Quote Originally Posted by Jack Lambert View Post
This is why college baseball is good for MLB. The guys get to develop, mature and Professional Baseball doesn't have to pay them. I have heard it takes guys coming out of high school 3 to 4 years to develop. Not an expert just heard some MLB commentators talking about it once.
Plus it lets them mature as people in a much more normal, productive way. To spend some of your most formative years trolling around in the minor leagues is not really optimal for young guys to develop into well rounded adults.