Case and others cash in as baseball draft picks
Major League Baseball teams have signed seven of the nine Sentinel coverage area players selected near the top of last week’s amateur draft.
The First Academy’s nearly doubled his expected signing bonus when the Cincinnati Reds inked the middle infielder to a reported $997,500 after taking him with the second pick (107th overall) in the fourth round.
Fellow fourth-rounder who played at South Sumter and the University of Tampa, signed with the San Francisco Giants for the expected price tag of $417,200 as the 126th overall pick.
TNXL Academy’s was taken 134th overall in the fourth by the Texas Rangers. He signed for $340,000, nearly $46,000 less than slot value.
Former Lake Brantley and North Carolina standout the 22nd overall pick by the Toronto Blue Jays, joins Tavares product as the remaining holdouts among locals drafted in the top 10 rounds.
Kolozsvary was picked 197th overall in the seventh round out of Florida. The Gators entered Friday as one of four teams still alive in the College World Series.
The signing deadline for players is July 7. Entering the weekend, 11 of 21 drafted players from the area had already landed professional baseball contracts.
the No. 8 overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies out of TFA and Virginia, recently signed for a reported $5.1 million bonus.
West Orange graduate (29th overall) signed with the Rangers last week for $2 million.
Fifth-rounder (Lake Mary/ UCF) signed for a reported $250,000 with the Giants and eighth-rounder
(Trinity Prep/Coastal Carolina) signed with the Seattle Mariners for $150,000. there and instill your own school spirit. It’s a good opportunity to build something.”
Cornerstone is one of 22 schools in the Sentinel’s six-county coverage area that will enter the 2017 football season with a new head coach.
led the Ducks to a 16-23 record over their first four full seasons of varsity football. CCA finished 6-4 in 2015 but then lost key players to public schools in the spring.
Dr. Phillips rising senior committed to Tennessee this week to become the sixth Class of 2018 football prospect in the top 10 of the Sentinel Super 60 to choose a college destination.
Ingle, a defensive back who scored six touchdowns on interception or specialteams returns last season, is ranked No. 7 on that list. Top-rated running back
of Orange City University committed to Miami in February. Others who have pledged are No. 3 of East Ridge to Texas; No. 4 of Jones and No. 5 of Mainland to FSU; and No. 8 of Jones to Ohio State.
Other area players who have committed include: (N.C. State) and (Tennessee) of Jones, (Virginia),
(Syracuse), (UCF) of Bishop Leesburg QB Lake Nona’s Moore, (FSU), Ridge and of Dr. Phillips. Mainland’s
(Purdue) of Oak (Virginia Tech)