Continuing education

enf91 · 02-13-2015, 11:03 PM

In what seems like every draft, there are players (usually from high school) who are "impossible" to sign because they want to continue their education. In that case, why would they declare for the draft? Such players should not even be generated.

TomVeal · 02-13-2015, 11:31 PM

"Impossible" players in the draft pool sometimes will sign, if they get an astronomically good offer.

RchW · 02-13-2015, 11:35 PM

Several real life players have been convinced by teams to pass on college.

Lukas Berger · 02-13-2015, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by enf91

In what seems like every draft, there are players (usually from high school) who are "impossible" to sign because they want to continue their education. In that case, why would they declare for the draft? Such players should not even be generated.

This happens dozens of times every year in reality.

Baseball players don't declare for the draft like in the NFL or NBA, they're automatically eligible as HS seniors, juco freshmen and sophomores and four year college juniors and seniors.

Some will send letters to teams saying they don't want to be drafted, but many are willing to be drafted and listen to a team's best offer before making the decision to go to college.

02-13-2015, 11:03 PM	#1
enf91 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 100	Continuing education In what seems like every draft, there are players (usually from high school) who are "impossible" to sign because they want to continue their education. In that case, why would they declare for the draft? Such players should not even be generated.

02-13-2015, 11:35 PM	#3
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02-13-2015, 11:31 PM	#2
TomVeal All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spanaway, Washington Posts: 1,181	"Impossible" players in the draft pool sometimes will sign, if they get an astronomically good offer.