Luke Murphy Signs with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Indiana University of Pennsylvania for $750K

That’s some serious cheddar for a reliever. Way to go, Luke!

By Andrew VU '04 Jul 24, 2021, 4:51pm EDT

NCAA Baseball: College World Series-NC State v Vanderbilt — Slap hands.

Arky closer and Golden Spikes winner Kevin Kopps got $300K. Luke “The Law” Murphy just got 2.5X that as a 4th rounder from the Halos. Come to Vanderbilt, kids.

4th-rder Luke Murphy signs w/@Angels for $750k (pick 110 value = $527,800). Vanderbilt RHP, 93-96 mph four-seamer his 99 mph, low-80s power curveball, changeup too, possible high-leverage relief option if he refines command. @MLBDraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 24, 2021

Anyway, Luke was one of Vanderbilt’s two shut-down closers in 2021. The other, Maldo, will be coming back. We wish Luke all the best, but maybe he should also tell his front office they were pretty dumb for not taking Kumar Rocker at pick $9.

Luke Murphy Signs with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Indiana University of Pennsylvania for $750K

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