Draft Last Day: The Preppies & the Dark Horses

The slot for the third day's lucky winners is $125,000. It's rare for anyone but early picks & HS overdrafts to sniff that amount. Here are a few of the third-day grabs who stand out:

• Toledo Central Catholic HS (OH) CF Jase Bowen, a two-sport speedster w/a two-sport commitment to Michigan State. (11th round)
• IF Aaron Shackelford of Masters U (CA) led the NAIA with 36 HR/99 RBI this year and was the NAIA PoY. (14th round)
• C Eli Wilson of the Minnesota Gophers was taken in the 16th round. Eli's claim to fame is being the is the son of old Mariner C Dan Wilson, who strapped it on for 14 seasons. (16th round)
• The big kahuna is CF Jasiah Dixon of Orange Lutheran HS (CA), who was ranked in BA's Top 200. He's committed to Southern Cal, and unless the Bucs free up bunch of bucks, that's where he'll be next season. (23rd round)

The other guys who were Pirates prep picks were:

• RHP Ryan Harbin of Bartow HS (FL), who is committed to State College of Florida.  (17th round)
• 1B/C Will Simpson of Skyline HS (WA), who is a Washington State commit. (18th round)
• 1B/OF/RHP Deion Walker of Hillgrove HS (GA). He's headed to Chattahoochee Valley CC. (35th round)
• LHP Chris Gordon of Liberty Christian Academy (VA) with a commitment to Liberty U. (39th round)

Their chances depend on what it costs the Bucs to sign the head-of-the-list gang, determining the money in play for the pups. The Pirates, btw, chose 17 pitchers (just three lefties) and six catchers as they look to restock the battery positions.