Official Draft Day, Post-Draft Thread

[Southcack77]

I agree with you on this. I love college baseball, but no way I turn down a big pay day to pay for school myself. If there were full scholarships, it'd be a little different

million bucks isn't that much money.

[50PoundHead]

Credit to Ensheff. He was right on the huge overslot sign on Wright.

This is going to be a much shallower draft from last year. I like the strategy, but I hope everyone now sees the downside of going the BPA route.

I don't know if it will be huge, but it will be over. Same with Waters.

Tristan Beck will likely require top half of the first round money to sign. I don't see how it gets done.

[chop2chip]

I don't know if it will be huge, but it will be over. Same with Waters.

Tristan Beck will likely require top half of the first round money to sign. I don't see how it gets done.

Yeah, unnecessary exaggeration on my part. Bowman speculates Waters/Wright will eat up close to 7.5 million between the two of them, which is 3/4 of our budget.

Beck is going back to school for sure.

[TheBravos]

Let me just say it again....I HATE this slot money crap. Having a high pick doesn't mean that much. Greedy agents will ALWAYS ask for overslot and get it if the player is good.

Take the agent and player greed out. Have a set max amount for each pick. That's it...that's the most you can get. That would still allow some underslot action, but would keep a 11th rounder from asking for millions. If you are in the draft and get selected ...you get paid by your slot and you can't reapply for the draft again if you just "happen" to not like where you are drafted. It's simple, if you don't want drafted or are afraid you won't go high enough...just don't enter. Pretty simple.

[rawwr]

million bucks isn't that much money.

It is if you get it in your early 20s and don't touch it for a while

[cajunrevenge]

With 5th round over I would take HS SS Noah Campbell. Switch hitter with plus plus speed who performed well in front of scouts and has a good/consistent track record. Hard to know who is signable at this point.

[chop2chip]

Let me just say it again....I HATE this slot money crap. Having a high pick doesn't mean that much. Greedy agents will ALWAYS ask for overslot and get it if the player is good.

Take the agent and player greed out. Have a set max amount for each pick. That's it...that's the most you can get. That would still allow some underslot action, but would keep a 11th rounder from asking for millions. If you are in the draft and get selected ...you get paid by your slot and you can't reapply for the draft again if you just "happen" to not like where you are drafted. It's simple, if you don't want drafted or are afraid you won't go high enough...just don't enter. Pretty simple.

"greedy"

[Enscheff]

If he gets hurt next year, he probably still goes in the first ten rounds.

It's a risk, but the upside is he returns to form and is drafted in the top 15.

Upside of let's say 4 m vs. 1m in hand vs 200k as a floor?

You can only go to Stanford as a kid with your teammates and classmates once. Money isn't everything. I'd be cool with my kid making the call.

My typical day in school:

Conditioning at 7am
Engineering classes from 8am-2p
Practice from 3p-5p
Weights 5p-6p
Then dinner and studying.

I would have much rather only played ball or only went to school haha.

[Southcack77]

My typical day in school:

Conditioning at 7am
Engineering classes from 8am-2p
Practice from 3p-5p
Weights 5p-6p

I would have much rather only played ball or only went to school haha.

Your major was too hard, man.

Just last week had a client tell me about the magical math that lead him into passing one of his business classes despite missing the final. I saw my share of college baseball players out. they did it up.

[bravesfanMatt]

My typical day in school:

Conditioning at 7am
Engineering classes from 8am-2p
Practice from 3p-5p
Weights 5p-6p
Then dinner and studying.

I would have much rather only played ball or only went to school haha.

you had 2 hours of corn hole practice everyday?!? dedication.

[Enscheff]

Your major was too hard, man.

Just last week had a client tell me about the magical math that lead him into passing one of his business classes despite missing the final. I saw my share of college baseball players out. they did it up.

As a nothing freshman walk on with an academic scholarship to maintain, I didn't really have a choice haha.

[jpx7]

Yeah, unnecessary exaggeration on my part. Bowman speculates Waters/Wright will eat up close to 7.5 million between the two of them, which is 3/4 of our budget.

Beck is going back to school for sure.

Nothing speculative there.

[jpx7]

Let me just say it again....I HATE this slot money crap. Having a high pick doesn't mean that much. Greedy agents will ALWAYS ask for overslot and get it if the player is good.

Take the agent and player greed out. Have a set max amount for each pick. That's it...that's the most you can get. That would still allow some underslot action, but would keep a 11th rounder from asking for millions. If you are in the draft and get selected ...you get paid by your slot and you can't reapply for the draft again if you just "happen" to not like where you are drafted. It's simple, if you don't want drafted or are afraid you won't go high enough...just don't enter. Pretty simple.

This seems unnecessarily draconian and way too favorable to teams / way too punitive to players.

[Jaw]

A position player!
Jordan Rodgers 3B from Tennessee
http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-bas...rs_865149.html

[Russ2dollas]

I thought most of these HS deals had 4 years of college baked into them. I have seen that with football players that come back to play football after flaming out in the minors. Is that considered part of the money?

If my kid got offered a million bucks to try baseball for 2-4 years and then had free school as a back up....he better take that deal.

[jpx7]

A position player!
Jordan Rodgers 3B from Tennessee
http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-bas...rs_865149.html

At an organizational position-of-need, no less.

[chop2chip]

This seems unnecessarily draconian and way too favorable to teams / way too punitive to players.

Especially since, historically, the best players have always signed for underslot because of an artificial cap the owners use to suppress amateur spending.

I'll never understand why labor hates labor when it comes to sports.

[zbhargrove]

A position player!
Jordan Rodgers 3B from Tennessee
http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-bas...rs_865149.html

A senior, but some interesting stats in the SEC.

[cajunrevenge]

BA had Rodgers #396. Scouting report...

Rodgers gave Tennessee its second consecutive all-SEC third baseman as he followed nicely in Nick Senzel's footsteps. Rodgers played first base last year in deference to Senzel, even though that meant that he wasn't able to show off his defensive skills. Moved back to third base as a senior, Rodgers was a nearly flawless third baseman showing range, instincts and an above-average arm. He projects in pro ball as a plus defender or better at third. Rodgers has a fluid swing with impressive barrel awareness. He batted .322/.390/.512 senior season and will be a useful senior sign.


Sounds like a solid senior sign pick.

[50PoundHead]

Another college senior. In BA's Top 500 at 396. Any Vol fans here with a scouting report? Here's Rodgers' UT page: http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-bas...rs_865149.html