‏@JManziel2

Big thank you to the @Padres and @padresmikedee for selecting me in the MLB draft. What a great day! pic.twitter.com/MaTKVZ5JqY

Krey knew how to hit in high school. He hit something like 19 HRs and had a career average over .400. He should have took the money and ran out of high school but his number was too high.

While I know the level of pitching is much different from high school to college, you can make adjustments. I wondered if he'd be able to with his swing, and he showed flashes at times, but it wasn't enough. He nearly went in the 4th rd out of high school.

There is no way that Johnny should have been drafted and Krey goes undrafted! It is a joke and just one of many things wrong with professional sports these days! Krey at least deserved a shot to continue his career! His speed and ability to track almost every ball in the OF alone should have been enough.

How does a guy hit something like 19 HR's in high school then 0 in 4 yeaRs of college?

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How does a guy hit something like 19 HR's in high school then 0 in 4 yeaRs of college?

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In his defense, I think he hit 1.

I get the point though, I don't understand it either.

So is this correct for the recruits/commits?
Cole Bedford; Undrafted
Matt Collins; Undrafted
Brigham Hill; Undrafted
Jake Jarvis; Drafter Rd10/#288
Turner Larkins; Drafted Rd28/#836
Corbin Martin; Undrafted
Tyler Woodmansee; Undrafted

Gabe pointed out that Ag Cole Lankford went to the Cardinals in round 27.

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In the event Manziel does sign with the Padres, the team would hold his rights for six years. Players who were drafted have until July 15 to sign.

It's unlikely that Manziel's baseball career will ever go too far beyond throwing a few ceremonial first pitches, but he's far from the first NFL player to be taken in the Draft.

In recent years, star quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick have both had their names called in the Draft. Wilson was first drafted by the Orioles in 2007, then again by the Rockies in '10. He was then claimed by the Rangers in the Rule 5 Draft this past winter, and he spent time visiting with Rangers players this spring after helping lead the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title in February.

Among the other NFL players selected in the Draft in recent years are: quarterbacks Tom Brady (1995, Expos), Michael Vick (2000, Rockies), Matt Cassel ('04, Athletics) and Jake Locker ('06 and '09, Angels); and wide receivers Golden Tate ('07, D-backs; '10, Giants) and Eric Decker ('08, Brewers; '09, Twins). Locker was the highest drafted of any of those players, being taken in the 10th round by the Halos in 2009, three years after they had selected him in the 40th round.

This isn't exactly a new trend either, as legendary quarterbacks Dan Marino and John Elway were both drafted by Major League Baseball teams. In fact, both Marino (fourth round) and Elway (18th round) were taken by the Royals in the 1979 Draft. Elway was drafted again two years later, this time in the second round by the Yankees.

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Surprised about Krey -

Chicago White Sox:
Status: Signed
Full Name: Jake Roger Jarvis

Jason Jester, Corey Ray and Cole Lankford have signed.

AGGIE BB
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How does a guy hit something like 19 HR's in high school then 0 in 4 yeaRs of college?

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Great high school players who either can't or don't make adjustments necessary to be great in college, won't be.

The old saying goes, "Home runs are thrown, they aren't hit." is true. You hit mistakes for homeruns and there are many, many more mistakes made in the middle of the plate in high school (where the probability of facing a pitcher with D1 ability is rare) than there are in college. Have a friend who walked on a major D1 program (a righty who threw in the low 90s with a good breaking pitch) was relating how he made a mistake over the plate in batting practice...a mistake he could get away with 9 out of 10 times in high school...ended up over 350 feet away in a parking lot. He said the guy that hit it barely weighed 160 lbs.. He said he stared at the guy, a JUCO transfer, like he had two heads...and the guy yelled, "It ain't high school anymore." then laughed.

Similarly, things that worked at the plate in high school simply don't work or, for sure, don't work as well playing against top D1 talent on the mound. Contact boxes get smaller, pitch recognition times get shortened up...high school margins of error disappear.

Another thing that tends to disappear in college is the physical maturity advantage enjoyed by most D1 prospects in all sports. Part of what makes a "great prospect" in the eyes of scouts and other observers, is how they do in competition against guys who are generally their own chronological age. In general, the average Caucasian male matures physically after age 17...well after most players have been given the "prospect" tag. On the other hand the average D1 prospect physically matures 1-2 years prior his "peers". The physical maturity provides a huge advantage in high school that is lost as other players (the non-early matures) reach their 20s and fully mature.

6'0 and 175 lbs is on the large side of average in high school baseball and it isn't in college baseball. Though physicality isn't all that matters it can be separation factor, it can be the talent multiplier at the next level, it can be the difference between a double in the gap and a a home run.

Mengden signs for 470K bonus.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/hou/astros-sign-fourth-round-draft-pick-daniel-mengden?ymd=20140627&content_id=81908986&vkey=news_hou

Troy Stein has signed and is with the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie Pioneer League. Hitting 0.350 after 5 games

Parker Ray has not signed.

Looks like Jason Jester is already on the move. Closed two games for their rookie team, 0.00 era. Recently moved to there low A team, closed last night striking out 2, 0.00 era

Krey should be playing somewhere, IMO.

Way to go Jason. Keep moving UP.

Gig Em

Parker Ray has not signed. Does he have eligibility left?

He was a senior.