Tyler Zuber answered, eager to find out whether he would be a late Day 2 draft pick like the scout had indicated during a phone call the day before.
Only three Arkansas State University players previously had been drafted within the first 10 rounds. Zuber watched the draft on his parent's living room TV in White Hall, wondering whether he would be next.
"He asked me if it all was good," said Zuber, a 5-11 right-hander who went 6-1 with a 2.06 ERA for the Red Wolves last season. "Told him, 'Yeah,' and as the day progressed, he called me again in the fifth [round] and said, 'We're looking to take you real soon,' and I said, 'Yes sir, I'm ready for it.