Nothing is certain in drafts, but it appears Hudson Haskin will be the only Tulane player taken in the draft, which starts today at 6 p.m. with the first round and concludes tomorrow with rounds 2 through 5, starting at 4 p.m. on ESPN2 and the MLB Network.
Haskin was the last pick in the third round in the only five-round mock I unearthed and is rated the No. 74 prospect in another analysis, which corresponds to the second pick of the fourth round. Regardless, he figures to be gone if he is drafted. The draft value (signing bonus) for the last pick of the third round is $577,100, and the signing bonus for the last pick in the draft is $324,100. There are 130 total picks.
Undrafted players cannot receive a signing bonus of more than 20,000. Unless the draft projections and player rankings are wrong, Braden Olthoff will not be taken, and it is hard to see him leaving for $20,000. He still has two years of college eligibility left since all players' years are not counting for 2020, and he could pitch his way into a high draft position next season by coming anywhere close to what he did in five stars this year.
Some of Tulane's fifth-year seniors like Grant Mathews may leave because they already are getting old, although it is unclear what minor league play will look like this year. The most likely option is teams having a taxi squad that practices and plays at their training camp facility or in their own facility without being part of the active squad.
But the key is Olthoff. Tulane's outlook with him coming back would be significantly different than its outlook without him.
Here is a story about what will happen to guys who are not drafted:
https://sports.yahoo.com/what-happe...-could-create-a-wild-wild-west-003551599.html
Haskin was the last pick in the third round in the only five-round mock I unearthed and is rated the No. 74 prospect in another analysis, which corresponds to the second pick of the fourth round. Regardless, he figures to be gone if he is drafted. The draft value (signing bonus) for the last pick of the third round is $577,100, and the signing bonus for the last pick in the draft is $324,100. There are 130 total picks.
Undrafted players cannot receive a signing bonus of more than 20,000. Unless the draft projections and player rankings are wrong, Braden Olthoff will not be taken, and it is hard to see him leaving for $20,000. He still has two years of college eligibility left since all players' years are not counting for 2020, and he could pitch his way into a high draft position next season by coming anywhere close to what he did in five stars this year.
Some of Tulane's fifth-year seniors like Grant Mathews may leave because they already are getting old, although it is unclear what minor league play will look like this year. The most likely option is teams having a taxi squad that practices and plays at their training camp facility or in their own facility without being part of the active squad.
But the key is Olthoff. Tulane's outlook with him coming back would be significantly different than its outlook without him.
Here is a story about what will happen to guys who are not drafted:
https://sports.yahoo.com/what-happe...-could-create-a-wild-wild-west-003551599.html
