Reply to "Dilemma..Newbie with a drafted son?"

FungoHighly Regarded and Beloved Old Timer

First, welcome to the HSBBW and congratulations on your son being drafted! Unless there were arrangements made before your son was drafted I would say you have very little negotiating power. I don’t have the figures for anything higher than the 10th round in but the largest bonus for the 10th round in 2004 was $85,000.00 and the smallest was $2,500.00. It is a difficult decision, and the pro vs. college and will be debated forever. Each player and each situation is different. My son was 17 years old and went through the draft in ’02 as a high school senior and WE passed on 5th round money and opted for college. He’s 20 now and just finished his junior year of college and was drafted again this spring in the 6th round and HE made the decision to play pro ball. NO regrets.
Fungo

6/10/059:36 PM

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