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I’m not going to do it. For all the time I’ve covered Jedd Gyorko in high school and then in college I’ve exercised great strength in avoiding that route. I will, however, be keeping an eye on the Major League Baseball draft tonight.

Gyorko will be drafted “unless Hell freezes over,” as one person told me, before Darrell Whitmore’s call arrived at No. 46 and in the supplemental round in 1990. That means tonight.

Fresh off workouts last week for the Red Sox and Giants, who pick Nos. 20 and 24, respectively, Gyorko met the media Monday and was remarkably, though predictably calm.

“I wouldn’t say I’m nervous,” he said. “I’m more excited to see what the future holds for me. Who knows what happens? It’s just a waiting game now.”