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dylanp5030
I thought Stobbe signed for $1.1 million. Is it just not official yet because of Moniak and Gowdy?
James7430
I thought they did as well. Maybe it’s not official yet pending a physical.
philliesrule
Glad we have him locked up!
One Fan
Phillies did well
brandons-3
Interesting note on all the underslot value for first picks. Of course, that will change if there’s ever another Harper or Strasburg type talent. I’ve never bought into the idea that teams in the top of the draft take “lesser” prospects to save money. The idea that a team would take a player even though they think there’s a better player on the board to save money seems a little overstated. It’s more of teams get how much of a crapshoot the MLB draft is more so than other pro sports so they look at it as a whole draft, i.e. Braves ending up with 3 of the top 10 prep pitchers. I wonder how many top 10 pick teams have passed on prospects they feel are more superior to save money
Beardedface Killah
He should’ve went to college
Blue_Painted_Dreams_LA
He was the number one pick and made 6 . If he fails he gets free college. He made the right decision if he believes he he can make an impact at the milb level. Time will tell but aren’t many times you get drafted number 1.
NotCanon
Most college graduates don’t earn $6MM in their lifetimes. Even assuming he got a completely free ride at a university, and landed a 6-figure job (let’s say $150K/year) immediately on graduation, he wouldn’t have earned that $6MM back before he turned 60.
Now, he gets $6MM, has a chance to be in one of the most lucrative careers in the world (if he ever makes the MLB, he earns a minimum of $500K/year on top of that $6MM – even if he doesn’t ever progress above A- ball, he makes an extra $1,100/month his rookie season, and it can only go up from there), and if things turn out poorly? He can walk away, donate half of his signing bonus to whatever university he wants to attend, and attend a lecture in Moniak Hall – also without having to worry about tuition.
Jimcarlo Slaton
should’ve gone