I can tell you a few dozen stories about players who got Baseball money and never played, losing their spots to players who didn’t get Baseball money.
Its all anecdotal evidence here, for the most part. It’s true though, that in general the bigger the prospect, the bigger the money spent, the longer the leash a kid gets.
I’ve seen 10 players from our area alone in the last 6 years who were big time prospects, getting Baseball money, signed to SEC or Big Ten teams and told to leave the program after a year.
Ultimately, the Coach needs to win to keep his job.