Matt Ponatoskis - baseball draft

[Los Gatos]

This article sure sounds like QB Matt Ponatoskis will forgo college football if he is drafted in the upcoming baseball draft. I sure misread his intentions, thought he would be a Cat for sure.

https://www.aseaofblue.com/kentucky-...aft-approaches

[Matt Dillon]

This article sure sounds like QB Matt Ponatoskis will forgo college football if he is drafted in the upcoming baseball draft. I sure misread his intentions, thought he would be a Cat for sure.

https://www.aseaofblue.com/kentucky-...aft-approaches

I agree. I didn't realize going pro right out of h.s. was his desire. It appears playing any college sport is just a fall-back plan for him.

[Pete Hogwallop]

It's hard to get a good read on this. If he's testing the draft, then he kind of has to say it's his first priority because that's what the baseball teams need to hear. They aren't going to draft a guy who says he's not serious about it. At the same time, I think he's projected around 140 or so. Perhaps he really is just testing the waters and there's a good chance he still comes to UK. Then again, he skipped workouts with the football team recently. But then also his HS team is still alive in the baseball playoffs in OH, so he probably couldn't join our football team.

So as I said - it's tough to read this situation.