Sam Stoutenborough

 At least 11 teams had expressed interest in drafting Sam Stoutenborough between the fourth and 10 rounds of Major League Baseball's Amateur draft.
 As difficult as it was to turn down a signing bonus that could have approached a half-million dollars for fourth round picks, the Palma product said no.
 Instead, the 17-year-old Stoutenborough will enroll in two weeks at Cal on a baseball scholarship.
 Still the Angels drafted the left-handed pitcher in the 40th round, just in case
"It's surreal to see your name on the draft board, no matter what round," Stoutenborough said. "But I'm 17. I don't know if I'm ready to be on my own in the middle of nowhere."
 Lets see. Play college baseball at Cal. Or get stuck in an obscure minor league town, sharing a room with three strangers.
 This was not a difficult choice for Stoutenborough, who posted an 0.90 earned run average, striking out 93 in 68 innings.
 The last player from Monterey County to get drafted was Monterey graduate Carter Aldrete, who was taken in the 37th round in 2016 by the Boston Red Sox, but choose to attend Arizona State on scholarship, where he was recently named to the Pac 12 honorable mention team. While no players were drafted from CSU-Monterey Bay, it’s expected Hayden Duer, the schools all-time home run leader, and Jacob Tonascia, the single season home run record holder from Hollister, will sign free agent deals, along with pitcher Colton Fletcher, who was 10-1 last spring.
The last player to put on a Major League uniform from Monterey County was former Salinas High and Cal infielder Xavier Nady, who won a World Series ring with the Giants in 2014, and ended his career with the Padres 2016.