BobbleheadDoll
You make the assumption that someone is bending rules for this kid due to his grades. Well guess what, if he doesn't meet NCAA guidelines he won't be eligible. Period.
Someone is giving him a chance, based on the possibility that by the end of the year he will meet those guidelines.
His LOI (if he has signed one - for all we know it's nothing more than a verbal at this time) will be null and void if he does not meet the minimum requirements.
Kids do get rewards for good grades, high ACT or SAT scores etc. - it's called ACADEMIC scholarship money.
Baseball scholarship money is for athletic excellence. The two are distinct and seperate, and rightly so.