re: MLB Draft Tracker (LSU players/Signees)

all of our players who have been drafted are heading pro, imo.

of our signees, the only ones who I think may still go to LSU are Von Rosenberg and Colvin, but I think Colvin will go pro as well.

I really hope you're wrong.

holy crap the draft isnt being kind to us

Thats what we get though for having good players

Losing DJ's glove will be huge as well as Mitchell's speed too. I don't think any is going to replace Mitchell's speed on the team right now. Those two pitchers still have a opportunity to leave. If they leave, its going to hurt bigtime next year. We did recruit a ton of pitchers in this class though.

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Jared Mitchell- 1st round, 23rd overall, White sox
Slade Heathcott- 1st round, 29th overall, NY Yankees
DJ Lemahieu- 2nd round, 79th overall, Cubs
Lewis Coleman- 5th round, 152nd overall, Royals
Ryan Schimpf- 5th round, 160th overall, Blue Jays
Zach Von Rosenberg- 6th round, 175th overall, Pirates
Brody Colvin- 7th round, 227th overall, Phillies
Chad Stang- 8th round, 256th overall, Brewers
Blake Dean - 10th round, 312th overall, Twins
Sean Ochinko - 11th round, 340th overall, Blue Jays

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I didn't follow the draft during the Bertman era, did we used to have this many get drafted so high?

btw...MLB Hates LSU

My opinion, for what it's worth

Will sign pro contracts

Jared Mitchell- 1st round, 23rd overall, White sox
Slade Heathcott- 1st round, 29th overall, NY Yankees
DJ Lemahieu- 2nd round, 79th overall, Cubs
Lewis Coleman- 5th round, 152nd overall, Royals
Ryan Schimpf- 5th round, 160th overall, Blue Jays
Chad Stang- 8th round, 256th overall, Brewers
Stang is a hitter. He could come in and improve his stock, but will he improve much more than the 8th round? Plus, I believe that he's Canadian, so playing for the Twins in the Great White North may be a plus for him. Would not shock me if he came to LSU, but my gut says he signs.

LSU Next year

Zach Von Rosenberg- 6th round, 175th overall, Pirates
Again, everyting that we've heard indicates that it would take a sizable offer to keep him from coming to LSU. The Pirates aren't exactly the most free-spending team out there, and it's the 6th round.

Brody Colvin- 7th round, 227th overall, Phillies
Based on the article posted this morning, I think his mind was made up last night. He spoke with the Phillies yesterday, they waited until the 7th round...I think this is the safest bet of the signees who were drafted to come to LSU.

Blake Dean - 10th round, 312th overall, Twins
Sean Ochinko - 11th round, 340th overall, Blue Jays

I'm actually less confident about these two than I am about Colvin and Von Rosenberg, particularly Ochinko. 11th to the Blue Jays, who seem to have a Cubs-like LSU connection these days, was a bit higher than I had expected for Sean. Blake Dean should be able to improve his stock next year, but I'm not going to pretend to have information on his personal situation.

when do they have to decide?

Scouts know about Dean's bat, the slump this year probably didn't hurt him at all. The only thing he could do by coming back would be show he can play a position, which he might not really have the opportunity to do.

Ochinko is gone. He's not really that great of a hitter (just remember his Freshman and Sophomore seasons), and was living off of batting .500 against scrub pitching at the beginning of the year. He was greatly over-achieving this year, which is great for him, but there's no way he will improve his status by coming back next season.

August 15th i believe