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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4353031, member: 2504"] Well, Erik Stock wasn't taken in the draft, which is certainly a surprise to followers of UConn baseball. In terms of numbers of UConn players being taken, it is kind of hard to get used to the MLB draft having been 40 rounds a few years ago, and now it has shrunk down to 20 rounds. Also, makes you kind of wonder what MLB clubs are looking for in players in terms of their draft picks. Stock was definitely a well rounded player in his college days at UConn. I suspect that MLB clubs are looking players with big power potential among other things, and perhaps they didn't think Stock had the big power potential that they might be looking for. Which is too bad, as Stock looked like such a well rounded hitter with power and player while he was at UConn. Whatever the case, Stock not being picked is a head scratcher. The only other thing that I can think of is that Stock just completed his 5th season in college ball (including the shortened 2020 Covid season), and it is just possible that MLB teams might have been focusing more on players who were a year or two younger, thinking they had more room to grow. That is my speculation on this subject. [/QUOTE]