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When a player goes undrafted, they are considered Non-Drafted Free Agents. Yep, free agency. I have a crack at signing these guys to my Astros Shadow system. Each player can get $100,000 with no hit to the allotment that MLB allows us. So today, I would call everyone of these players and their advisors. Many would pay zero attention to a $100,000 offer because they have D1 scholarships waiting but there are a few that have either a Junior College offer or no commitment at all. There are some sleepers here that should jump to pro ball.
The top targets that should be signable:
Ronnie Healy, C, Florida HS: Big power potential. Good actions behind the dish, even though he may have to move to 1B. I really like the bat. Committed to Broward CC.
CD Pelham, P, South Carolina HS: He's a really good athlete and has been up to 93 this spring. He's committed to Spartanburg Methodist which is a decent Juco but could be signable. He's very raw but intriguing.
Thomas Rogers, P, Virginia HS: Easy 89 MPH from the left side. No commitment. Just blows my mind why nobody drafted this guy.
Jamar Burnette, OF, Canada HS: Athletic. Swing and miss issues but a great athelte.
Austin Paschke, OF, Georgia HS: Long swing but big power potential. No commitment.
Matt Walker, P, Texas HS: He's committed to Weatherford JC so should be signable. He's in the upper 80's with a lot of projection. Could be interesting.
Peton Attaway, OF, Louisianna HS: He is commited to Mississippi but he has a lot of tools and would be worth a shot to see if he'd sign.
Aldo Koutsoyanopulos, 3B, California HS: Good athlete. Not a great bat but one to watch in JC next year. It could come around.
Chad Sheppard, P, Georgia HS: Huge kid. No commitment. Not an athlete but the power potential intrigues me. I wouldn't give him $100K but I'd see if he's interested in playing pro ball. I don't know but I just see something there.
Trey Griffin, OF, Tennessee JuCo: Favorite since HS. Not giving up on him yet. Just too many tools. He's been in JuCo for a while but the stats look like he's coming around this year. I would give him a shot in pro ball.
Zach Alvord, 3B, Tampa JuCo: Good athelte, good swing. Well rounded player that should get a shot.
Current JuCo's that I like that didn't get drafted that I'd see if where they were at:
Cal Becker | P | Palm Beach State |
Connor Williams | OF | Salt Lake |
Chase Nyman | SS | Chipola |
Kayden Porter | P | Southern Nevada |
Dylan LaVelle | 3B | Everett |
Erich Knab | P | Spartanburg Methodist |
Kyle Carter | OF | Miami-Dade |
Tony Blanford | P | Central Arizona |
Jamal Martin | OF | Santa Fe |
Conner Hale | 3B | Manatee |
Brady Corless | P | Salt Lake |
Nathan Foriest | P | Middle Tennessee State |
Carson Baranik | P | Miami-Dade |
Kevin Koziol | SS | Parkland |
David Schuknecht | C | Riverside |
Clayton Crum | P | |
Wade Wass | C | |
Zachary Houchins | SS | Louisburg |
Then the players worth a call but very lilte hope of signing
College Players that should have been drafted but weren't:
Josh Dezse | P | Ohio State |
DeAndre Smelter | P | Georgia Tech |
T.J. Pecoraro | P | Vanderbilt |
Ryan Tella | OF | Auburn |
Zack Powers | 3B | Florida |
Matt Roberts | C | North Carolina |
Kevin Jordan | OF | Wake Forest |
Dale Carey | OF | Miami |
Keenan Kish | P | Florida |
Case Nixon | C | Alabama |
Gandy Stubblefield | P | Texas A&M |
Shon Carson | OF | South Carolina |
Philip Pfeifer | P | Vanderbilt |
Michael Suiter | OF | Kansas |
The prep players with solid commitments that should have been drafted that weren't:
Name | Pos | State | Commit |
Jarret DeHart | OF | New Jersey | Louisiana State |
Max Knutson | P | Minnesota | Nebraska |
Gunnar McNeill | 1B | Florida | Florida International |
Stephen Alemais | SS | Florida | Tulane |
