Family members of former, even current, Major Leaguers among those selected

NEW YORK -- Astros starter Jarred Cosart ideally would have liked to see his franchise open the second day of the First-Year Player Draft by selecting his younger brother, Jake, with the first pick of the third round. Instead, Cosart had to wait until the second-to-last pick of the third round to see his brother taken off the board -- and it wasn't by the Astros.

The younger Cosart was ultimately drafted by the Red Sox, using the 103rd overall pick Friday. Though he didn't get his wish, Jarred Cosart took to Twitter on Friday to congratulate his younger brother.

"As cool as it would've been for him to be an Astro it's so awesome that he's part of such a storied org. In Boston. Congrats @JakeCosart," the Astros right-hander tweeted.

Cosart was far from the only player drafted Saturday who already had Major League ties. Earlier in the third round, the Brewers selected right-hander Cy Sneed, brother of Royals pitching prospect Zeb Sneed, with the 85th overall pick.

Two rounds later, the Tigers selected catcher Shane Zeile with the 160th overall pick. Zeile is the nephew of former big leaguer Todd Zeile, who spent 16 seasons in the Majors from 1989-2004. Two more rounds passed before the Braves drafted Luke Dykstra, the son of former All-Star Lenny Dykstra, with the 223rd overall pick. Dykstra split his career between a pair of Braves rivals in the Mets and Phillies.

As is the case with any other year, the 2014 Draft class boasts a number of ballplayers with Major League roots. In addition to those selected on Saturday, a batch of familiar names were also taken in the first two rounds on Thursday.

Nick Gordon, the fifth overall pick, is the younger brother of Dodgers second baseman Dee and the son of former Major League reliever Tom "Flash" Gordon, while the 20th overall pick, Casey Gillaspie, is the brother of White Sox infielder, Conor. A pair of other first-round picks, right-hander Aaron Nola (7th overall) and outfielder Bradley Zimmer (21st overall) will join their older brothers in the Minor Leagues. Zimmer's older brother, Kyle, is the Royals' No. 1 overall prospect.