Since taking the reigns at Vanderbilt in 2003, Tim Corbin has had 16 former players chosen in the first round on the MLB Draft. That average of one per year will be maintained tonight, and we likely won’t have to wait too long for JJ Bleday’s name to be called.
For those who need a primer on the nuts and bolts of the MLB draft as a whole, click this excellent CBS piece. In short, there are 40 rounds (there used to be even more!), the draft is three days long, it’s mostly done via teleconference, only US, Canadian, and Puerto Rican players are eligible, and tonight, there will be 78 players chosen (first two rounds plus supplemental/compensation rounds).