Three Diamond Dawgs Sign Pro Contracts

Nothing too crazy.  Chase Davidson and Cecil Tanner both were drafted out of high school, so the likelihood of their draft stock going way up as seniors is fairly low.  Both were drafted later, but with the way the baseball draft works, going out as a junior makes sense unless there is a significant chance you will put up a huge year, or you really want to finish your degree and play for the CWS.  Teams know you have no options once your college eligibility is finished, so senior ballplayers oftentimes will fall later or not be drafted at all.

As for Ben Cornwell, I was looking forward to seeing him next year after his performance in Corvallis.  That very performance probably got him the free agent contract from the Mariners.  He has already earned his degree, so staying for glory was about all he had left.  He'll report next week to some place in low A ball.

Good luck to all three in the pros.

Matt Taylor, a lefty pitcher that had signed with the Dawgs, decided to go pro after being drafted in the fifth round by the Orioles.  To date, he is the only signee to do so, but I wouldn't put money on him being the only one that does.

Final date to sign a contract is August 15th.

From Georgiadogs.com:

Current Georgia Bulldogs In the 2011 MLB Draft

Zach Cone, OF, Texas, 1^st Round Compensation, 37^th overall

Cecil Tanner, RHP, Oakland, 23^rd Round, 706^th overall

Michael Palazzone, RHP, 24^th Round, 731^st overall

Johnathan Taylor, OF, Texas, 33^rd Round, 1,014^th overall

Tyler Maloof, RHP, Cleveland, 34^th Round, 1,028^th overall

Peter Verdin, OF, Washington, 39^th Round, 1,177^th overall

Chase Davidson, OF, Houston, 41^st Round, 1,240^th overall

2011 Bulldog Recruiting Class

Dante Bichette, Jr., INF, N.Y. Yankees, 1^st Round Compensation, 51^st overall

Tyler Palmer, INF, Florida, 4^th Round, 133^rd overall

Patrick Leonard, INF, Kansas City, 5^th Round, 156^th overall

Matthew Taylor, LHP, Baltimore, 5^th Round, 155^th overall

Nick Delmonico, C/INF, Baltimore, 6^th Round, 185^th overall

Tyler Greene, INF, Philadelphia, 11^th Round, 361^st overall

Jarrett Brown, LHP, Boston, 23^rd Round, 712^th overall

Mike Mancuso, RHP, Chicago White Sox, 46^th Round, 1,401^st overall

David Sosebee, RHP, Boston, 48^th Round, 1,462^nd overall

Hunter Cole, OF, Washington, 49th Round, 1,477^th overall

Heath Holder, OF/RHP, Colorado, 50^th Round, 1,518^th overall

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