Buster was an outstanding HS student...coulda gone to Stanford, chose to stay closer to home. Probably a signability issue made him a 50th round pick...he was very good as a HS player...well known as a top prospect.
But he was also a pitcher more than anything else on the 2004 USA 18U team. Didn't play much otherwise.
Talk about the winding path twisting in just the right way...play it out!
If he woulda gone to Stanford, they had signed 2 catchers in that same year (Jason Castro (later to be a 1st round to Astros in same year as Buster) and Brent Milleville (monster hitter who had a good career at Stanford mostly as a 1B)).
Doubt Buster would have ever been moved to catcher...I believe they viewed him as an infielder more than anything else.
That decision to go to FSU opened the door for Buster and Jason Castro to both be 1st round picks. If they would have both been on The Farm, I'm not sure it would have worked out the same way for either. Maybe still very good for both, but certainly not the same.