He knew it was a possibility going into this week's Major League Baseball amateur draft, but it's still a bit surreal for Mike Martin Jr.

The Florida State head baseball coach, who has been with the program for more than two decades, said it's the first time he can remember not a single one the Seminoles' signees being selected in the draft.

It's all due, of course, to the draft being shortened to five rounds this season, but the fact remains: The Seminoles could very well be getting every single one of their high school commitments to Tallahassee in the fall (MLB teams can only offer undrafted free agents a maximum signing bonus of $20,000 this year).

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That includes right-handed pitcher Carson Montgomery, who was the highest-rated recruit in the class and considered one of the best high school pitchers in the United States.

"He's as ACC-ready as you'll find in the state of Florida," Martin Jr. said of the Windermere, Fla., product. "He's really, really good at his craft. He's a great teammate, he works hard. We're just really excited to have him."

The addition of Montgomery could help fill the void left by staff ace CJ Van Eyk, who was drafted in the second round (No. 42 overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays. Fellow weekend starter Shane Drohan was drafted in the fifth round by the Boston Red Sox.

Going into the 2020 season, it was assumed Van Eyk would be a top pick in the draft. That wasn't the case for Drohan, who barely pitched in 2018 and wasn't a huge factor for the Seminoles' staff in 2019.

But the talented left-hander worked his way into the starting rotation as a junior, flashed a mid-90s fastball and two other plus-pitches and quickly became an early-round draft prospect.

"He was a hot commodity," Martin Jr. said.

Drohan and Van Eyk were the only two FSU players selected, but Martin Jr. says there is a chance that a senior or two might sign for the $20,000 bonus just to get their pro careers started. He said it's also a possibility, but certainly not a probability, that a junior or draft-eligible sophomore -- or maybe even a high school commit -- could take the money as well.

He would just strongly advise them against it.

"It would be a bad decision for anyone that's not a senior in college," Martin Jr. said. "It would be a horrible decision to take $20,000."

That's because next year, assuming the draft is back to 40 rounds, there will be much more money to be made in signing bonuses.

Which is why programs like FSU are going to have a talent logjam in 2021, with a roster that not only could include an entire recruiting class but also virtually every veteran from the 2020 squad as well.

With that in mind, knowing that this was going to be an issue because of the dramatically shortened draft, the NCAA is allowing unlimited roster sizes for college baseball teams in 2021.

"That helps," Martin Jr. said. "But they didn't give us any more (scholarship) money. So, that's where I'm going to have to have some conversations."

A lot of them.

Not only does the 2021 roster figure to be the biggest in program history, but it's going to feature more than a few players who thought they wouldn't be playing college baseball in 2021.

"We're pleased overall," Martin Jr. said. "We just have to keep plugging away."

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