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Samhors
This proves money is everything.
DarthMurph
Not necessarily. A 5 million dollar bonus is an extreme example.
Samhors
Thinking back now, obviously not everyone chooses baseball either.
DarthMurph
The pros vs. college decision is also made more complicated by the fact that an athlete who picks the pros and then fizzles out isn’t likely to get a college scholarship anymore. Though my alma mater gave a football scholarship to a 26 year old freshman who had spent a few years playing minor league baseball. That’s a rare example.
LazerTown
But I don’t think that’s a big enough motivator, as long as you are smart with the money. You can go to a pretty decent public school for less than $50K total. Many of these players though probably spend the money away too fast though.
DarthMurph
I’m sure in many cases it’s not a big enough motivator. And you’re not wrong about public schools, but I think it would play a factor if schools like Stanford or Vanderbilt are involved. In order to go to a decent public school for 50k total, you’d likely need to be a resident of the state that the school was in. Which is fine for many, but it does limit your options.
LazerTown
IMO many people are way too picky in regards to the school. Unless you have a very specialized major then you should be able to find an acceptable school in your state. And ideally you want your ML career to work out, so you are just looking for a fallback.
Biggie Smalls
Remember Chris Weinke? Florida State Heisman Trophy winner at the age of 26*. Went there after 6 years in the Jays system.. I am sure there are many cases similar minus the Heisman Trophy! If their eligible for play, then I don’t see why a college would pass up on an athlete.
LazerTown
Yes, the situation way better in baseball. If you get drafted high out of high school you got millions of dollars that can hopefully set you up for life. Whereas football you have to go to college for at least 3 years, and try not to get injured, and there is tons of injuries in football. Then you have to hope you get drafted, and the draft isn’t as long. Not to mention that life after is probably better in mlb, football players get a ton of head injuries, whereas MLB you hopefully more arthritis.
Also MLB contracts are guaranteed and tend to be much better.
theo
I’m surprised Cook has lasted as long as he has with his K/9 numbers
statsnasty
So the teams know that big money is a way to keep talent in baseball and away from other sports, yet they artificially limit the amount of money they can spend on signing bonuses. Smart.
Sky14
It’s not just about the draft. No other sport has players signing $200 million contacts guaranteed.