re: Who Will We Lose Off Of This Year's Baseball Team?

The money is going to depend on who drafts them:

Astros 10 $11,698,800
Cubs 10 $10,556,500
Rockies 11 $10,199,400
Marlins 12 $9,503,100
Pirates 11 $8,884,600
Royals 11 $8,290,700
Twins 10 $8,264,400
Yankees 12 $7,957,400
Diamondbacks 11 $7,229,600
Mets 11 $6,990,000
Cardinals 11 $6,907,900
Red Sox 10 $6,830,200
Padres 11 $6,808,900
Rays 11 $6,694,900
Rangers 11 $6,553,800
Tigers 11 $6,467,400
Blue Jays 10 $6,398,200
Orioles 11 $6,387,900
Indians 9 $6,188,800
Mariners 10 $6,132,700
Reds 11 $6,046,700
Phillies 11 $6,045,100
Athletics 12 $6,036,800
White Sox 10 $5,301,600
Dodgers 10 $5,211,700
Giants 10 $4,712,200
Braves 10 $4,522,300
Brewers 10 $3,944,600
Angels 9 $2,998,200
Nationals 9 $2,737,200

That is a list of the signing bonus pool alotted for each team for the first ten rounds. The first number is the number of picks that team has in the first 10 rounds and the second number is the size of their bonus pool.

I would be shocked if Eades slipped down to third round. Guy has nasty stuff and can rush it up there in the low to mid 90s. Why would a pitcher that gets drafted that high stay in school for another year. Obviously, if he really loves LSU he could consider staying, but I don't think anyone would expect a kid that is going to get drafted that high to stay.

As far as Ross goes, he isn't getting drafted based on his offensive ablities. His defense is what has him projecting so high. So as far as him leaving now:

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And even if he doesn't improve, he's no worse off than before.

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Kind of the opposite. As a junior he is going to have much more negotiating power than a senior. If he is a senior he can't go back to school. A team could draft him in the 10th round a literally offer him a few thousand dollars, so that they can give more money to the kids the draft in the first round or two. If he gets drafted in the 10th round as a junior and the team wants him to sign, they are likely to offer him a little bit more money.