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LSU baseball transfer Carter Young changes mind, signs with the Orioles

The 17th-round pick signed an over-slot deal, and he won’t be heading to Baton Rouge after all.

[autotag]Carter Young[/autotag] has pulled an Uno reverse card on the good folks of Baton Rouge as he signed with the Baltimore Orioles with only a few hours left for major league teams to sign their draft picks.

Young, a 17th-round pick in the 2022 MLB draft, signed for $1.325 million.

He transferred to LSU from Vanderbilt, where he starred as a freshman and had a batting average of .328 with three doubles and 12 RBI. After that, Young got into a slump at the plate as he had an average of .252 his sophomore year and only a .207 batting average during his junior season.

He has an immense amount of talent but ran into a prolonged rough stretch, which is common for baseball players. Many believed he would stick with LSU for a new start and to rebuild his draft stock into being picked within the first two days of the draft.

Baltimore had other plans.

The Orioles saved money on a few of their signings by giving them less money than their slot value was worth. They then used that cash to overpay for Young in the 17th round. Young, meanwhile, will hope to get out of his slump and eventually take the field at Camden Yards.

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Lucky 13: Every LSU player selected in the 2022 MLB Draft, signing decisions tracker

The Tigers saw 13 players picked this week, seven of which were signees in the 2022 recruiting class.

The 2022 MLB draft has come and gone, and it was both a blessing and a curse for coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and his LSU Tigers squad.

On one hand, four of his players from last year were drafted ([autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag], [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag], [autotag]Eric Reyzelman[/autotag] and [autotag]Paul Gervase[/autotag]), but on the other hand, a lot of his recruits were taken away.

Seven signees and two transfers from the 2022 recruiting class were picked up by MLB squads. Not all of them will sign with the clubs that drafted them, but most will. So, here is a rundown of every draft pick that played for or was committed to LSU this year.

Vandy transfer Carter Young drafted by the Orioles in the 17th round

Young was the second transfer portal addition drafted on Tuesday.

Another one of LSU’s highly-touted transfers has been drafted as [autotag]Carter Young[/autotag] was picked by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round at pick No. 497.

In the past three seasons at Vanderbilt, Young has a .244 batting average with 24 doubles, eight triples, 23 homers, and 90 RBI.

His career up until this point has been a rollercoaster. At one point, he was viewed as a guy that was a top-100 prospect in the draft. Fast forward to 2022, and he gets drafted in Round 17.

Young is a super talented ballplayer that is looking for a fresh start. He has all of the abilities he needs and I think he will right the ship. It is unclear whether he will sign with the Orioles or decide to head to Baton Rouge at this time.

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LSU lands another baseball transfer from Vanderbilt

LSU added veteran infielder Carter Young from Vanderbilt on Monday.

The Tigers are off to a phenomenal start to the offseason. They’ve hired an MLB pitching coach in [autotag]Wes Johnson[/autotag] and added two of the best players in the transfer portal, outfielder [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] from North Carolina State and pitcher [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] from Vanderbilt.

Now, they’ve landed another former Commodore as [autotag]Carter Young[/autotag] announced his commitment to LSU on Monday.

Young is a 6-foot, 180-pound junior infielder. He’s coming off of his worst year at Vandy, as he batted just .207 last season in 56 games played and 188 at-bats. Although he had some rough numbers last season, he hit .328 his freshman season and .252 his sophomore year.

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The talent is there, he just has to get his groove back. Hopefully, making a new start on the Bayou is the way for him to do that. Young makes the Tigers’ fifth commit out of the transfer portal as coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] is building a new squad that we hope can go all the way.

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