I am not sure I understand some of the issues presented today regarding the new rules with baseball. The bottom line you need to get to school and bust your rear in the classroom and on the field and not make bad choices and you will not have to worry about being "cut". Most programs do not make a habit of cutting players unless they are ineligible (academic).
I get the impression from many (not just here) that because your son plays a sport (and that being baseball) he should have some type of free pass, get lots of money, more playing time, even when struggling in the classroom. Am I the only one who gets this impression? The same with those that advocate that bb players should get a full scholarhip? If baseball programs made as much as football programs do (even in the smaller divsion class schools), it might be possible. I always get a kick out of parents of HS players that are shocked that baseball gives no money or offers there son 15% (in teh past). I know a lot of folks who are very happy that their sons are now receiving at LEAST 25% when their bb ability may have only been a 10% scholarship player.
If you had a college student who did not play a sport and received their money from an academic scholarship, you bet they are going to be working their rear ends off because if they fall below their required GPA, they are out of school. Plus there are many college students working in college many hours a week to pay back their loans they have to eventually pay back. For some strange reason, their GPA's usually are much higher than an athletes, that's why there are academic rules for scholarship players. It is also a well known fact that baseball players recruited to prgrams have a much higher HS GPA and SAT/ACT than in other sports, yet they are unable to make the grade or graduate from college. I don't want to hear how "hard" it is to keep up, especially now with a compressed schedule.
There is no problesm with going to college to earn your degree or a large portion of it, to play baseball, but if you don't want to play by the rules (go to class, maintain your eligibility, graduate some day) pro ball may be a better option. It is the only sport for men (I do beleive) that now allows you to bypass college to play professionally.
And if your son does decides to choose college over a pro career and gets the opportunity later on, the road will seem so much easier to follow for many.
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