Zack Cox; University of Arkansas photo

We’re just over three weeks from the Aug. 16 deadline for Major League teams to sign their non-college senior draft picks, so I thought we’d look at the remaining Kentucky draftees who have yet to sign. Remember over-slot deals aren’t announced until the deadline so some of these players may have agreed to deals that haven’t been announced yet:

• 3B — Zack Cox — Louisville (University of Arkansas) — 1st Round — St. Louis Cardinals
• LHP — James Paxton — University of Kentucky (Ind. League) — 4th Round — Seattle Mariners
• RHP — Blake Perry — Danville (Pendleton Academy, Fla.) — 6th Round — Arizona Diamondbacks
• RHP — Dace Kime — Ohio HS (University of Louisville Signee) — 8th Round — Pittsburgh Pirates
• LHP — Joel Bender — Ohio HS (UofL Signee) — 27th Round — Cincinnati Reds
• SS — Taylor Black — University of Kentucky — 28th Round — St. Louis Cardinals
• OF — Stewart Ijames — UofL — 29th Round — New York Yankees
• RHP — Justin Hageman — Hopkinsville High School — 32nd Round — Kansas City Royals
• SS — J. T. Riddle — Western Hills High School — 35th Round — Boston Red Sox
• RHP — Rye Davis — Western Kentucky University — 36th Round — Cleveland Indians
• RHP — Chad Green — Illinois HS (UofL Signee) — 37th Round — Toronto Blue Jays
• OF — Lucas Witt — Lexington Christian Academy — 38th Round — Los Angeles Dodgers
• RHP — Casey Lucchese — Lexington (College of Charleston) — 39th Round — Chicago Cubs
• LHP — Corey Littrell — Louisville Trinity — 42nd Round — Washington Nationals
• LHP — David Middendorf — Northern Kentucky University — 44th Round — New York Yankees
• OF — Ronald Cotton — Boone County High School — 45th Round — Chicago White Sox
• INF — Matt Reida — Indiana HS (UK Signee) — 47th Round — Chicago White Sox
• C — Matt Rice — WKU — 50th Round — New York Yankees

Rice has already gone on record with his intentions to return to WKU for his senior season, but the final destinations for the other players are at least relatively uncertain. It’s probably safe to assume most of the high schoolers drafted in the later rounds will follow through on their college commitments, barring a team paying way over the slot recommendation to sign them.