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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4010934, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1416157962943582212[/MEDIA] [URL='https://outline.com/3Vh6Jd'][B]Alternate access link here <<[/B][/URL] -> The Dodgers liked him, his agent said, but cautioned it was between Casparius and five other guys at pick 162. Casparius didn’t get his hopes up. But just a minute before Los Angeles made its selection, his agent called once more. Casparius was a Dodger. “I’ll never forget it,” he said. “That was pretty cool. I got to go relay it to my parents, and we were all kind of waiting there for my name to get called. Then [the broadcast] went over where I ranked and my profile as a player, it was really cool. It was a huge realization, a lot of weight came off my shoulders in those couple of minutes.” He’ll fly out to Los Angeles on Sunday to undergo a medical evaluation, participate in a workout and sign his contract which carries a slot value of $318,200. While he’d seemed destined for the pros since high school, a gentle nudge from MLB scouts and a season at UConn — which has had 20 pitchers drafted since 2010 — helped solidify his case. <- -> “Being from Connecticut, when I played for UConn, I represented the state,” Casparius said. “I think it stemmed off from a lot of success I had in high school, too. Just to keep that momentum back in the state of Connecticut was pretty cool. Having something to do with Connecticut, it makes it a lot more special.” <- [/QUOTE]