Expect big-league draft to have a Tucson flavor

The top of next week’s MLB draft seems sure to include Catalina Foothills grad 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 year’s contracts. Arizona junior first baseman J.J. Matijevic is projected as the No. 63 overall pick by Baseball America. Last year’s No. 63 selection was paid $1,024,000 as a signing bonus. 

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