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I disagree because MLB teams are still drafting collegiate players

in the early rounds. In the 2016 Draft 5 of the first 10 picks in Round 1 were collegiate players.

2. Nick Senzel (Tennessee) - Reds
5. Corey Ray (Louisville) - Brewers
6. A.J. Puk (Florida) - A's
8. Cal Quantrill (Stanford) - Padres
10. Zack Collins (Miami) - White Sox

In the 2015 Draft, the first 2 picks and 6 of the first 10 picks were collegiate players. The 2014 Draft also had 6 of the first 10 picks were collegiate players. The 2015 had the first 3 picks (Mark Appel from Stanford was the first pick) and 5 of the first 10 picks were collegiate players. Heck even Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State), Drew Storen (Stanford), Buster Posey (FSU), and Trea Turner (NC State) all went the collegiate route.

(In response to this post by chuckd4vt)

Posted: 03/06/2017 at 12:00PM

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How can ACC soccer capitalize on all of this soccer craze? -- HOO86 03/05/2017 4:42PM

There is definitely opportunity with this. -- hokie-c 03/06/2017 07:30AM

I don't see college soccer blowing up... -- BROman Hokie 03/06/2017 1:11PM

Well stated. ** -- Old Line Hokie 03/06/2017 6:45PM

Given there is a national team level to football, collegiate -- VTHokie2000 03/05/2017 5:18PM

Like baseball, best players won't play for a college. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/06/2017 10:37AM

I don't think that up for debate. Professional anything has better talent. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 2:09PM

Key difference is best 18 and 19 yr olds play college fball and bball. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/06/2017 5:44PM

True, but another key difference is -- RTFC 03/06/2017 10:50PM

Only because those sports don't have an academy system -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 8:05PM

For whatever reason, best players aren't competing for VT or FSU. -- chuckd4vt 03/07/2017 11:37AM

I think you missed the point. The best players (US or International) -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 12:27PM

What? EXACTLY my point. Not having best players hurts the game. -- chuckd4vt 03/07/2017 3:32PM

I am not sure "hold college soccer back" is the right way to look -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 4:19PM

I understood. Point remains, VT isn't gonna score big bucks off soccer. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/08/2017 2:41PM

I agree that VT will never make large sums of money from soccer -- VTHokie2000 03/09/2017 3:47PM

I wasn't comparing collegiate football with professional football -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 2:32PM

I'm more interested in the trend than in Right Now though. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 3:34PM

I wasn't suggesting that college soccer should go head to head with -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 3:52PM

The overall growth of the sport would have to fuel it. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 5:49PM

Honestly I believe the European leagues will be a bigger factor -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 8:03PM

This leaves football as the only fall sport to sell the ACC Network. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 8:30PM

That may be an unfortunate reality given the USSF's primary -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 9:22PM

I disagree because MLB teams are still drafting collegiate players -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 12:00PM

If college went to wooden bats, it would climb. -- OBX 03/06/2017 12:11PM

I am not sure if that would be true or not given that HS baseball -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 12:25PM

Both the Cape Cod league -- mancunian 03/07/2017 08:44AM

When I was younger (born in '77) I used to attend Turks games -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 10:54AM

Valley League went to wood bats in the early 90s. ** -- mancunian 03/07/2017 11:06AM

They will not switch due to costs. -- Atlee Hokie 03/07/2017 07:40AM

When I played LL in the 80s every player brought their own bat -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 10:47AM

I disagree because MLB teams are still drafting collegiate players

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