With the 1st pick of the 23rd Round (677th overall), the Astros select 6'2" 175lb SS Thomas Lindauer, junior from the University of Illinois-Champaign.
Lindauer hit .309/.360/.493 with 9 homeruns, 20 walks, and 26 strikeouts as the team's leadoff hitter.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
