[Husker] MLB Draft Update

[Scott R Lawson]

Well I can tell you this, there are a heck of a lot of great baseball players who were drafted in later rounds (quick example is Don Mattingly who was selected in the 19th round I believe), although I'm not really sure what a 'later round' is considered in a draft that seems to have about 300 rounds.

Scott in NY

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From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]On Behalf
Of jonlists at cbsol.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:17 PM
To: Jeff Volk
Cc: husker at tssi.com; husker-bounces at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] MLB Draft Update


yeah, about three weeks behind, that's where my life is right now.....  in 
case you wanted to know why this reply is so timely. :) 

When you look at the NBA, you look at the first round as being the only 
"real" round of draft. Surprises, maybe, but rare in other rounds (or so 
that's my understanding, I could care less about the NBA and wish that it 
would die and make room on TV for more "tough man" contests) does anyone 
make it. 

NFL - First through fourth rounds, everyone should pretty much make a team 
somewhere unless they're a bust. 

Is there some information somewhere about how the draft in MLB works?  I 
don't care much about MLB either, and wish that it'd fall off TV and make 
room for more sports involving body piercing or something like that. 
However, I have a seven year old son who's become a baseball fan, no doubt 
due to our yearly trips back to spend a weekend at Haymarket. His older 
brother wouldn't have anything to do with baseball, so I didn't have to 
pretend to know everything about how it works. (Older brother plays 
soccer.. something no one in the US really knows a LOT about, and even if 
they did, won't admit it out loud without a bunch of foreigners around 
them.) 

So.... Gorsett, round 7. Is that good? bad? Average? Will he ever play in 
the Big Leagues, or spend the next few years playing for the Portsmouth 
Plastic-Wrap Lickers? 

What happens to these guys? Anyone? Sooner or later, the kid'll figure out 
his old man is just blowing smoke.... but if I can stave that off for a 
while, hey, I'm all for that. 

Thanks for any explanations. 

jon johnston

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 06/06/2006 05:55:46 PM:

> Greetings,
> 
> 
> 
> Here is where the various Huskers in the draft have gone so far. This is
> through about halfway through Round 17 and is up to date as of 5:50 CST.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chamberlain                  #41     Round 1A            NYY
> 
> McCallister                    #104     Round 3            NYY (Husker
> Recruit)
> 
> Christy                          #186     Round 6            MIN
> 
> Gorsett                         #226     Round 7            StL
> 
> Jensen                          #412     Round 14          DET
> 
> Watson                         #505     Round 17          BAL
> 
> 
> 
> The fact that Watson got drafted so late and that Werhle has not been
> drafted at all at this point is VERY, VERY good news for the Huskers and
> unless they are offered bonuses well outside of the norm for the round
> they were drafted I would say it is more than likely they will return
> for 2007. 
> 
> 
> 
> Go Big Red. 
> 
> 
> 
> Jeffrey Volk
> 
> 
> 
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