Reply to "Recruiting Scenerio #2: Recruited Walk On"

I’m with Bee, Prepster, Observer44, and TPM. To me a recruited walk on is like a prenuptial agreement that only one person signs. The coach has nothing to lose. The player has everything to lose from a baseball perspective and only a slim chance to gain anything. I think the recruited walk scenario might be beneficial if the player has no other options or JUST wants to be a small part of a particular program. But.... there are some players that accept this and are quite happy with it. I have talked to parents of recruited walk-ons and many of these players put academics far ahead of baseball and are just enjoying the moment of being part of the team. I think the player that is looking to be an impact player for a baseball program needs to understand the little fish in the big pond environment he is putting himself into by accepting the recruited walk-on role.
Just my opinion.
Fungo

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