Dallas went to the Blue Jays in the fourth round at 121; Spence is going to the North side of Chicago drafted by the Cubs at 154; Ferguson followed Spence just six spots later at 160 to the Padres; then somewhat surprisingly, Connor Pavolony went at 197 to the Orioles while Jake Rucker, Tennessee’s leader in hits and doubles, was selected by the Minnesota Twins at pick 219.
It’s pretty unlikely House makes it to Tennessee, and here’s some context as to why: the MLB assigns dollar values to each draft spot in the first 10 rounds of the draft determining how much bonus money teams are allowed to spend on the relative pick.
Shortstop Ryan Spikes went to the Rays in the 3rd round while second baseman Dayton Dooney was drafted by the Royals in the 6th round.
Next, Tennessee signee Chase Burns announced he’s going to follow through on his signing to Tennessee instead of pursuing the majors, at least for now.
Once he attends school with the Vols, he can’t enter the draft again until either a) his junior or senior season or b) he’s at least 21 years old.