@mattys posted:pretty surprised at some of the guys who didn't go, especially the CA gatorade player of the year. my best guess is that, as a stanford commit, he was probably more dedicated to school than most players and the asking price was too high. still surprised that nobody was willing to take a 20th round flyer on him.
I think in these days the communication with the agent/advisor is even better than it used to be and teams basically know almost surely if a player will sign (unless a medical gets in the way).
Also with 20 rounds teams might be less likely to waste a pick just to make a bond with a player like they used to make with 40 players.
Nobody needed 40 players so they used to make courtesy picks of a coachs son or Pick a HS guy just to start a relationship but I think now with less rounds they are not doing so much of it.