It isn’t unusual for Vanderbilt baseball players to turn into first-round selections, as Kyle Wright did. (Atlanta selected him fifth overall this year.) But the right-hander made national headlines when he agreed to a $7 million signing bonus. It was roughly $1.3 million more than his draft position warranted under the sport’s financial structure, and at the time it was the biggest post-draft bonus given out in six years. (Another selection got a bigger bonus a short time later.) DAVID BOCLAIR
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Kyle Wright, Vanderbilt Pitcher
