Matthew Gorst was about as close to professional baseball as he could get without actually being in professional baseball. As of Friday, Georgia Tech’s star reliever was on the road with the Lowell Spinners, the short-season single-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, but not playing. Gorst had agreed to terms with the team, but had not signed as he was awaiting medical clearance on routine blood and urine testing in order to sign with his contract and begin his career.
While his four Yellow Jackets teammates taken in the draft signed within days of their being selected, Gorst took two weeks to decide on whether to actually sign.