MLB Draft Recap: 6 Vols Selected in 2015

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Tennessee left-handed pitcher Drake Owenby was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 361st overall pick in the 12th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

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In the 11th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Washington Nationals selected Tennessee junior Andrew Lee as the 344th overall pick.

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Tennessee senior righthander Bret Marks was selected by the New York Yankees with the 453rd overall pick in the 15th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

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Tennessee shortstop A.J. Simcox was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 430th overall pick in the 14th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

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Tennessee left-handed pitcher Andy Cox was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 37th round (1,118th overall) of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

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The Tennessee Volunteers had six players selected by five different Major League organizations in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

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[madbamahater]

Furthermore leading us to believe that this team vastly underachieved. Not sure Serrano is the answer......

 

[vol66]

Furthermore leading us to believe that this team vastly underachieved. Not sure Serrano is the answer......

You realize that they are comparing this team to the 2006 team coached by Rod Delmonico? Both teams finished with 11-18 records in SEC play.

In 2006, the CWS featured one SEC team...UGA.

In 2015, the CWS features four SEC teams, half the CWS participants.

 

[Vols4us]

You realize that they are comparing this team to the 2006 team coached by Rod Delmonico? Both teams finished with 11-18 records in SEC play.

In 2006, the CWS featured one SEC team...UGA.

In 2015, the CWS features four SEC teams, half the CWS participants.

Exactly - most totally forget how strong the SEC has become in the last decade while dominating the CWS. For this season nearly everybody has forgotten how awful the weather was in the first half to where they couldn't even practice outside and had to cancel/postpone games.

With the addition of Larry Simcox the program might step forward next season with some good luck for a change. I wouldn't give up on CDS yet.

 

[Voljlt]

I see in a lot of years that guys get selected in the draft but may not actually sign. Are all of these guys going to sign or would any of the rising seniors entertain the idea of coming back? Is it possible AJ would come back and play for his dad?

 

[OldTimer]

I see in a lot of years that guys get selected in the draft but may not actually sign. Are all of these guys going to sign or would any of the rising seniors entertain the idea of coming back? Is it possible AJ would come back and play for his dad?

Here is my guess:
Stewart - yes
Owneby - yes
Lee - 50/50
Simcox - no
Cox- no

 

[matts42012]

Here is my guess:
Stewart - yes
Owneby - yes
Lee - 50/50
Simcox - no
Cox- no

Lee would be wise to retuen

 

[buvol]

Owenby, Stewart and Lee will sign.
Cox will stay ( I heard his Mom put it on facebook that he was coming back to UT)
Simcox will probably sign, no sure thing either way.

Good luck to these guys. Great opportunities whether they stay or go. Again, the challenge is how mlb punishes financially college seniors. Just go to baseball america website and see signing bonuses for seniors last year taken in the first 10 rounds. If you are not a top 3 or 4 round pick bonus is greatly reduced and much below slot. Most juniors taken in rounds 11-20 get a $100,000 or more bonus plus a year of college.