quote:Originally posted by rhpitcher90:
and so it begins.... the offers are coming in.
The original school in question is still pursuing my son. Their offer is still on the table. Nice $$, but same circumstances. School two and three have been to 1 scrimmage, but son could not pitch
because he had pitched two days earlier. Coaches are in close contact with son's cell, my cell, and husbands cell, and also email. The weather here in NY is not cooperating though, todays's scrimmage cancelled. Disappointed because they were supposed to be there, so now we wait until Saturday..hopefully the weather will be good.
Will post outcome when this game is finally over.
Good luck to everyone, and I'll be happy when this negotiating is over!!
Happy Easter from New York
RH- Sorry your request for advice got hijacked by a bit by the "pyssing" contest. While there are a lot of knowledgeable folks on this board, it often happens that we tend to except our personal experiences as "fact." In MY personal experience ( =)), pitchers that throw 90 are not a dime a dozen. When real scouts are gunning real pitchers, 85 mph is really 85 mph. That is why +90 mph is a big deal. Scouts see promise (if not pitching ability) when the gun breaks 90. In other words, they see someone who has the physical tools that may become a big league pitcher some day.
In college, any coach that won't commit to your son is hoping that you are desperate enough to pay for a year, hoping that you will get another at his expense. While the coach may be competely honorable, I would be very cautious about participating in this kind of bargain. Even if everything is on the "up and up," too many things can happen. The college advice you recieved from one of the previous posts is spot on, make sure that your boy is good with going to school there if he doesn't play.
JuCO is an option we took advantage of (our boy made a baseball/academic decision because he will compete right away and can hopefully play for his first D1 choice in 2 years).
Where we live, a lot of the folks make a big deal about "getting D1 attention." While that sounds exciting, what it usually means is that the kid will compete with a number of kids that have already payed their college dues and will sit for a bit anyway. In other words, they may or may not waste a year or two of eligibility either way.
If this is first about baseball, look at this purely from a financial point of view; would you waste a year of work waiting to get payed next year?? At its base level, that is what we are talking about....
