Eades attended Northshore High School in Slidell,Louisiana. He played for the school's baseball team,but could not pitch for the last part of his junior season and all of his senior season after a shoulder injury required surgery on his labrum. After the injury,he played as a first baseman and designated hitter. [1] The Colorado Rockies selected him in the 19th round of the 2010 MLB draft,but he did not sign. Eades enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers. [2] In the summer of 2011,he played collegiate summer baseball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League,and was named the league's pitcher of the year. [3] [4] In his junior year at LSU,he pitched to a 2.79 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 100 innings. [5]
The Minnesota Twins selected Eades in the second round,with the 43rd overall selection,of the 2013 MLB draft. [6] He signed with the Twins,receiving a $1.29 million signing bonus. After signing,he was assigned to the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League [7] and spent the whole season there,pitching to a 4.60 ERA in