Today’s baseball draft will hurt USC because Chatsworth High School infielder Mike Moustakas, who signed with the Trojans, could be one of the first five players selected. I grew nervous when I interviewed Moustakas a couple months ago and he told me Scott Boras was an advisor.
The bigger mystery is whether outfielder/first baseman Mike Stanton of Notre Dame High School will get drafted high enough to sign instead of playing for USC. Baseball America lists him as the 128th-best prospect.
There’s also the question of whether USC infielder Matt Cusick gets drafted high enough to go pro or returns for his senior year.