Jalin Flores announces return to Texas

While Texas Baseball lost a few key players on the first day of the MLB Draft, they returned an impact starter in Jalin Flores. 

Episode Transcript

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Welcome back to the Craig Way Showand the voice of the Longhorns. Craig
Way. Follow Craig on social mediaat horn Boys. Back here on sports
Medio AM thirteen under the Zone.As we continue here from SEC Football Media

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Days, just taking a peek.Just want to make sure because lest Arch,
the draft is done after the tenthround today? Is that it?
Yeah? So they're in the lastround now of today, they're in the
tenth round and they've got only fourpicks left, including one for the Rangers
and one for the Astors. NateAkinhouse and the LSU reliever went the tenth

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round of the Royals. Bryce Madron, the outfielder from Oklahoma went to the
Cardinals that in the tenth round.Brendan Girt in the picture from Oklahoma went
to the Mets in the tenth round. But no more Longhorns have gone to
this point, and I would sayis looking more and more likely as we

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look at this Cam Parker, thatwe're going to see other Longhorns who were
draft eligible or whatever who have someeligibility remaining return to Texas because that slot
right now in the tenth round,if you sign right now as a tenth
round draft choice. I'm gonna letHarge guess this because he's because he's he's

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been down this road. If youwere to guess what a tenth round draft
pick slot earns. Now, ifyou're drafting tenth round, what's your signing
bonus? What would you say?Three hundred and fifty thous What would you
think? Cam two fifty the slotfor a tenth round draft choice. The

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highest point is one hundred and eightysix thousand, and the lowest point is
one hundred and seventy eight thousand.Whoever, the Rangers and Astars draft here
in the tenth round coming up.If they signed, they're gonna sign go
get one hundred seventy eight thousand dollars. So we might see some Longhorns return

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next year. Yeah, And Idon't know if you've already mentioned Drew Rerick,
the right handed pitcher from Fargo whowas a pre projected top ten in
terms of the top ten round draftpick. He actually pulled out because he'd
not been selected yet, and likelybecause he was the number one player I
believe, the number number one righthanded picture in his class, if I'm

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not mistaken, throws about ninety milespower. He can make more money technically
probably from nil than he could fromhis slot value depending on where he was
drafted. So now we're seeing nilin the transfer portal really affect the MLB
draft. That's that's the difference now, is where nil can stack up against
the MLB drive Because I remember talkingto Hogey Gariito many times about this.

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You know, when guys would tellAggie, I've got one hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars coming to me ifI sign, and he would say that's
very good. If that's what youwant to do. Remember, first of
all, your agent's going to getsix percent or whatever the agent is going
to get. Then let's see,if you buy a car, you probably

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don't have enough money to get ahouse. If you buy a house,
you might still have payments on it, but you certainly couldn't afford a car.
So think about all of this stuffbefore before you do you know that
sort of thing. So, bythe way, he's the sixteenth right handed
picture in his class, number onein North Dakota, sixteenth overall, sixteenth
overall in that Okay, as Hardmentioned to me during the break, when's

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the last time we seen a Texaspitcher throw a ninety eight mile prior fastball
for a strike. Probably LBJ lastyear. Yeah, yeah, absolutely,
Well, the tenth round is nowcomplete. The Astros tenth round selection is
right handed pitcher Ramsey. David ishis name. Ramsey is the first name,

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David's the last name, and he'sfrom Southeastern University. And the Rangers
with the final pick in the tenthround took Jake Jakaleek from Northwood University in
Michigan, a senior right handed pitcher. So the rounds are done today for

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the Major League Draft, and againthrough ten rounds, there have only been
two long Orange drafted through the firstten rounds, so there's probably an increasing
chance that those Longhorns who might bedraft eligible might instatutes because, like you
said, Caam, at this pointnow nil earnings might be able to match,
if not eclips, what they couldget as the signing bonus. And

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we have some breaking news coming fromthe text line Craig Okay Pickley Wiggley could
be returning to the North Texas.I'm not sure if you knew this.
I heard something about it, butbut that was back a while ago,
when I haven't heard anything since yees. So according to this texture here,
if the Kroger slash Albertson's merger isapproved, the stores that they had the

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cellar being bought by the apparent companyof Pickley Wiggley. So there you go.
Wow, okay, all right.And then CB asking if you remember
the grocery store Apple Tree in Austin. I heard of it, but it
was before I got down to Austin, but I am, I am definitely
aware of that of Apple Tree inAustin. Major League Baseball compensation in grocery

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store chains. That's the staple ofthis program. Well it has to be
at this this lesha. Now thatnow that things are done for the day,
the proceedings are done for the day. But when we come back,
we'll talk about what's to come tomorrowand the ensuing days here in SEC Football
Media Days as we continue from herein Dallas, Texas at the Omni Hotel

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on day number one, as wecome down the home stretch of this one.
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