Angels Sign First Round Pick

Is Michael Trout related to Tim Salmon?

Good form, Rootdown. Good form.

I think Brian Bass is a distant relative as well.

Guess the Angels caught a Trout, did they do it for the Halibut???I hope the negotiations didnt cause a Haddock.

WasianCU, I'm not sure if that is seperate from the college scholarship program they run, but any MLB team that drafts a player under scholarship at a university must place enough funds to honor that scholarship in an account for the player in case they do not reach the majors. I don't know the specifics about the program but it's MLB policy I believe so don't think this is some special clause in his contract. It was explained to me that if you have a scholarship to say UNC and sign out of HS, they must place 4 years worth of tuition/expenses in an account that you will get if baseball doesn't work out. If you are a draft eligible So and sign on, they must place 2 years worth of tuition/expenses in an account, 1 year of tuition/expenses if you are a Jr, etc.

Also, I watched the Angels game last night and Trout seems like a really good kid. He was joking around, answered every question quickly and thoroughly...not sure if he is the brightest kid (not saying he isn't just didn't come off as real inteligent) but he seems like a good kid and I think he has a good mentality for baseball. Not quite Lenny Dykstra but certainly not Beane. :D

Jfish you're close. It's not mandated that a team pays for a CSP or college scholarship plan; but in general almost every player will make sure it's part of their negotiations.

The CSP is usually negotiated to equal the cost remaining on your college education by semester. HS seniors generally will get 8 semesters at the per semester cost for the school they plan to attend (for example Trout with UNC). Another example would be a junior in college receiving 2 semesters worth of funds in their CSP (to complete their senior year).

The CSP is not paid to the player and is no longer tax exempt(via 2007). It is only paid when a receipt from the college for tuition is submitted. So as the player takes classes- not prior.

Let's say Trout gets a CSP in his contract that dictates 8 semesters at $30,000 each. If he decides to go to a local community college near his house in the winter that is $5,000 a semester, he will not receive $30,000 for that semester, but rather $5,000. The remaining funds ($25,000) for that semester are not given to him. He essentially forfeits them.

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