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Based on what I have heard, the scouts know that Blaze has struggled with other pitches besides the fastball. But Blaze is young(graduated early etc) and the think tank is that he can be molded and taught how to adjust and hit the off speed stuff. The raw power that he possesses is rare at his age.
I guess the Red Sox see the potential enough for 1.75 mill.
Originally Posted by
Homedawg
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.
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Originally Posted by
Dawgcap
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
Exactly. With the cost of college these days I wouldn?t think twice about it. Who knows what could happen to him in 3 years. He could be a stud or a dud. There?s no guarantee. He is a 17 year old with 1.75 mill presented to him. With the 11.7, 3 years of school is guaranteed to put him 50-100k in debt. And what if he happened to slip? A 20-30th round signing bonus is never going to be able to recoup that.
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As the father of a 14 yr old player, Blaze is followed by EVERY kid at EVERY tourney. He's like a travel ball Babe Ruth legend! He's already done the MS brand a ton of good! I'm happy the kid gets to start on his dream ASAP with a $1.75 cushion to fall back on. By all accounts, he has family that knows how to manage that money. I would have loved to see him at State, but would never point out shortcomiings or fault a kid just because we weren't fortunate enough to get him for 2 years! Godspeed Blaze! Learn to hit the curve and become great dude!!! And come back and watch the dawgs when you can, when all this craziness is over!
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