40 PLAYERS SELECTED IN 2022 DRAFT
Left-handed pitcher Anthony Arias was the first overall section of the 2022 Frontier League draft, chosen by the Gateway Grizzlies. Overall, 40 players were drafted by the league's 16 teams.
Anthony Arias played briefly for the Evansville Otters during the 2019 and 2021 seasons, appearing in 12 games (seven starts). Arias compiled a 2-3 record between the two seasons, striking out 45 batters in 36.2 innings of work.
Arias first came to the Frontier League out of Campbellsville University, where he played his junior and senior years after spending two years at Fresno State. Arias was selected to the 2018 NCCAA World Series All-Tournament Team while at Campbellsville, and followed up by being named a NCCAA First Team All-American in 2019. He was twice named Pitcher of the Week for the Mountain West Conference while at Fresno State. Overall, he recorded 208 strikeouts in 191 innings of collegiate action.
The full list of draftees, with four names on hold pending notification of the players selected, is:
| 1st round | Team | # | Position | Player |
| 1 | Gateway Grizzlies | 178 | LHP | Anthony Arias |
| 2 | Joliet Slammers | 179 | RHP | Gage Feeney |
| 3 | New Jersey Jackals | 415 | RHP | Jake Holloway |
| 4 | Lake Erie Crushers | 204 | C | Jonah Girand |
| 5 | Ottawa Titans | 103 | RHP | Scott Gillespie |
| 6 | Windy City ThunderBolts | 230 | C | Duncan Hewitt |
| 7 | New York Boulders | SS | (waiting to notify player) | |
| 8 | Sussex County Miners | 110 | RHP | Logan Bender |
| 9 | Tri-City ValleyCats | 703 | OF/RHP | Pedro Alfonseca |
| 10 | Schaumburg Boomers | 46 | RHP | Thomas Hart |
| 11 | Trois-Rivières Aigles | 108 | LHP | Kyle Taylor |
| 12 | Québec Capitales | 105 | RHP | Matt Taylor |
| 13 | Washington Wild Things | 50 | RHP | Bruce Bell |
| 14 | Evansville Otters | 1B | (waiting to notify player) | |
| 15 | Florence Y'alls | 113 | LHP | Griffin Baker |
| 16 | Empire State Greys | 45 | RHP | Grant Johnson |
| 2nd round | Team | # | Position | Player |
| 17 | Gateway Grizzlies | 85 | RHP | Matthew Reitz |
| 18 | Joliet Slammers | 82 | LHP | Paul Perez |
| 19 | New Jersey Jackals | 802 | OF | Joe Simone |
| 20 | Lake Erie Crushers | 142 | LHP | Damian Henderson |
| 21 | Ottawa Titans | 93 | LHP | Kenny Williams |
| 22 | Windy City ThunderBolts | 30 | RHP | Michael Schalasky |
| 23 | New York Boulders | OF | (waiting to notify player) | |
| 24 | Sussex County Miners | 54 | LHP | Bradley Burdett |
| 25 | Tri-City ValleyCats | 648 | OF | Jacob Vander Wal |
| 26 | Schaumburg Boomers | 209 | C | Hunter Larson |
| 27 | Trois-Rivières Aigles | 109 | RHP | Alexander MacKinnon |
| 28 | Québec Capitales | 705 | UT | Josh Goulet |
| 29 | Washington Wild Things | 111 | RHP | Nick Beardsley |
| 30 | Evansville Otters | 237 | C | Miguel Molina |
| 31 | Florence Y'alls | 314 | 1B | Leonardo Seminati |
| 32 | Empire State Greys | 66 | RHP | Ernesto Huizar |
| 3rd round | Team | # | Position | Player |
| 33 | Gateway Grizzlies | 792 | OF | Brandon Gutzler |
| 34 | New Jersey Jackals | 58 | LHP | Bralin Dixon |
| 35 | Sussex County Miners | 72 | LHP | Max Maarleveld |
| 36 | Trois-Rivières Aigles | 157 | LHP | Josh Smith |
| 37 | Québec Capitales | 202 | C | Cooper Edwards |
| 38 | Florence Y'alls | 783 | OF | Blaze Speas |
| 39 | Empire State Greys | RHP | (waiting to notify player) | |
| 40 | Sussex County Miners | 152 | RHP | Christopher Quijano |
Frontier League players report for spring training on Wednesday, April 27 with the first official workouts on Thursday, April 28. Exhibition games begin this weekend leading into Opening Day on Thursday, May 12.
The Frontier League enters its 29th season in 2022 as the largest and longest running MLB Professional Partner League. 16 teams covering seven states plus two Canadian provinces play a 96-game schedule running through Labor Day weekend, followed by two weeks of players. Please visit www.frontierleague.com for updates throughout the season.
