for 1.75 million as a 3rd round pick. More than a million dollars over his slot value. Oh well, at least he got his money. I really hate losing guys over amounts that aren't worth bypassing school for.
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for 1.75 million as a 3rd round pick. More than a million dollars over his slot value. Oh well, at least he got his money. I really hate losing guys over amounts that aren't worth bypassing school for.
He probably would have made more had he gone to school. See Foscue. At least a commitment to MSU means that MLB has to pay over slot to get you.
1.7 is good for him. Not sure it's good for the Red Sox but it's hard to blame a kid for not turning that down.
Do we have updates on any of the other kids drafted? Specifically JT?
Good for him!
I think it would be a shock if any of the ones drafted came back.
The thing about is his power isn't really going to go away and as a position player injury risks are a lot lower. If he didn't develop at all at MSU and becomes Jeff Flagg 2.0 he would probably get something comparable to what he got. If he developed at a typical rate as most college players do he could get 1.3 million more or higher. There is some risk, but I think it would be fairly low.
Most of the risk with players is pitchers because they are more prone to injury but even that is starting to change some now that surgeries are becoming more advanced and the rehab process is evolving in a positive direction.
I think we'll get a good comp potentially when Kellum Clark goes pro in a couple of years.
He can knock the hell out of an 82 mph HS fastball...but he is an average/below average HS fielder with average HS arm..,,, will look like Barry Bonds in BP...
He didn't get paid to field. He got paid to hit bombs. Now maybe he won't pan out. But his power tool is way above avg. way above. Now can he get the hit part to avg. who knows. And I mean the above rankings are based on pro scale not hs or college. Hunter renfroe was behind him at the same time. Way behind.
Go Pro and several now bring up their perceived faults of him. I?m happy a young man gets the opportunity. He has options now if the pro game doesn?t work out. He is 17 with a potential to make a living most could only dream about. You don?t gamble on going to college with this money. And as great as we are in baseball he is still being coached by the team that drafted him
Nope not really. Renfroe has a job because he hits bombs. He k's a ton. Blaze can too. But if he hit bombs like hunter does he will have a job. Renfroe got drafted higher Bc of his arm and athleticism, but that's not why he still is in the bigs. Don't confuse the two.
ETA-.and to my original point, I said at the same time, meaning in high school Blaze is ahead of hunter at same time. And it's not close really.