The top of next weekโs MLB draft seems sure to include Catalina Foothills gradย Luis Gonzalez, a speedy, left-handed hitting centerfielder who hit .361 at New Mexico this year (and .382 a year ago). Baseball America ranks Gonzalez the No. 83 overall prospect, which, if it holds, would mean a bonus between $750,000 to $1.1 million based on last yearโs contracts. Arizona junior first basemanย J.J. Matijevicย is projected as the No. 63 overall pick by Baseball America. Last yearโs No. 63 selection was paid $1,024,000 as a signing bonus.ย
Expect big-league draft to have a Tucson flavor
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Arizona infielder JJ Matijevic (24) sprinkles dirt down his arm, an ode to the YouTube butcher sensation "Salt Bae", after notching a fourth-inning double during the Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks college baseball game on April 15, 2017, at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Ariz. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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