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@mattys posted:

there were 2 fa signees out of hs?  that's surprising to me

There are only twenty rounds now. These are kids who probably aren’t college material and not worth bonus money. They used to be drafted in rounds. 35-40. It’s also possible they connected to people in the the organization by relation or close friendship.

Mike Piazza was drafted in the 60th round by the Dodgers. It was a favor  between two lifelong buddies, Tom Lasorda and Piazza’s father. One of my son’s travel teammates was drafted in the 39th round (of forty) by his uncle.

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