Johnny Baseball?
As the MLB Draft crawls into its third day and nears the 30th round, the San Diego Padres used a late pick on former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel.
With the 837th pick of the 2014 #MLBDraft, the #Padres select SS @jmanziel2 from Texas A&M #JohnnyBaseball pic.twitter.com/RNUymJ6jBf
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 7, 2014
The 28th round selection is 815 picks later than Manziel was selected in the NFL Draft, and carries a signing slot that pales in comparison to being a first-round football selection.