soxnole - In your son's case, I would agree that its a good thing.
But in the majority of kids...they have a dream school or two or three. Those schools aren't seriously in the picture early, but another lesser school is and they realize if they don't sew this kid up soon, he will bolt for one of those dream schools...so they put pressure on. "Son, we have this scholarship for you, but if you don't take it this week, we've got a dozen other guys who will."
So the boy commits to a school that was not his dream or didn't have the major he wanted but at least its something. The real dream dies.
Not the worst thing in the world, but choosing a college, baseball player or not, is a life-changing decision and one that shouldn't be done under such pressure in an ideal world.
I hope the trend is not towards pressuring young men into a regrettable decision.