MLB Draft: Six Oregon Ducks Chosen, Now a Time For Decisions

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Things started off right for the Pac 12 in the 2013 MLB Draft as Stanford Cardinal Mark Appel went #1 Overall to the Houston Astros. In the first 15 Rounds, the Conference had 24 players taken this year. However that doesn’t mean that all of that talent will head to the Minors. For a good part of the players taken, it is decision time. Do they stay or do they go?

For Oregon, who had six players taken, a handful have to make that choice.

Friday kicked off with Junior Ryon Healy off the board first chosen by The Oakland A’s in the Third Round.  Junior Pitcher Jimmy Sherfy was chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pitcher Cole Wiper by the Texas Rangers.

Over the weekend Senior Shortstop J.J. Altobelli was taken in the 18th round by the St Louis Cardinals(he is the only Senior chosen for the Ducks). Lefthander Redshirt Junior Christian Jones was picked by the San Francisco Giants in the 18th Round. Junior Outfielder Brett Thomas was chosen by the Seattle Mariners in the 21st Round.

A majority of these six can return to school or leave and chase their dream of playing in the big leagues. The biggest losses for the Ducks, if they decided to depart, would be Sherfy and Healy. From the sound of the final Press Conference of the year after the loss at home to Rice, it sounded like Healy was departing with Altobelli. It is now a waiting game until these 5 players who have elegibility remaining to make a decision.

Do they stay another year for experience, honing their skills and another College World Series run,  or do they leave early and start working their way to the Major leagues?

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