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...hitters return, but it’s their pitching that should seperate them from the pack. Junior righthander Thomas Pauly won the Cape Cod League’s post-season MVP this summer and should be the first Ivy player selected in this year’s draft. Sophomore right hander Ross Ohlendorf—last year’s Ivy Freshman of the Year—may be the league’s top starter. Senior catcher Jon Miller (.351-1-18) has been their best offensive weapon this season...
Klimkiewicz had the opportunity to face Harvard’s most recent MLB draft pick, Ben Crockett ’02, in a charity game in the summer...
...There was a big story in there about how Trey Hendricks had decided to spurn some offers at other schools [and] the draft and wants to come to Harvard, get his degree and then play major league baseball,” Walsh says. “Just seeing that in print, it was just a tremendous feeling as a coach to see someone that’s got their head on right and has their plans laid out, a path, and could see beyond senior year. I think that’s what Trey did when he made his decision...
Hendricks is entering the most important year in amateur baseball. Once a player enters college, he cannot be drafted until the conclusion of his junior season. And it is only that summer—when an athlete can threaten to return to college—that players have any leverage in post-draft contract negotations. Since minor leaguers receive a set salary—sometimes as low as $700 a month—the initial negotiation for a signing bonus is critical...
...truth is, it may have helped his draft status...