Far fewer amateur baseball players will join the workforce with this week’s MLB draft shortened to five rounds, but Mizzou pitcher Ian Bedell will be among the fortunate players with options.
Widely rated as one of the 100 best prospects available when the draft begins Wednesday, the righthander from Davenport, Iowa, should hear his name called at some point during the two-day draft despite an abbreviated junior season that saw him make only four starts.