The Boston Red Sox drafted Middlebrooks in the fifth round of the draft , selecting him as a shortstop , rather than as a pitcher .
However , the belief that he would follow through with his scholarship to Texas A&M led Middlebrooks to fall in the draft .
The Boston Red Sox drafted Middlebrooks in the fifth round of the draft , selecting Middlebrooks as a shortstop , rather than as a pitcher .
However , the belief that he would follow through with his scholarship to Texas A&M led Middlebrooks to fall in the draft .