Bryce Bush signs with White Sox

[KB21]

Like it or not, playing at vandy and lsu is much more prestigious these days. Vandy is an mlb factory and lsu is where kids dream of playing

Vandy gets hit just as hard by the draft as Mississippi State. They lost Ethan Hankins, Ryan Weathers, Will Banfield, Xavier Edwards, and Ryder Green.

In a lot of cases, the player may sign simply because the scholarship situation doesn't allow them to get a free ride to school.

[Jack Lambert]

You really don' know people's situation. That might be a lot of money to that family or maybe he felt he could not get into school or pass it.

[ShotgunDawg]

Bush got 290K. https://twitter.com/jimcallismlb/sta...777881088?s=21

That ain't chump change, particularly if it's highly unlikely he'd start at MSU next year.

You can make more money by going to college but you have to perform and put up stats for that to happen.

Without a real chance to start next year, it's hard to blame Bush.

[maroonmania]

Bush got 290K. https://twitter.com/jimcallismlb/sta...777881088?s=21

That ain't chump change, particularly if it's highly unlikely he'd start at MSU next year.

You can make more money by going to college but you have to perform and put up stats for that to happen.

Without a real chance to start next year, it's hard to blame Bush.

Still pretty much chump change to throw away your college years but everyone's situation is different and 290K is dang good money for a 33rd rounder.

[Tbonewannabe]

Still pretty much chump change to throw away your college years but everyone's situation is different and 290K is dang good money for a 33rd rounder.

Pilk got around $675k for the 3rd round. It wouldn't surprise me if Stovall signed for less than Bush.

[ShotgunDawg]

Pilk got around $675k for the 3rd round. It wouldn't surprise me if Stovall signed for less than Bush.

This.

Everyone sees the big signing bonuses out of college but fail to see the guys that lost money by attending college.

[maroonmania]

This.

Everyone sees the big signing bonuses out of college but fail to see the guys that lost money by attending college.

Its very good money for a 33rd rounder like I said, and I don't think its all about the exact value you get coming out from HS or coming out from college. As stated, everyone has different priorities but to give up some of the best years of your life in college to go bounce around instead in the minor league system should be worth a pretty large amount. The social experience you get in college while also getting to play in front of large, empassioned MSU fans beats the living crap out of riding buses around playing in 2/3rd empty minor league stadiums with nothing else much going on in your life but baseball. To each his own, but I could certainly see doing that if I'm getting life changing money in the million plus range to do it, but not for a couple hundred thousand bucks after taxes. The Pilk comparison is meaningless to me because he got his college experience which now he will always have plus 675K, the best of both worlds.

[Homedawg]

Pilk got around $675k for the 3rd round. It wouldn't surprise me if Stovall signed for less than Bush.

I assure you he signed for less

[Todd4State]

Its very good money for a 33rd rounder like I said, and I don't think its all about the exact value you get coming out from HS or coming out from college. As stated, everyone has different priorities but to give up some of the best years of your life in college to go bounce around instead in the minor league system should be worth a pretty large amount. The social experience you get in college while also getting to play in front of large, empassioned MSU fans beats the living crap out of riding buses around playing in 2/3rd empty minor league stadiums with nothing else much going on in your life but baseball. To each his own, but I could certainly see doing that if I'm getting life changing money in the million plus range to do it, but not for a couple hundred thousand bucks after taxes. The Pilk comparison is meaningless to me because he got his college experience which now he will always have plus 675K, the best of both worlds.

Completely ignoring his family situation and assuming that isn't a factor at all- if he goes to school and gets drafted in the top five rounds he probably makes way more than 290K.

[Tbonewannabe]

I assure you he signed for less

So do you know how much Stovall signed for?

[Tbonewannabe]

This.

Everyone sees the big signing bonuses out of college but fail to see the guys that lost money by attending college.

How much was Pilk offered out of HS?

[ShotgunDawg]

How much was Pilk offered out of HS?

Not sure but every person is different.

[Tbonewannabe]

Not sure but every person is different.

I was curious since you said that he lost money coming to college or were you talking about Stovall?