I noticed that as well. I was a little surprised both were drafted...
although, given the focus on "stuff" that it appears MLB teams prioritize with pitching, both Torres and VanDeHatert have competitive pitch arsenals and velocity for lefties so I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised.
The other thing I am curious to see is around the calculus of college NIL vs. professional signing bonuses. As you noted, for players picked in rounds 11+, there is the $150k signing bonus and then you would have $700-$1,000 per week (depending on pro level) plus food and housing in compensation. Doing some quick research, it looks like a solid P4 weekend starter could command $150k-$300k in NIL so you could potentially earn a bit more for a year staying in college while trying to improve your draft stock. That is probably the only scenario that would make sense for a pitcher to stay and I think neither Torres or VanDeHatert were locks for the Sunday starter role so I doubt we were planning to align that much NIL to either of them so I would expect both of them to sign.
I am curious about Madden Clement. I know he entered the transfer portal but to my knowledge, didn't commit anywhere. I do expect him to sign, but he is someone I could see our coaching staff being comfortable giving the opportunity as a weekend starter next year and offer him NIL that would be competitive with a 15th round pick and with how little he has pitched to this point, he is someone that could improve his draft profile to inside the top 10 rounds next year. But, given how poorly things went for Aiden Robertson after being drafted in the 13th round last year and electing to come to VT, I could see Clement taking the sure thing with the bonus and trying his hand professionally this year.
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Two Incoming Transfers Drafted
-- Vawter Tech
Jul 13, 2026 at 09:11 AM ET
Vawter Tech
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07/13/26 09:11 AM ET
I have no idea what is normal now- but I can't fathom a college baseball
-- bigbadbird
Jul 13, 2026 at 04:58 PM ET
bigbadbird
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07/13/26 04:58 PM ET
Need more investment from new AD
-- Vawter Tech
Jul 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
Vawter Tech
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07/14/26 11:32 AM ET
I noticed that as well. I was a little surprised both were drafted...
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-- QCP
Jul 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
QCP
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07/13/26 11:07 AM ET
I wish we had more info on NIL financials
-- Vawter Tech
Jul 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET
Vawter Tech
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07/13/26 11:23 AM ET