Round 3 | Ben Deluzio | SS | First Academy (FL) | LEANING TOWARDS SCHOOL

[emkayseven]

Discuss
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Mayo said he's a CF type and may move there, plus arm

Committed to FSU and says could go and play college football there
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On twitter at @bennyd2121
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6'2, 185

Very good athlete (6.56 60 @ PG national) and showed good potential with the bat
Rawlings All Americans and All Regions
2013 Florida - All Region 1st Team
PG Underclass All Americans and All Regions
2012 Underclass High Honorable Mention

http://www.perfectgame.org/players/p...aspx?ID=223133
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Some videos on the perfect game link I posted

[tjfla]

Our yearly Athlete Pick

Can play SS,3B,CF

[Beef]

His sis did basketball there

[emkayseven]

While DeLuzio plays shortstop now, he will likely move to center field -- where his plus speed and average arm profile well -- as a professional.

http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/news/ar...k_mia&c_id=mia
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First Academy shortstop Ben Deluzio learned two things Friday.

1. How difficult it is to eat when a friend has his arm wrapped around you.

2. To which organization he is headed to begin his pro baseball career.

For Deluzio, the two were intertwined because his friend’s response alerted Deluzio to the baseball draft coverage on his iPad. Then he realized he was selected in the third round by the Miami Marlins, the first Sentinel coverage-area high-school player to come off the board during the three-day draft.

“I didn’t know what was going on,” Deluzio said. “What a cool moment.”

Deluzio was the 80th overall selection. Boone left-hander Ian McKinney, a UCF signee, was taken in the fifth round by the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Angels chose former Mount Dora right-hander Garrett Nuss in the seventh round. He began his college career at UCF and played last season for Seminole State College. Former Timber Creek outfielder Tyler Marincov, a junior at North Florida, was taken by the Oakland Athletics in the eighth round.

Deluzio plans to forgo a scholarship to Florida State and sign with the Marlins.

“I’m looking forward to staying on the infield and making a difference for the Marlins,” said Deluzio, who hit .400 with 20 RBIs and 32 runs scored for First Academy in 2013.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sport...,5927552.story

[Nick]

“I’m looking forward to staying on the infield and making a difference for the Marlins,”

Hopefully he's not DeLuzional.

[HUGG]

Leaning towards going to college now: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/jo...-may-get-away-

[tjfla]

Leaning towards going to college now: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/jo...-may-get-away-

Gotta love when a guy quotes u a price,u match the price and that is still not good enough for him.

5th Rd talent taken in the 3rd Rd because he wants 3rd Rd money and still complains!!

What we need to do is give him 40% of slot offer and forget about him,get the comp pick in 2014!!!

RULES-For compensation for not signing a third round pick, teams would get a pick in a supplemental round between the third and fourth rounds

[fauowls44]

Remember last year when Heaney was heading back to college? I'll believe that this kid is turning down $600K when I see it.

[HUGG]

huge difference between going to college and returning for your senior year though

[Cambridge]

All reports now indicate he has signed up for summer classes at Florida State and will not sign. If he really did set a price and then turn it down, really poor play on the kid - might put the Marlins off selecting kids with no 'advisor' in the future.

Can't blame the FO for either Deluzio or Krook - offered them fair money and get the picks back so nothing really lost. CB lottery in a week or so (based on last year) so should have plenty of good picks again next year.