dᵻsˈaɪdɪŋ nˌɑːt tə sˈaɪn, hiː wʊdhˌævtə wˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti təbi dɹˈæftᵻd ɐɡˈɛn, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fˈɪfti fˈɜːst ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ɪnðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti dɹˈæft baɪ ðə bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz.
Deciding not to sign, he would have to wait until 1990 to be drafted again, where he was selected 51st overall in the 2nd round of the 1990 draft by the Baltimore Orioles.