Kentucky Wildcats News: MLB Draft Day 2

Day 1 of the MLB Draft saw two Kentucky Wildcats come off the board.

Tyler Bell was drafted 10th overall to the Colorado Rockies, becoming one of the highest-drafted players in Kentucky Baseball history. Jaxson Jelkin was drafted 135th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Now, as the draft enters Day 2 with Rounds 5-20 today, things will get pretty interesting from Kentucky’s perspective.

A lot of eyes will be on Kentucky signee Grayson Willoughby. The Kentucky Mr. Baseball winner led Trinity to a second consecutive state championship and will hear his name called today. There was some belief that Willoughby could have been drafted yesterday, so don’t expect a ton of picks to come off the board before Willoughby is drafted today. From there, a decision will have to be made about his future. If Willoughby opts to go to Kentucky, he’d be eligible as a 21-year-old sophomore in 2028.

Another prospect a lot of eyes will be on is Matt Ponatoski. Ponatoski is signed to play both football and baseball at Kentucky, but there’s been speculation that Ponatoski could lean toward professional baseball instead. Will Ponatoski hearing his name called early on Day 2 be enough to push him toward the pros instead of Kentucky?

There’s also junior college star Jimmy Anderson, who is expected to take over the shortstop position next season, and Robert Omidi, the Canadian infielder who has shown a lot of promise with his ability at the plate.

Another Kentucky signee worth monitoring today is catcher Carson May. The Kansas native is expected to compete for the starting catcher job at Kentucky, so long as he doesn’t ink a deal today.

Day 2 of the MLB Draft gets underway at 11:30 this morning. You can follow the draft on MLB.com.

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