MLB Draft Roundup

each should stay at State. i cannot comment on any of the high school players who signed with State and got drafted because i have not seen any of them play.
my neighbor’s son played for VaTech well before VaTech became a member of the ACC. as a high school pitcher, he was pretty dominant. as a college pitcher he was good enough get drafted after his junior year, so he had the big decision. i cannot remember in which round he got drafted, but it was probably between the round where Riggins got drafted and well before the rounds that Williams and Gianis got drafted. he was preasured to sign, but he did not. he completed his degree, was drafted by and signed with Cincinatti. my wife and I actually accompanied his parents to Winter Haven, Florida for spring training for his first full year with Cincinatti. he never made it past single A. fortunately, he got his education and is now the atheletic director of a local high school.
during the time my son played baseball, i hung out with coaches and scouts and watched players who these same people felt were absolutely Major League bound. dominant in high school and good in college. none ever, ever made it. the highest any player of this group made it was double A.
there was one player who was just starting Little League after i stopped coaching to follow my son to Babe Ruth who did make it and pitched for the Mets for a while. also one player from VaTech who my wife knew made it. but its so hard to do, its best for a player, unless a first round pick or thereabouts to finish their education.
that is advice which is commonly given, but still holds true.