The Major League Baseball draft has come and gone, so how did it impact WVU? To be honest, it went about as well as possible from the Mountaineers’ perspective. There were three players who were draft eligible that had potential to head to pro ball, and WVU only lost two of them. Armani Guzman decided to return to West Virginia, which certainly is a boost to the lineup next year. The pitching duo of Dawson Montessa (to the Cardinals with the 72 nd pick) and Max Yehl (to the Royals with the 91 st pick), were taken and have signed with their pro teams.
This was expected, and WVU had recruited with that assumption. This also marked the first time ever that WVU had two draft picks in the first three rounds.
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