Catalina Foothills product Luis Gonzalez looking at a big payday

ESPN projects former Catalina Foothills High School outfielder Luis Gonzalez as the No. 27 overall choice in this week’s MLB draft. Gonzalez, who worked out for the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers last week, had a career batting average of .353 at New Mexico, racking up 213 hits and also making 22 starts as a pitcher. Gonzalez is a plus-speed runner, bats left, and has good strike zone judgment; he walked 124 times and only struck out 71 times as a Lobo. Even if he’s not a first-round pick, he seems positioned to be a top-100 pick with a bonus well into six figures.