{"id":6877,"date":"2013-06-11T07:22:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T11:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=6877"},"modified":"2017-04-21T11:39:28","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T15:39:28","slug":"mlb-draft-results-for-players-with-local-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=6877","title":{"rendered":"MLB Draft Results for Players with Local Ties for 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6943\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PinderChad-VaTech-via-dailypress.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6943\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6943\" title=\"PinderChad VaTech via dailypress.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PinderChad-VaTech-via-dailypress.com_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virginia Tech&#8217;s Chad Pinder represents the highest ranked Virginia-tied player in the 2013 draft. Photo via dailypress.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=6271\">checking in with some local prep players<\/a> early in March 2013, and then taking a more in-depth look at all the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=6645\">local player draft prospects<\/a> (with a focus on any Virginia-based player) in May, here&#8217;s how the draft ended up working out for these and a few other Virginia players (table in order of overall draft position).<\/p>\n<p>Couple of useful links while reading here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/draft\/draft-bonus-pools-rise-8-2-percent\/\">Total Team Bonus Pool limits for 2013 draft<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/ht.ly\/k7AbT\">Slot Bonus Values for the first 10 rounds of picks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Sorry for the formatting of this table at the blog itself: it looks fine in the WordPress editor and in the RSS feed)<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"851\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"116\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"228\" \/>\n<col width=\"70\" \/>\n<col width=\"54\" \/>\n<col width=\"113\" \/>\n<col width=\"66\" \/>\n<col width=\"61\" \/>\n<col width=\"101\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"116\" height=\"20\">Player Name<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">Pos<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\">Current School<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">Klaw Rank<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">BA rank<\/td>\n<td width=\"113\">Coll Cmmt<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Drafted<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">#overall<\/td>\n<td width=\"101\">Drafting Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Chad Pinder<\/td>\n<td>3B<\/td>\n<td>Virginia Tech<\/td>\n<td>86<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>2nd-Supp<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td>Oakland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Kyle Crockett<\/td>\n<td>LHP<\/td>\n<td>UVA<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>4th<\/td>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<td>Cleveland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Matt McPhearson<\/td>\n<td>OF<\/td>\n<td>Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro)<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<td>136<\/td>\n<td>Miami<\/td>\n<td>4th<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Bobby Wahl<\/td>\n<td>RHP<\/td>\n<td>Ole Miss (from West Springfield)<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>5th<\/td>\n<td>161<\/td>\n<td>Oakland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Jimmy Reed<\/td>\n<td>LHP<\/td>\n<td>U Maryland (From Gaithersburg, MD)<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>6th<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>St. Louis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Alex Murphy<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Calvert Hall College HS (Frederick)<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>Wake Forest<\/td>\n<td>6th<\/td>\n<td>189<\/td>\n<td>Baltimore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Tyler Horan<\/td>\n<td>OF<\/td>\n<td>Virginia Tech<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>293<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>8th<\/td>\n<td>252<\/td>\n<td>San Francisco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Jake Joyce<\/td>\n<td>RHP<\/td>\n<td>Virginia Tech<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>9th<\/td>\n<td>286<\/td>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Austin Nicely<\/td>\n<td>LHP<\/td>\n<td>Spotswood (Grottoes)<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>342<\/td>\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\n<td>10th<\/td>\n<td>287<\/td>\n<td>Houston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Ryan Cordell<\/td>\n<td>OF<\/td>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>196<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>11th<\/td>\n<td>340<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Alec Grosser<\/td>\n<td>RHP<\/td>\n<td>TC Williams (Alexandria)<\/td>\n<td>&gt; 100<\/td>\n<td>158<\/td>\n<td>George Mason<\/td>\n<td>11th<\/td>\n<td>343<\/td>\n<td>Atlanta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Conner Jones<\/td>\n<td>LHP<\/td>\n<td>Great Bridge (Chesapeake)<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>Virginia (strong)<\/td>\n<td>21st<\/td>\n<td>628<\/td>\n<td>San Diego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Scott Silverstein<\/td>\n<td>LHP<\/td>\n<td>UVA<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>25th<\/td>\n<td>745<\/td>\n<td>Toronto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Andy McGuire<\/td>\n<td>SS\/3B<\/td>\n<td>Madison HS (Vienna)<\/td>\n<td>74<\/td>\n<td>196<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<td>36th<\/td>\n<td>1069<\/td>\n<td>Colorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Jack Roberts<\/td>\n<td>RHP<\/td>\n<td>James River (Richmond)<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>360<\/td>\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Thomas Rogers<\/td>\n<td>LHP<\/td>\n<td>Lake Braddock (Fairfax)<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>North Carolina<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Errol Robinson<\/td>\n<td>SS<\/td>\n<td>St. Johns (DC)<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>Ole Miss (strong)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Alec Bettinger<\/td>\n<td>RHP<\/td>\n<td>Hylton (Woodbridge)<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\">Zach Rice<\/td>\n<td>LHP<\/td>\n<td>Suffolk (Norfolk)<\/td>\n<td>&gt;100<\/td>\n<td>&gt;500<\/td>\n<td>North Carolina<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Virginia or Maryland-tied players who were drafted; it is merely a list of some of the more notable names in the state pre-draft. \u00a0 You can surf to MLB&#8217;s excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/events\/draft\/y2013\/drafttracker.jsp\">Draft Tracker tool for the 2013 draft<\/a> and query by state, which gives you any player who has a connection to a state (whether they&#8217;re from the state or attend college there).<\/p>\n<p>Some thoughts here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We continue to see the drastic effects the new draft bonus limits have on team&#8217;s decisions. \u00a0No longer are you seeing any high-end high schoolers taken with speculative picks in the 4th-10th round (much as the Nats picked and signed the likes of <strong>A.J. Cole<\/strong> and <strong>Robbie Ray<\/strong>). \u00a0Now, if a high schooler projected to go in the first few rounds falls &#8230; he may as well fall all the way out of the draft. \u00a0Consider what happened to\u00a0<strong>Andy McGuire<\/strong>; pre-draft ranked relatively highly by pundits and projected as a 4th rounder by <strong>Keith Law<\/strong>. \u00a0What happened? \u00a0He falls to the 36th round where Colorado makes a (frankly) wasted pick on him. \u00a0So McGuire is clearly going to school.<\/li>\n<li>Continuing on this theme, the number of college seniors and slot-signing players in the 4th-10th rounds continued to be high. \u00a0A number of Virginia-based college players went in this range despite not even being in the BA top 500 list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conner Jones<\/strong> is going to get his wish to go to school, falling from his end-of-1st round projection all the way to being a 21st round pick. \u00a0The lesson; the penalty for picking and missing on an upper-end pick is no longer just &#8220;saved&#8221; money but &#8220;lost&#8221; bonus money, so these tough-sign high schoolers went from first three rounds to nothing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bobby Wahl<\/strong> reportedly set out his bonus demands early ($1.5M or he returns for his senior season per Keith Law), dropping him from a worst-case end-of-2nd round projection all the way to the 5th. \u00a0Will Oakland find the money for him or will he go back for his degree? \u00a0Likely the latter. \u00a0<strong>Post-script<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/draftdb\/2013name.php?lname=wahl\">Wahl signed for $500k<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A couple of local prep players did get picked relatively high;\u00a0<strong>Matt McPherson<\/strong> went in the 4th round to Arizona; will he take that slot money ($425k) or will he honor his University of Miami commitment? \u00a0 And TC Williams hurler <strong>Alec Grosser<\/strong> was selected in the 11th round, which has a slot value of $100,000 unless Atlanta coughs up additional dollars saved elsewhere. \u00a0McPherson may want to take the money but Grosser likely could earn himself some cash by gong to school. \u00a0<strong>Post-script<\/strong>: both guys signed above slot deals; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/draftdb\/2013state.php?st=Md.&amp;submit=Search\">McPhearson for $500k<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/draftdb\/2013state.php?st=Va.&amp;submit=Search\">Grosser for a hugely overslot $400k<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The collection of high-profile Virginia hurlers who went completely unselected (the bottom names in the list above) includes a couple of guys whose lack of being picked\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.minorleagueball.com\/2013\/6\/10\/4409542\/the-day-after-the-draft-one-more-step\">surprised national pundits<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly thought on all these highly regarded prep arms not being drafted: both the University of Virginia and North Carolina made out like bandits with this draft result. \u00a0All four major local UVA pitching recruits (<strong>Austin\u00a0Nicely<\/strong>, <strong>Conner\u00a0Jones<\/strong>, <strong>Jack\u00a0Roberts<\/strong> and <strong>Alec\u00a0Bettinger<\/strong>) are almost guaranteed to be going to college. \u00a0And UNC&#8217;s <strong>Thomas\u00a0Rogers<\/strong> and <strong>Zach\u00a0Rice<\/strong> will join that squad for the next three years. \u00a0 The ACC should have some pretty significant pitching battles if these guys live up to their scouting reports. \u00a0 <strong>Post-script<\/strong>: only Nicely ended up signing, for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/draftdb\/2013state.php?st=Va.&amp;submit=Search\">big overslot $610k deal<\/a> with Houston.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After checking in with some local prep players early in March 2013, and then taking a more in-depth look at all the local player draft prospects (with a focus on any Virginia-based player) in May, here&#8217;s how the draft ended up working out for these and a few other Virginia players (table in order of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2411],"tags":[17,1768,1655,1654,1771,1770,1769,1773,110,1821,18,1657,1774],"class_list":["post-6877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-draft","category-local-baseball","tag-aj-cole","tag-alec-bettinger","tag-alec-grosser","tag-andy-mcguire","tag-austin-nicely","tag-bobby-wahl","tag-conner-jones","tag-jack-roberts","tag-keith-law","tag-matt-mcpherson","tag-robbie-ray","tag-thomas-rogers","tag-zach-rice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6877"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13733,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6877\/revisions\/13733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}