What kind of impact might it have that 2 of his teammates are coming to State? And one of them is his 1st cousin (Keegan James). I'm grasping for straws here I know. Opinions?
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What kind of impact might it have that 2 of his teammates are coming to State? And one of them is his 1st cousin (Keegan James). I'm grasping for straws here I know. Opinions?
Riley's gone. Let it go. Best of luck to him.
Why would it have any impact whatsoever?
No one that cares about the actual well-being of the kid is trying to make him turn down $1.5 million...
Selfishly I hope he comes to State but 41st pick with the Braves is going to be impossible to turn down. MS kid getting drafted by the one team that MS shows every night is a dream come true. Sucks for us but I'm happy for Riley. He's gotta be walking in the clouds right now.
Fellas, it's already done.
The Braves wouldn't have taken Riley at that pick unless he had already agreed to terms
We always say that we all want what is best for these "kids". Anyone that tells him to turn down 7 figures, plus college paid for, is just looking out for themselves.
Someone ask Brady Aiken if he wants the 5 million the Astros offered him last year back. He will be lucky to get 2.3 million. So I wonder if those folks that advised him to tell the Astros to stick it in their ear last year, are right there to tell him that it was a good decision.
For the sake of conversation, who was the last big name guy we lost to the draft who made an impact in MLB?
Not saying Riley will or won't...
get paid! Going to State would be the biggest mistake of his life at this point. Be happy for the kid. Pretty remarkable to get plucked that high.
Billy Hamilton in 2009 and Corey Dickerson in 2010 are the first that come to mind.
Hamilton is possibly the best base runner in all of baseball. He stole 2nd, 3rd, and home in the same AB last night (I don't care what the official scorer said). He leads the league in SB's.
Dickerson has been solid too. He's on pace for another 20 HR and .300 season.
There have been players drafted in the first round that haven't signed. It does happen. Until the kid signs with the Braves, it is not a certainty. Heck, Gerritt Cole was drafted 27 overall out of high school and then #1 out of college. I understand it is a business decision, and there is no way I would try to persuade a kid from turning down 7 figures, but there is nothing like the actual college experience. Also, for the most part, a 3 year college player in the SEC will make it to the bigs about the same time as a high school kid drafted. And I would much rather live the college life over living the minor league life for 3 years.
Again, this is very unlikely to happen, but just my unimportant thoughts. I'll be hopeful until the end.