NOT drafted? What happens next?

JT,


Not sure why a team doesn't take a player than offers FA. Sometimes it's because the scout who was following you strongly believes in you, or for reason you just slipped off. Or players have asked for releases and they need to fill a spot, hurt players. It also gives the player an opportunity for a bit more than a later round would pay. Understand that many teams rely on later rounds to help fill their milb team needs, which is essentially to field teams.

Having an agent is expensive, but there are some guys out there who will definetly help a player find an option. A lot of it is who you know. Most players drafted in later rounds are essentilly warned to stay away from advisor/agents who promise them things because they have no money to fulfill those promises. IMO an advisors job is to provide you enough help and support beforehand so that you will get drafted on draft day get some money and pay for his services.

As far as not getting drafted, it's up to the player, does he want to move on or make a run for it by playing ball that does not pay you a salary (Indy Ball).

BTW, Cards drafted a player from Rowan(?) and a player from Belmont Abbey, so you do have to know some teams are everywhere looking for the best players.

Matt Stairs was never drafted. He is one of Torontos superstars with I belive 13 years as a MLB slugger. He was also an independant league player.

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As far as not getting drafted, it's up to the player, does he want to move on or make a run for it by playing ball that does not pay you a salary (Indy Ball).

Barb ...

Don't know about all the Indy teams but we knew a kid out here who played on a local indy team and made a whopping $600 a month ... don't know what he did for additional income as it is pretty hard to hold down a full time job yet still travel for baseball. Perhaps his parents were independently wealthy LOL.

If you play Indy ball, you are paid. Indy abll players have a professional status, and are paid to play. They do not get paid much, some long timers can make up to 4k-5k per month but that's not the norm.

Semi-pro doesn't pay. Indy does.

Sorry folks!

Have them confused.

Barb ...

A mere mis-speak/mis-statement or whatever it is they call it in the press these days

Ah, and never ask one of our minor leaguers if they'll "make the pro's". Irritates them .

If you're not drafted, many teams will have open tryouts within the first couple of weeks ---- just in case they missed somebody and/or somebody drafted doesn't sign and they need someone in that position(a not unlikely prospect with hs players drafted in the later rounds). That's also the time when a highly-regarded scout might get 'his (undrafted) guy' signed; that's how my son was signed last year.

The Pads called him about ten days after the draft; he had to be in Oregon the next day.