MLB Draft Showing Bama Baseball Players The Money


Bama's Baseball season may have come to an end but some of their players are still making waves in this week's Major League Baseball Draft!  Right handed pitcher, Spencer Turnbull, was the 63rd overall pick in the MLB Draft earlier this week when the Detroit Tigers selected him in the 2nd round.  He is the highest drafted Crimson Tide player since 2006 when Wade LeBlanc was the 61st pick by the Sand Diego Padres.  According to BaseballAmerica, the bonus allotment for the 63rd pick is roughly $900,000.  And with the lack of offensive help he got late in the season, Red Bull has earned every dime of it!!


With the 254th overall pick, teammate Ben Moore was selected as a catcher for The Boston Red Sox.
Moore led the team with 9 home runs this season which has tied him for the third most home runs in the SEC.  He also led the team in stolen bases.  The draft signing allotment for the 254th spot is roughly $150,000.  As a Junior, Moore has the opportunity to come back for one more season but my gut feeling is he'll take the money & run.

Finally, Justin Kamplain was selected in the 18th round by the New York Yankees.  This marks the 2nd time he has been drafted with the 1st being in the 22nd round in 2011.  Players taken after the 10th round are able to negotiate any signing bonus they desire.  It's not uncommon for players drafted in rounds 11 and later to acutally get a higher signing bonus than players taken in rounds 6 thru 10.  Kamplain earned a special place in my heart when he pitched 8 shut-out innings against Florida State knocking them out of the Tallahassee Regionals.  I'm very optimistic he'll return for his senior season at The Capstone.

This year marks the 36th consecutive year that a Bama player has been selected in the MLB Draft, dating back to 1979.

 Roll Tide! Roll Turnbull! Roll Ben! Roll Kamplain!


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