CB Devon Torrence (official thread)

[BGriffBuckeye]

I believe the MLB draft is next week. Is he eligable to be taken, or does he have to be a graduating Sr, rather than a senior-to-be?

 

[crazybuckfan40]

I believe the MLB draft is next week. Is he eligable to be taken, or does he have to be a graduating Sr, rather than a senior-to-be?

Not until next year.

 

[cantonsouth24]

i've been thinking since he'll probably be at Tosu for a year or two before he goes MLB, what position do you think he can make the most immediate impact?

 

[TheStoicPaisano]

If he doesn't sign with an MLB team out of high school (2007 draft), Torrence becomes ineligible until the 2010 draft, unless he turns 21 within 45 days of the 2009 draft.

The only way he could get into the 2008 or 9 draft would be by spending time at a junior college.

 

[wadc45]

from what I hear, baseball is not as big of a threat as it once was, and baseball is the only thing in competition with the Buckeyes...

 

[crazybuckfan40]

from what I hear, baseball is not as big of a threat as it once was, and baseball is the only thing in competition with the Buckeyes...

Yeah, but lets keep in mind that his stock in baseball didnt really rise until last summer, so he has this summer to rise his stock again and then the chance of him getting drafted higher could really increase.

 

[cantonsouth24]

If he doesn't sign with an MLB team out of high school (2007 draft), Torrence becomes ineligible until the 2010 draft, unless he turns 21 within 45 days of the 2009 draft.

The only way he could get into the 2008 or 9 draft would be by spending time at a junior college.

my bad, i thought baseball was like basketball where you could go anytime.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

If he doesn't sign with an MLB team out of high school (2007 draft), Torrence becomes ineligible until the 2010 draft, unless he turns 21 within 45 days of the 2009 draft.

The only way he could get into the 2008 or 9 draft would be by spending time at a junior college.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Weinke

Chris Weinke played minor league baseball for six years before he went to FSU to become their QB. He originally sign his LOI with FSU but bailed to join the Blue Jay farm system. It seems he was able to go into the minor leagues right out of high school and before entering FSU...

 

[jwinslow]

mili, the first sentence in your quoted text states he can leave right out of HS... it's the few years following (and/or until he turns 21) that he is ineligible for the draft.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

mili, the first sentence in your quoted text states he can leave right out of HS... it's the few years following (and/or until he turns 21) that he is ineligible for the draft.

But what is "right out of high school"? There has to be a specific timeframe (before entering college, within 90 days after high school graduation, etc.)..."right out of high school" is too ambiguous. My point was more along the lines that Torrence can still sign his LOI with us, which would apparently lock him down to us should he opt to go play baseball and come back to play college football.

 

[CleveBucks]

The LOI isn't going to bind him to OSU for an extended period of time. If he goes and plays baseball for a few years the LOI won't be valid when he returns. Stoic was 100% correct.

 

[Buckeyecty4]

Devon received a 4* rating from Rivals.... Member of the Top250..

 

[AMISH-SLAYER]

Anybody know how his baseball season went?

 

[TheStoicPaisano]

But what is "right out of high school"? There has to be a specific timeframe (before entering college, within 90 days after high school graduation, etc.)..."right out of high school" is too ambiguous. My point was more along the lines that Torrence can still sign his LOI with us, which would apparently lock him down to us should he opt to go play baseball and come back to play college football.

Yes, I should have been more clear. The teams can negotiate with their drafted players up until that person's 4-year college resumes in the fall.

From what I can gather, a returning player like Weinke would be bound to their original LOI, but could ask to be released from it.

 

[cantonsouth24]

Anybody know how his baseball season went?

he played good but he didn't nearly have the year he had last year. i believe he had 3 home runs but thats the only stat i remember off the top of my head.