"How tall are you?" is one that comes to mind.

"Do you play basketball?" is another one.

Green Hope graduate Max Povse recently added a new question that's being asked a lot of him recently.

"So, are you going to sign with the Dodgers?"

It's not a bad question to be asked. Not after being selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 42nd round of the Major League Baseball Draft, which was held in June.

"It doesn't bother me," said the right-handed pitcher.

"It's an honor."

But the answer was, at first, a bit more complicated than just yes or no.

Team officials knew it would take a large contract to woo Povse away from his commitment to play at UNC-Greensboro next year, but said they would be willing to come up with the right amount if they evaluated him at a high level over the summer.

Now the Dodgers are in bankruptcy.

Owners Frank and Jamie McCourt got a divorce in October 2009 and as a result the franchise has been in financial turmoil with ensuing legal cases and lawsuits stemming from the separation.

The MLB has stepped in and now operates the team's financial management.

"They were trying to get stuff settled in the divorce settlement," Povse said. "They said that if they could get that settled then they could offer me. But that still hasn't been solved yet."

As a result, this hard-throwing righty will be enrolling in college next month.

MLB teams have until Aug. 15 to sign their draft picks, but Povse will be buying items for his dorm around that time.

"I wanted to go (to college) before and it would take a lot for me not to go," Povse said. "I've known for awhile that I was going to go to college."

Povse ended his Green Hope career No. 2 in school history with a career ERA of 1.91.

He also has tied for first with the most strikeouts of any Falcons pitcher for one game with 18, a mark he set this past season in a nine-inning game against Middle Creek.

All of that couldn't prepare him for the fanfare of being taken in the MLB Draft.

"It was cool seeing my name pop up," Povse said. "And then the whole next couple days everyone was tweeting and texting me congratulations."

He was one of two Wake County players to be taken in the 2011 draft. The other, Carlos Rodon of Holly Springs, has also not signed with the team that drafted him (Milwaukee Brewers).

If there is anything Povse can be sure to take away from the experience, it'll be a MLB contract from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The team sent it to his house after he was drafted.

It's unsigned, of course.

But it might be something worth hanging on the wall for the next three years when Povse is eligible for the MLB Draft again.

"I guess I'll hold onto it as a souvenir," he said.