quote:Sounds to me like a recruited walk-on. I wouldn't want my son to "commit" without scholarship dollars. I'd let him "intend to attend," but thats it until its time to pack for college.
Agree with JBB ... but also wondering if perhaps the school(s) in question are the players' dream school(s) and they want to follow that dream.
Some of our local So Cal schools that are highly desireable spread their scholarship money very very thin because so many players want to get into the programs that they will do it for little if any money just to play there.
And perhaps the recruits and school(s) also hope that some scholarship $$ will open up after the draft ... for instance, if it is a college that has a great baseball program (e.g., Fullerton) but does not have the prestige of a Stanford or the like, where the college degree is so valuable, the premiere recruits may be more signable and thus open up some funds.
Just some thoughts on their (possible) thoughts ...