USF Baseball and the Draft

[jchem1995]

Has USF ever had this many drafted in one draft season?  
 

[Brad]

Six is the record, but drafts were longer.  We had four selected in first ten rounds back in the 80s.  We last had four drafted in Top 20 rounds in 2018.

[Dave_Glaser]

Chicago paper says: Venezuela pitcher Luis Rujano, a South Florida commit, might be tough to sign.

[Dave_Glaser]

REDS: RHP Ben Brutti, 11th round, South Kingstown H.S., Rhode Island
Brutti is a high school player with a commitment to the University of South Florida, which could make him tougher to sign. But the organization was optimistic it could happen. Their scouts saw the 6-foot-3, 200-pound right-hander touching 97 mph with a plus-slider while pitching from a lower, three-quarters slot. While his delivery has brought some skeptics, scouts also like that it’s been repeatable and that Brutti throws strikes. 

[JTrue]

We need at least one of Showalter, Brutti, or Rujano to not sign.

[olafberserker]

I know Showalter was looking forward to being at USF.  Not sure what number will be thrown at him by the O's or how much it would take for him to get over the "disappointment" of not being a Bull.

[Sk00b]

Man. Recruiting for College baseball is a crapshoot. Never really thought about it much until this years posts on it. Anyone know what salaries these guys get offered to skip college? I guess from reading here it varies deoending on the round taken. 

[Brad]

On 7/18/2022 at 6:27 PM, JTrue said:

Snow is the main prize of this class for us. This is from MLB.com's scouting report on him.

If he winds up attending South Florida, he could become the Bulls' best position prospect since 2017 supplemental first-rounder Kevin Merrell.

[JTrue]

2 hours ago, Brad said:

Love it. We need pitching like crazy, but he was the best of the class.

Edited July 22, 2022 by JTrue

[JTrue]

12 hours ago, Sk00b said:

Man. Recruiting for College baseball is a crapshoot. Never really thought about it much until this years posts on it. Anyone know what salaries these guys get offered to skip college? I guess from reading here it varies deoending on the round taken. 

It is so nuts, I can't even give you a reasonably solid number as to how much you make based on round. Some of the HS recruits committed to USF will sign for 2x-3x more than guys drafted 5 rounds ahead of them. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if Jasiak doesn't sign OR signs for twice as much as his contemporaries in the 12th round.