Quote Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer View Post
Todd is the expert, but a national rank of 26 by Perfect Game usually equates to a 1st round pick in the MLB draft. Only if Holmes is the son of a diehard MSU alumnus and baseball super fan like One of us - he will never be a dog
Yeah, it sucks. I hate losing players like him every year. Could you imagine adding a player like Austin Riley to this team who could have been our starting third baseman and be a shut down pitcher out of the bullpen? This team would be that much better. Instead he takes the $1.5 million to the Braves. I don't really blame them but going to college gets you to the majors quicker and depending on your home situation. You could turn $1.5 million into $6 million easily plus be in position to make the majors that much quicker then just going straight from high school. Also, look at Fenter if he had come here that would have been another quality arm in the bullpen and he was close to coming here. Heck, if Kruger comes back (and they made his number at the last possible second) there's another 10+ HR bat to protect Rooker.