OK websters, I need some advice on the best way to help this young man.
We have a player, a right-handed pitcher, who recently left his NAIA school for a D-1 last fall, but didn't care for the D-1 school, dropped out and is now not attending college. He wishes to become eligible for the June draft. He has completed two years of college, so he still has eligibility left.
He was recently invited to a workout in Arizona with a MLB team but they cancelled his workout (he hadn't left home in CA yet) as soon as they found out about his NCAA eligibility. As soon as I heard about this, I got on the phone with a scout that I know and asked for some advice. He did confirm that the player is completely off limits until he can clear up his situation with the NCAA and MLB. So, here is where I need some help. Do any of you have advice on how I can go about assisting this young man with obtaining whatever waiver or clearance is necessary to become eligible for the June draft?
While we're working on this, he's preparing himself physically for workouts. Since he isn't in a college program at the moment, he's throwing bullpens several times per week, running, lifting, etc.
By the way, he's already been to an MLSB tryout in Texas last summer. He throws a fastball, slider, change and splitter. FB 90-92. Slider in mid-80's, good movement to his split and change. He's 23 yrs. old and 6'7" tall so we're thinking that there could be some interest in him if we can take care of the eligibility issues.
Any help would be most appreciated!
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