Penn State must have splashed some cash. BC has a brand new facility (Penn State shares theirs with a minor league team) and the ACC is a much better conference than the Big We Can't Count.BC just lost head coach to Penn State.
Here is an excerpt from the article:I don't have a subscription, but I know someone reported this causing confusion this season which is why we had to cut a bunch of dudes right before the season started.
IIRC, the limit for this season was 35, but could be exceeded if you had guys directly impacted by COVID and injury, or something like that. Looks like we rostered 37, and would assume Roland and Johnson may have been the exceptions.
Not sure if this means the rule is officially being changed for next year, the same rules are in place, or something else.
BC is a much better program than Penn State. That said, really hard for BC to compete in the ACC. They don't play at home for the first month+ of the season, and even with the new facility; BC's baseball facilities are a mile behind the vast majority of ACC schools.Penn State must have splashed some cash. BC has a brand new facility (Penn State shares theirs with a minor league team) and the ACC is a much better conference than the Big We Can't Count.
Apologize if this was already covered, but MLB invited 300 players to its combine, including Lowder, Wilken, Keener, Sullivan and McGraw. Also, invited was WF top incoming pitching recruit Haiden Leffew from Kannapolis. So, in addition to following the draft to see who drafts our current players. Will be key to see where Leffew gets taken. If he goes in the first 10 rounds, he's likely headed to pro ball.
Yeah, signing bonus for down in the 10th round is about $150,000. IMO, you're better off going to college.
signing bonuses aren’t fixed. it’s more that a team is unlikely use a top pick on a player who they haven’t already discussed signability with.
none of these guys appear to have withdrawn from the draft yet like josh hartle did, so at the moment they all seem open to signing.
morningstar said he would want a top 4 round bonus to sign.
This is an interesting point that is a bit iffy. If you are an incoming freshman you aren’t supposed to be able to get NIL deals until you are enrolled, right? If so, then the deadline for signing a pro contract or enrolling is very very close together.Well withdrawing is one thing. Telling teams on the quiet you won’t sign for less than xxx is different.
Staying in the draft does give some NIL leverage
#NotAnNILLawyerOrAgentThis is an interesting point that is a bit iffy. If you are an incoming freshman you aren’t supposed to be able to get NIL deals until you are enrolled, right? If so, then the deadline for signing a pro contract or enrolling is very very close together.
Because players drafted in the first 10 rounds almost always sign.What makes you say he will go pro if in the first ten rounds?
Yes, that’s what he’s saying.Pilch, are you saying that teams don’t draft a player in the first ten rounds unless they’re sure he’s going to sign? Otherwise, they draft him later?
Because players drafted in the first 10 rounds almost always sign.
In 2022, there were 316 players taken in the first ten rounds, and 313 signed. Further, none of the three unsigned were HS players; one of the unsigned players had an injury issue arise after he was drafted. So, EVERY HS player taken in the first 10 rounds of the 2022 MLB draft signed and elected to forgo college. In 2022, the highest drafted HS player to not sign was Christian Oppor, the 334th pick in the draft; Oppor didn't go to a 4 year college; he went JUCO, and is in the 2023 draft.
If you want to get WF centric, in 2022, WF had to two HS commits that got drafted in the first 11 rounds Gary Gill Hill (6th round - #194th pick) and Isiah Lowe (11th round #330 pick) -- both signed instead of going to WF.
MLB teams don't F around with their draft picks. If they are going to use a pick in the first 10 rounds for a player, they intend to sign him, and they almost always do.
I think that is a matter of state law/regulations (and in states where it is prohibited, I believe it really only goes to the amateur status of the kid still in high school, so it’s not actually prohibited, it’s that the kid wouldn’t be able to compete in amateur (e.g., high school) athletic competitions, which wouldn’t be an issue for a high school baseball draftee).This is an interesting point that is a bit iffy. If you are an incoming freshman you aren’t supposed to be able to get NIL deals until you are enrolled, right? If so, then the deadline for signing a pro contract or enrolling is very very close together.