Ok, I am also going come to a fork in the road in my opinion. At that type of bonus money offered, out of HS, pretty high on the list to make sure that you will succeed, so I say take it. Do know that there are some players who desire to come out of the draft with more than the standard minor league contract, not just a nice signing bonus. JMO
As Justbaseball states, one really never knows unless faced with the decision.
As far as calling anyone an idiot or referring to the herd mentality, there is no place for it when people are giving their opinions and that is my argument.
PG, as always your insight is most appreciated.