There is a lot to be said about potentially going in the first round of any draft, let alone the MLB Draft. That is exactly the scenario for Irish verbal [autotag]Owen Murphy[/autotag] of Riverside Brookfield High School in Illinois.
Currently the right-handed pitcher is viewed as a potential supplemental first-round selection, most recently by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel (insider). He could end up going the same route as current Notre Dame two-way star Jack Brannigan, but that’s only if he actually ends up in South Bend.
Committing to [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag], who now has gone back to his alma mater Florida State to be their head coach, Murphy will have a massive life choice in front of him. It is entirely possible that due to the uncertainty of who the Irish manager will be, that Murphy could skip college and get his professional career started.
On the other hand, he could get drafted by a team he may not want to play for, decided that his draft stock and subsequent signing bonus could improve and make more money while getting close to completing a degree in three-years.
More context on Owen Murphy's consecutive POTY award:
🔹 𝟽𝟻 𝚁𝙱𝙸 | 𝟷 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚛𝚞𝚗
🔹 𝟷𝟾 𝙷𝚁 | 𝟷𝟶 𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍
🔹 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷 𝙱𝙰: .𝟺𝟼𝟹 | 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸: .𝟻𝟼𝟺
🔹 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷 𝙴𝚁𝙰: 𝟶.𝟹𝟹 | 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸: 𝟶.𝟷𝟺📰 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘: https://t.co/fIdZKeVyKG https://t.co/fiQ3WwNyY9 pic.twitter.com/307XtSjefq
— PBR Illinois (@PBRIllinois) June 21, 2022
At this point it’s an unknown what Murphy’s intentions will be. What we do know is that he is a highly-thought of prospect, the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year, that will be an asset wherever he lands next.
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