I would do the same thing if I was drafted by the pirates
The good news is we get Pick 51 in next year’s draft
There, there. Their ineptitude knows no bounds. They’re trying their best there.
Hope he doesn’t have the same fate as Marc Appel.
It’s likely a quixotic venture for him.
“Major surprise” not really
Little dude is betting on himself, good for him. Also idk if I could turn down 2 mil at that age lmao
I wonder how much he will get in NIL
Guessing the kid figures he can go to school, get redrafted higher and get a bonus 4x that.
Good luck to him.
I mean sure, they are a joke. But not for this
They even saved some money on other picks. He must have wanted significantly overslot or just he wasn’t going to go pro If that is the case, then that is a major fumble by the front office.
I think he’s either getting bad advice from someone close to him or not listening to good advice.
Obviously he could hurt his arm, but I’d think the much likelier risk is that he just doesn’t wow anyone and ends up having to take 4th round money or something.
I read recently that these deals for the HS guys also generally include a guarantee that the team will fully cover 4 years of college if the guy doesn’t make it. Which UCLA will assuredly not do if he ends up unable to play for whatever reason.
Anyway, stupid risk/stupid decision even if it works out for him. Should be a decently major black eye for Cherington — extremely uncommon for anyone taken this high not to sign.
Would be funny if he’s available next year and we draft him again.
Good for him
You’d think they wouldnt draft a kid without a deal in place when it’s that high. I get someone after round 10… But your second. Jesus right when I try to give Cherrington credit for having better drafts
This always seemed like a risky pick. This is probably why they drafted the 3 high school pitchers in the late rounds. Maybe one of those guys will accept a high bonus from the money saved from the college bats.
Another Ben Cherington masterpiece!!!
projected slot was 1.9M who knows what the pirates offered
Lol
Hope the best for the kid. But it must’ve been hard to turn down $2 million especially with how often young arms are getting arm/elbow injuries. Maybe we’ll draft him again in 3 years.
lost where?
I wouldn’t want to come here either.
Dang, admittedly i don’t know as much about MLB draft as other sports but this can’t happen that often right?
Sucks but oh well at least we got Hernandez
I remember when Marc Appel did this, and it felt like the worst thing that ever happened to the Pirates.
Oh, well. Good luck to the guy. This happens sometimes.
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I would do the same thing if I was drafted by the pirates
The good news is we get Pick 51 in next year’s draft
There, there. Their ineptitude knows no bounds. They’re trying their best there.
Hope he doesn’t have the same fate as Marc Appel.
It’s likely a quixotic venture for him.
“Major surprise” not really
Little dude is betting on himself, good for him. Also idk if I could turn down 2 mil at that age lmao
I wonder how much he will get in NIL
Guessing the kid figures he can go to school, get redrafted higher and get a bonus 4x that.
Good luck to him.
I mean sure, they are a joke. But not for this
They even saved some money on other picks. He must have wanted significantly overslot or just he wasn’t going to go pro If that is the case, then that is a major fumble by the front office.
I think he’s either getting bad advice from someone close to him or not listening to good advice.
Obviously he could hurt his arm, but I’d think the much likelier risk is that he just doesn’t wow anyone and ends up having to take 4th round money or something.
I read recently that these deals for the HS guys also generally include a guarantee that the team will fully cover 4 years of college if the guy doesn’t make it. Which UCLA will assuredly not do if he ends up unable to play for whatever reason.
Anyway, stupid risk/stupid decision even if it works out for him. Should be a decently major black eye for Cherington — extremely uncommon for anyone taken this high not to sign.
Would be funny if he’s available next year and we draft him again.
Good for him
You’d think they wouldnt draft a kid without a deal in place when it’s that high. I get someone after round 10… But your second. Jesus right when I try to give Cherrington credit for having better drafts
This always seemed like a risky pick. This is probably why they drafted the 3 high school pitchers in the late rounds. Maybe one of those guys will accept a high bonus from the money saved from the college bats.
Another Ben Cherington masterpiece!!!
projected slot was 1.9M who knows what the pirates offered
Lol
Hope the best for the kid. But it must’ve been hard to turn down $2 million especially with how often young arms are getting arm/elbow injuries. Maybe we’ll draft him again in 3 years.
lost where?
I wouldn’t want to come here either.
Dang, admittedly i don’t know as much about MLB draft as other sports but this can’t happen that often right?
Sucks but oh well at least we got Hernandez
I remember when Marc Appel did this, and it felt like the worst thing that ever happened to the Pirates.
Oh, well. Good luck to the guy. This happens sometimes.