Former NC State Pitcher L.Adams35 just got a UDFA Deal with the Milwaukee Brewers

None of our high school commits were drafted?

Yup

Guess that could be good and bad.

Pbacker said:

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Guess that could be good and bad.

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nothing bad about it, IMO. we have a top 20 class according to PG, and outside of robert evans (who is going to JUCO) we got all of them on campus, as of now.

Yup I really like this class

Zayas looks like he got a UDFA Deal with the Red Sox

Andrew4343 said:

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I don't know. He's being payed to play baseball. If his agent has any smarts he will get him a deal where his team will pay for college if the pros don't work out.
I know a couple of guys who did that. They were out of baseball in 4-5 years but got free educations.

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I agree with that. I one guy I coached had money to State. Astros drafted in the 8th round. He signed with a provision that they pay his education if he didn't make it within 5 years. Two arm injuries later, he got his free education. Example #2. 5 tool outfielder. Would have been a high draft pick. Asked for too much money. Drafted in late rounds anyway an was offered above slot to sign. Turn it down. Played one year in college. Injuries and grade issues. He had a learning disability. Never played a second of pro ball. The decision is different for everyone. Ability ,organization, contract, academics and family concerns all play a part in an individual decision.

Andrew4343 said:

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I don't know. He's being payed to play baseball. If his agent has any smarts he will get him a deal where his team will pay for college if the pros don't work out.
I know a couple of guys who did that. They were out of baseball in 4-5 years but got free educations.

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i mean i get what you're saying, and of course personal life and other factors changes person to person. but, IMO, he was likely a 2 year starter at a good ACC program (of course if he lived up to the hype), he could have been a top 5-7 round pick in a couple years with his tools.

tough loss, on paper.

Wasnt Zayas a pretty key part of this class? Are we going the Keatts route and de-emphasizing high schoolers now or was this unexpected?

No

M_A said:

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Wasnt Zayas a pretty key part of this class? Are we going the Keatts route and de-emphasizing high schoolers now or was this unexpected?

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Pretty sure it was expected by the staff since they were all over MIF transfers. Zayas is so smooth defensively but his hit tool is lacking. Sure, it's a loss but a guy like Matt Heavner hits better but doesn't have the same smooth actions in the field as Zayas. There's a kid from WV, Michael McKinney, that's big at 6'3 (reminds me of Green and Marcy), and has that same high leg kick like Neto from Campbell. He's from WV so who knows how he'll look against D1 talent coming from Coal City, WV.

Yeah definitely don't think we'll de-emphasize HS recruiting. For next year we've got 2 more top 50 kids coming in according to PG.

True

Nice

CLTWolf said:

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Josh Hood signed with the Mariners for $250,000. Good for him, totally exceeded what I thought he would get. Awesome!

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That's great for Josh! Wish we could've had him for a few seasons, was a good player and seemed like a solid dude.

Supplemental 2nd-rder Tucker Toman signs with @BlueJays for $2 million (slot 77 value = $846,900). South Carolina HS 3B, one of best prep hitters in 2022 @MLBDraft, switch-hitter with advanced understanding of his craft, potential for plus power. LSU recruit.

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 24, 2022

Jim Toman's son just got paid. Good for him.

Probably wasn't going to play behind 47 either

11th-rder Ryan Clifford signs w/@Astros for $1,256,130 ($1,131,130 counts vs pool). North Carolina HS OF, one of better all-around hitters in HS class, arm for RF. Second-highest 11th-rd bonus ever behind $1,497,500 @Angels paid Caden Dana this year. Vanderbilt recruit @MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/15mF38xqAi

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 28, 2022

Wow...good for the Raleigh kid.

Any update on Pilolli or Soles?

EthanBarry said:

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Villaman got $325k

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That's over twice the slot amount, no?

Good for him.

Yup

EthanBarry said:

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Villaman got $325k

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Big time $$$, congrats Chris!

Just in a FYI spot, the highest unsigned pick was Raleighs own Nolan McLean. drafted in the 3rd round, but going back to Oklahoma State

Wow