There are a lot of perks to being the first-round draft pick with the projection of skipping the minors entirely and heading straight to the MLB. It gave me the conviction to walk around Orleans University like I owned it, and in a lot of ways, I do. There’s no party unless I’m there. People want to be my friend, girls want to fuck me, and guys want to be me. It comes with the territory. Something I’ve accepted along the way.

