Drew Burress Bet on Himself. He Was Right.

In the summer of 2023, as the MLB Draft rolled through its first round without his name being called, Drew Burress picked up the phone. He didn't sulk. Didn't wait around to see where he'd land on Day 2. He called Georgia Tech head coach Danny Hall and associate head coach James Ramsey right there in the middle of the draft and told them he was coming. His father, Andy Burress, remembers the moment simply: "He said, 'I want to be a first rounder.' And I said, 'OK.'"

Three years later, that's exactly what he's going to be. Better still, he's probably going to be a top ten pick. 

The industry knew what it was passing on. Two years of Georgia Class 6A state championships at Houston County. 73 RBIs as a junior, tied for the state record. 30 combined home runs in his final two prep seasons. This was …