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Post by CallingBS on Jul 19, 2023 8:55:26 GMT -6
Not sure if anyone noticed, but our top recruit got drafted in the 15th round by the Brewers. I wonder if he will take the money or go to school?
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Post by cardfan on Jul 19, 2023 9:31:24 GMT -6
Man, that's great for him and not good for us. Maybe if the bonus money isn't good enough he'll give us a shot.
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Post by villagepub on Jul 19, 2023 12:32:47 GMT -6
Not sure if anyone noticed, but our top recruit got drafted in the 15th round by the Brewers. I wonder if he will take the money or go to school? I've seen him play and he has plenty of upside. He ought to play some DI first. He can go higher. |
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Post by CallingBS on Jul 19, 2023 13:07:21 GMT -6
Not sure if anyone noticed, but our top recruit got drafted in the 15th round by the Brewers. I wonder if he will take the money or go to school? I've seen him play and he has plenty of upside. He ought to play some DI first. He can go higher. I agree. Natural pure hitter, but his value will only rise in a couple of years. |
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Post by cardfan on Jul 19, 2023 13:20:31 GMT -6
The allure of the money has cause plenty of kids to go too soon over the years and they never make it.
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Post by coastalcard on Jul 19, 2023 14:54:42 GMT -6
Hope he gives us a year so that we can dangle some of that chirp moola in front of him 🙄
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Post by 00hmh on Jul 19, 2023 16:14:31 GMT -6
The allure of the money has cause plenty of kids to go too soon over the years and they never make it. Never? Maybe "often" would apply. Baseball is a sport where there is a reasonable choice of development paths.
How much money is a good question, but turning down big money hardly guarantees success. It's a steep pyramid either way you go.
What turning down modest bonus might do is provide an education, and still keep the dream alive. That's the best argument for turning money down.
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Post by cardfan on Jul 20, 2023 6:32:13 GMT -6
The allure of the money has cause plenty of kids to go too soon over the years and they never make it. Never? Maybe "often" would apply. Baseball is a sport where there is a reasonable choice of development paths.
How much money is a good question, but turning down big money hardly guarantees success. It's a steep pyramid either way you go.
What turning down modest bonus might do is provide an education, and still keep the dream alive. That's the best argument for turning money down.
Never, pertaining to many of them, not all. Long history of bonus babies never getting to the level projected, and late rounders making it big. And of course a huge number of players never make it past A ball and have to work at Sears in the off season just to eat. |
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Jul 20, 2023 8:36:15 GMT -6
Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life.
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Post by cardfan on Jul 20, 2023 9:08:39 GMT -6
Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life. You're not wrong. I'd love to have been able to play baseball as a "job" for years. |
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Post by 00hmh on Jul 20, 2023 14:15:46 GMT -6
Never? Maybe "often" would apply. Baseball is a sport where there is a reasonable choice of development paths.
How much money is a good question, but turning down big money hardly guarantees success. It's a steep pyramid either way you go.
What turning down modest bonus might do is provide an education, and still keep the dream alive. That's the best argument for turning money down.
Never, pertaining to many of them, not all. Long history of bonus babies never getting to the level projected, and late rounders making it big. And of course a huge number of players never make it past A ball and have to work at Sears in the off season just to eat. Of course, but the same kid going to college can fail at that level and never get a nickel and have a chance to live his dream. More often they end up successful in college but NOT getting to the level projected in college and not getting anywhere special.
There are two paths to success. I'll join in advocating for the college route because that route gives you the education which makes a long term difference unless you reach the most lofty expectations and hopes you have.
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Post by CallingBS on Jul 25, 2023 15:26:58 GMT -6
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