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alloutwar · 01-09-2025, 07:38 PM

I get it: impossible means impossible. Except that it doesn't - it just means they'll ask for 6mil or 10mil. A 17 or 18 year old entered the draft, but really doesn't want to sign, but yet they are in the draft and at the negotiating table. And got selected by a major league team.

High demands are fine. 6mil or 10mil for a 17 year old is ridiculous, but hey they were impossible, so that's fine.

What I can't take is the short fuse. It's draft day, they JUST appear, and "they are getting frustrated, this is definitely your last shot"

Why?? What kind of kid and his agent/family is short tempered to this extent when dealing with a set-for-life amount of money? It's ludicrous.

Keep the demands high, that's fine for impossible. Maybe shorten the fuse a bit, there's less room for back and forth! Fine. One try or else is a little unrealistic: are there examples of this? Sure, there are players that reject an offer and go to college and get a much better draft slot and bonus 3 years later. Or even guys like JD Drew playing indy ball, but that's an extreme outlier. But are any like "No thanks to your $5million!" at age 17 and then cash in with 12mil at age 21?

01-09-2025, 07:38 PM	#1
alloutwar Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: charlotte nc Posts: 55	Make Impossible draftees less mad I get it: impossible means impossible. Except that it doesn't - it just means they'll ask for 6mil or 10mil. A 17 or 18 year old entered the draft, but really doesn't want to sign, but yet they are in the draft and at the negotiating table. And got selected by a major league team. High demands are fine. 6mil or 10mil for a 17 year old is ridiculous, but hey they were impossible, so that's fine. What I can't take is the short fuse. It's draft day, they JUST appear, and "they are getting frustrated, this is definitely your last shot" Why?? What kind of kid and his agent/family is short tempered to this extent when dealing with a set-for-life amount of money? It's ludicrous. Keep the demands high, that's fine for impossible. Maybe shorten the fuse a bit, there's less room for back and forth! Fine. One try or else is a little unrealistic: are there examples of this? Sure, there are players that reject an offer and go to college and get a much better draft slot and bonus 3 years later. Or even guys like JD Drew playing indy ball, but that's an extreme outlier. But are any like "No thanks to your $5million!" at age 17 and then cash in with 12mil at age 21?