Weston Wilson | SS | North Carolina | Clemson |
Keegan Thompson | P | Alabama | Auburn |
Kramer Robertson | SS | Texas | Louisiana State |
Tres Barrera | 3B | Texas | Texas |
Kevin Davis | P | Alabama | Auburn |
Jake Fraley | OF | Delaware | Louisiana State |
Mark Ecker | P | Texas | Texas A&M |
Anthony Sherlag | C | Georgia | Wake Forest |
Chris Oakley | P | New Jersey | North Carolina |
Chuckie Robinson | C | Illinois | Southern Mississippi |
Zach Farmer | P | Ohio | Ohio State |
Eugene Vazquez | OF | Florida | UCF |
Jesse Roth | P | New Jersey | Virginia |
Connor Heady | SS | Kentucky | Kentucky |
Bernardo Bonifacio | OF | Florida | Bethune-Cookman |
Joe Alexander Jimenez | P | Puerto Rico | Florida International |
Brett Binning | SS | California | Auburn |
Keenan Innis | OF | Georgia | Georgia Tech |
Kort Peterson | OF | California | Washington |
Seth Martinez | P | Arizona | Arizona State |
Bryce Welborn | P | Texas | Texas Tech |
Ed Voyles | P | Georgia | Florida State |
Jim Voyles | P | Georgia | Florida State |
Colin Winters | OF | California | UC Santa Barbara |
Jared Brasher | P | Alabama | Samford |
Zach Burdi | P | Illinois | Iowa |
Jason Sierra | OF | Florida | Vanderbilt |
Brennon Lund | OF | Utah | Brigham Young |
Cassidy Brown | C | Ohio | Loyola Marymount |
Joseph Corrigan | 1B | California | Southern California |
Andrew Kelley | P | Texas | Arkansas |
Dominic Taccolini | P | Texas | Arkansas |
Logan Koch | C | North Carolina | South Carolina |
CJ Chatham | SS | Florida | Florida Atlantic |
Nick Banks | OF | Texas | Texas A&M |
Hunter Jarmon | OF | Texas | Oregon State |
Brantley Bell | SS | Arizona | Mississippi |
Scott Eicholtz | P | Florida | Alabama |
Pete Alonso | 3B | Florida | Florida |
Dalton Duty | 2B | Florida | Central Florida |
Arden Pabst | C | California | Georgia Tech |
Joseph Starling | P | Florida | Stanford |
A.J. Balta | 2B | California | Oregon |
Andy Honiotes | P | Illinois | Miami |
Derek Rustich | 3B | California | Texas Tech |
Alex Hagner | P | Florida | Florida |
Joe Dudek | 1B | New Jersey | North Carolina |
Austin Sexton | P | Alabama | Mississippi State |
Zach Rice | P | Virginia | North Carolina |
Alex Bostic | P | North Carolina | Clemson |
Jack Roberts | P | Virginia | Virginia |
Jae Roberts | 3B | South Carolina | South Carolina |
Tray Roberts | OF | South Carolina | Liberty |
Alec Bettinger | P | Virginia | Virginia |
Carlos Williams | OF | Tennessee | Mississippi |
Christian Pelaez | P | Florida | Louisiana State |
Trey Lee Cobb | P | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State |
Elliott Barzilli | SS | California | Georgia Tech |
Will Craig | P | Tennessee | Wake Forest |
John Kilichowski | P | Florida |
Vanderbilt |
Spencer Trayner | SS | Florida | North Carolina |
Trevin Haseltine | P | California | California |
Jordan Howard | P | Georgia | Georgia Southern |
Brandon Hicks | P | Tennessee | |
Christian Stewart | C | Georgia | Tennessee |
Taylor Widener | OF | South Carolina | South Carolina |
Preston Palmeiro | 3B | Texas | |
Danny Zardon | 3B | Florida | Louisiana State |
Trent Paddon | P | California | Oregon |
Brett Hanewich | P | Florida | Stanford |
Tanner Draper | P | Utah | Oregon State |
Andrew Harrington | P | Kentucky | Louisville |
Logan Ice | C | Washington | Oregon State |
John Pomeroy | P | Washington | Oregon State |
John Parke | P | South Carolina | Clemson |
Cody Bower | OF | New Mexico | New Mexico |
Daniel Williams | OF | Texas | Weatherford JC |
Tyler Allen | P | Texas | Louisiana State |
Hunter Simmons | 3B | California | Utah |
Yep that would keep the AGM. busy for a few days...
There are some big leaguers here. Some wouldn't sign because of the commitment they have to a good college program but I would still like to see where they are at.
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