For two-plus days, the Major League Baseball draft was pretty quiet for players on the current LSU baseball team.

Junior outfielder Jake Fraley was the last selection Thursday night – the final pick of Lottery Round B. But, no Tigers players were chosen Friday when rounds three through ten were held. There was no LSU player chosen in the first three rounds Saturday.

Finally, the drought for Tigers players ended when junior pitcher Jared Poche was selected in the 14th round by San Diego. Poche was the No. 414 pick of the draft. The last time LSU had just one player drafted in the first 13 rounds was 2007 – Paul Mainieri’s first season as coach.

Six more LSU players were selected Saturday – Jesse Stallings (15th round/Cincinnati), Cole Freeman (18th round/Los Angeles Dodgers), Riley Smith (24th round/Arizona), Greg Deichmann (26th round/Minnesota), Parker Bugg (27th round/ Miami) and Kramer Robertson (32nd round/Cleveland).

It will be interesting to see what these seven LSU players will do – sign professionally or return to school. None of the seven players was drafted high enough where he will receive a significant signee bonus. However, last year, Chris Chinea was picked in the 17th round and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Two years ago, closer Joe Broussard was drafted in the 15th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Broussard, a fourth-year junior, opted for professional baseball. He is now in Class AA at Tulsa. Both Poche and Stallings could follow the same pattern as Broussard and sign.

Freeman is in a unique position. No other junior underclassman position player under Mainieri was drafted between the 15th and 20th rounds. The closest to Freeman’s situation is that of the late Wally Pontiff, Jr., who was drafted in the 21st round. Pontiff, who died in July of 2002, was leaning to signing.

Underclassmen drafted after the 20th round rarely leave school because they have a great opportunity to improve their draft stock. Austin Nola is the best LSU example. He was a 31st-round draft choice of the Toronto Blue Jays after his junior season and a fifth-round pick of the Miami Marlins a year later.

Three LSU signees were drafted Saturday – pitcher Zach Hess (35th round/New York Yankees), shortstop Josh Slaughter (36th round/Chicago Cubs) and shortstop Josh Smith (38th round, Detroit).

The Tigers will probably just lose three recruits who were selected in the first ten rounds – pitcher Riley Pint (first round/Colorado), infielder Nolan Williams (third round/Los Angeles Angels) and pitcher Kyle Weatherly (eighth round/Toronto).