
So this is real positive. It means they performed well. The Indians signed Manning as a free agent in June,1999. He pitched for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York-Penn League in 1999. He is expected to undergo surgery and make a full recovery, returning to the mound in the spring.