Several key members of the Tigers’ back-to-back College World Series teams could have a clearer view of what the future holds — days before their 6 p.m. first pitch in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday.”Omaha was my first goal — to go there and win a national championship — so I’ve gotta take care of what my business is now,” said junior designated hitter Blake Dean. “But obviously the draft coming up is an aspect. We’ll see what happens Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.”The 2009 Major League Baseball Draft begins tonight, and Dean, sophomore infielder DJ LeMahieu and juniors outfielder Jared Mitchell, left fielder and infielder Ryan Schimpf and first baseman and catcher Sean Ochinko are all eligible.But the players said it’s easy to keep professional aspirations out of their minds with a national championship at stake.”Now more than any time ever, there’s nothing you can do about it because we’re not playing again until after the draft, so there’s nothing you can do about it,” Mitchell said. “You just pray for the best and hope for the best, and whatever happens, happens.”Mainieri said he actually hopes his players feel good about their draft positions — even if it might mean they’re less likely to return for next season.”We all have to deal with it. I just hope that the kids don’t get disappointed because I want them to be in a good positive frame of mind,” Mainieri said. “I’ve always felt whatever is best for the kids is what I want to see happen, so we may lose some underclassmen and we may lose some recruits. But whatever happens, happens, and we’ll deal with it and get a team ready for next year.”Dean said several factors pull players away from college early, including which team drafts them, when they get drafted and how much money they get offered, but that LSU has some pretty strong pulls of its own.”You’ve gotta think ‘Is it worth leaving LSU?'” Dean said. “You’ve got 9,000 people at every game, fans care about baseball and you couldn’t ask for a better facility. Then you go to the minor leagues where it’s 500 people at a game, and it’s like playing at a high school park.”LSU also offers this year’s draft-eligible underclassmen a success story of a player who decided to stay.”If our juniors get drafted and it’s financially to their benefit and they’re comfortable with the opportunity that they’re getting, then they should sign,” Mainieri said. “But if they’re not, they can look at Louis as a classic example of a kid that came back for his senior year and it’s paid off for him.”Coleman said his advice to his teammates is simple.”The best decision I’ve ever made is to come back,” Coleman said. “You can’t put a price on friendship and the guys in the locker room, and you can’t put a price on a brand new stadium and the fans and the atmosphere, getting your degree and getting done with that.”—-Contact Jerit Roser at [email protected]