Draft will be conducted over 3 days from July 14 - July 16. ESPN will broadcast Round 1 of the draft beginning at 7:00 pm ET. Round 2 will also be held July 14 and can be followed at https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker . Following all remaining rounds from this link. Draft continues at 2:00 on July 15 with Rounds 3-10. Draft concludes beginning at 2:00 on July 16 with Rounds 11-20. Draft Eligible Gators (including new Transfers): Albert, Armando - Sr, INF Barlow, Billy - RSo, RHP Caglianone, Jac - Jr, LHP/1B - 6th pick by KC Royals - $7,213,800 slot - SIGNED Coppola, Pierce - RSo, LHP Evans, Ty - Jr, OF Garrison, Tanner - Sr, C Guy, Jaylen - Sr, OF Heyman, Luke - So, C Jameson, Fisher - Jr, RHP - 288th pick by Colorado Rockies - $185,800 slot - SIGNED Neely, Brandon - Jr, RHP - 86th pick by Boston Red Sox - $878,800 slot - SIGNED Purnell, Blake - RJr, RHP Robertson, Michael - RSo, OF Ross, Michael - Sr, RHP - 548th pick by Minnesota Twins - SIGNED Shelnut, Tyler - Sr, INF Shelton, Colby - So, INF - 590th pick by Washington Nationals Slater, Ryan - RJr, RHP - 538th pick by SF Giants - SIGNED Thomas, Dale - Sr, INF ------------------------------------------------- Gator Signees: Barberi, Jackson - RHP, Snellville GA Biemiller, McCall - LHP, Tampa FL Clayton, Brock - C, Gulf Breeze FL Dubanewicz, Jayden - RHP, Parkland FL - 485th pick by Milwaukee Brewers - SIGNED Guerrero, Jordi - OF, Cape Coral FL Janssens, Niko - 1B, Spring Hill FL King, Aidan - RHP, Bryceville FL Lawson, Brendan - SS, Toronto ON - 561st pick by St. Louis Cardinals Lindsey, Kellon - SS, Wauchula FL - 23rd pick by LA Dodgers - $3,676,400 slot - SIGNED Montsdeoca, Carson - RHP, Bowling Green FL Myers, Kolt - SS, St. Augustine FL Ong, Felix - RHP, Key West FL Rowland, Blaine - RHP, Plant City FL Sanford, Schuyler - RHP, St. Augustine FL Whritenour, Joshua - RHP, New Port Richey FL
I'm most interested in what happens with Cyr, Shelton, Heyman, Evans & Jameson. Would love to have most, if not all, of them back for next season. And, of course, I want Barlow as a Gator.
Blake Cyr has played two years in college, is only 20, and graduated from high school in 2022. I'm pretty sure he's not eligible for 2024 draft. (See Blake Cyr Class of 2022 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA and Blake Cyr College Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com)
I'm pretty sure the 1st round of the draft is Sunday at 7:00pm... which is great for anyone interested/watching the Euro Cup Final.... no overlap
Sophomores are draft eligible if they turn 21 before the draft. I just looked up Cyr's birthday and he won't be 21 until November, so he's not eligible for this year's draft. Good catch.
I have seen the same ESPN articles, but believe it is incorrect. MLB Network says 7:00pm and when I scrolled through my cable guide to Sunday and checked ESPN it says 7:00pm
2&3 would both be favorable destinations for Jac. GABP is a bandbox, especially in right -- Jac would make a good Joey Votto v. 2. And Coors will flatten out breaking-ball pitches so he can turn-and-burn. Shift as much as the rules allow? Plenty of room in left and Jac'll learn how to flick doubles to left. (My mind wanders back to 2008 -- when we had Matt Vasgersian in SD, Vin Scully in LA, and Kupier&Krukow in SF -- and I briefly hope for Colorado. Those were great times for baseball-loving night-owls like me with an MLB Extra Inning sub [or MLB.tv and great internet connection].)
Where They Rank MLB Pipeline No. 3: 1B/LHP Jac Caglianone No. 133: SS Colby Shelton No. 193: RHP Brandon Neely Baseball America No. 5: 1B/LHP Jac Caglianone No. 64: SS Colby Shelton No. 212: RHP Brandon Neely No. 229: C Luke Heyman No. 262: LHP Pierce Coppola No. 359: OF Ty Evans D1Baseball (College Only) No. 1: 1B/LHP Jac Caglianone No. 50: SS Colby Shelton No. 94: RHP Brandon Neely Dreams Await Gators in Star-Studded MLB Draft - Florida Gators
Hopefully I am forgetting someone but seems like that would leave us with 4 (non 1B) infielder possibilities: Kurland, Stripling, Nadeau and possibly Cyr.
Someone will pick Coppola. It will be a matter of if it is team that develops pitchers or throws them out there and see if they stick. If he gets drafted by a team with patience he should seriously consider going pro. He has potential but might need another year of a gentle touch to reach that potential. Also how much of a signing bonus could be a factor.
I'm just a message board armchair quarterback, but Heyman going that much higher than Evans would make me question everything I think I know about evaluating players.
DD11— You’re making the same assumption that a lot of people (myself included) have made at some point. You actually think picks are made solely by talent evaluation. You would like to think players are selected according to their evaluated skills and talents. That is most accurate at the earliest stage of the draft IMHO. As the draft progresses you will realize that signability is the front runner for all selection of players. Where years ago there may have been some bargaining between some players and organizations now the two things that are key for draft positions are signability and slot money. And to me they run hand in hand.
