There was an initial announcement but it appears the post got deleted...
Not sure exactly what the deal is. It is possible that he has an agreement with the staff that he will return if he isn't drafted/doesn't go pro but maybe he has gotten positive feedback on his draft prospects and the staff decided it didn't make sense to announce his return if there is a high probability he goes pro.
The other interesting thing is that they announced Clay Grady coming back after the Daniel announcement but potentially before the removal of the Daniel announcement post. It is possible those two are connected, either because it became clear that Daniel getting drafted was now more of a probability and they put emphasis on trying to bring back Grady as a replacement or maybe Daniel had second thoughts after the staff made the Grady announcement and questioning his potential role on next year's team. The fact that he isn't in the portal currently leads me to believe it is more about him being drafted than anything else but I guess we'll see.
Personally, it would be nice to have him back for next year, but with everyone else across the infield we have returning, we should be fine either way.
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Updated VT Baseball 2027 Roster Projection...
-- QCP
Jun 18, 2026 at 11:50 PM ET
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06/18/26 11:50 PM ET
You called it: Chandler in the portal now**
-- Vawter Tech
Jun 25, 2026 at 08:42 AM ET
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06/25/26 08:42 AM ET
Two more lefties in Staiano and VanDeHatert
-- Vawter Tech
Jun 23, 2026 at 05:23 PM ET
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06/23/26 05:23 PM ET
I had seen the Staiano pick up but not VanDeHatert...
-- QCP
Jun 23, 2026 at 05:55 PM ET
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06/23/26 05:55 PM ET
Just found that Daniel Powell is coming in as well
-- Vawter Tech
Jun 24, 2026 at 10:32 AM ET
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06/24/26 10:32 AM ET
Good find on Powell. He has certainly been very effective...
-- QCP
Jun 24, 2026 at 02:05 PM ET
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06/24/26 02:05 PM ET
One quick update, incoming RHP Joshua Perez has decommitted and...
-- QCP
Jun 20, 2026 at 01:40 PM ET
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06/20/26 01:40 PM ET
I thought Daniels announced he was returning? **
-- jtuckk
Jun 20, 2026 at 10:33 AM ET
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06/20/26 10:33 AM ET
There was an initial announcement but it appears the post got deleted...
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-- QCP
Jun 20, 2026 at 01:33 PM ET
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06/20/26 01:33 PM ET
If he gets drafted I would think he almost certainly has to go. Since they
-- HokiePWC
Jun 20, 2026 at 11:41 AM ET
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06/20/26 11:41 AM ET