Prospect signs with Japanese League to avoid MiLB and be free agent at 25

Consultant posted:

Our American HS teams have traveled and hosted the Japan National teams for 17 years. Scott has on his staff one of our former players as a "Super Agent" who traveled on our 1st trip in 1984. Dennis Sarfate, former MLB is a Pitcher on the "Softbank" team.

The young man will be prepared to make adjustments.

The umpires will have a "narrow" strike zone when the young man pitches. The average umpire is 5'4 and a 6'6" pitcher will experience difficulty pitching from "flat" ground [no mounds]. I would envision a possible trade in 2 years for MLB team.

This will be a "great experience" for the young man. Maybe a reverse Movie from "Mr Baseball" with Tom Sellick.

Bob

Goodwill Series Inc.

Having been given the opportunity via Bob's Goodwill Series to witness Japan's universal love and passion for baseball, I can think of worse places for a young man to begin his professional baseball career.

Honestly, if this was my kid I wouldn't think twice about it.  I like the signing and thinking outside the box.  This is professional baseball...this is what he wants to make a living at.   $7M is a nice safety net that his club has invested in him, and he's still young.

My sons have been able to play in Japan the last several years with a barnstorming team made up of both American and Japanese collegiate players. Each summer they’ve wished they could stay longer and they’re not getting paid. The food is awesome, the beer is great, and the Japanese ball players are just as knuckleheaded as ours are.

Plus there’s this to enjoy:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kPLNO4WfFJw

and don’t forget this!

https://whatstrending.com/vira...baseball-skills/amp/

I wonder would a HS coach in the states will allow that kind of hot dogging and a pitcher will not ear hole him

My guess is a HS coach would earhole him just because of the band. A coach could probably deal with a trumpet or two, but bassoons and French horns could be just too much. 

If I was on the mound in high school my coach wouldn’t have to tell me to do anything. On 0-2 or 1-2 I’d have his on his arse. Otherwise he would be picking a ball out of his ear hole. Then after whiffing him I’d tell him, “Grab some bench %&@+#$!”

I had my moments on the mound that had me called into the principal’s office to be reminded I represent the school. The amusing time was when I was at an ISL (private). The English headmaster called me into the office. I almost bit through my lip to keep from laughing when told I placed too much emphasis on sports and girls. imagine that! A teen boy interested in sports and girls.

In American high schools where I’ve been the band can’t play as soon as action is about to start (pitcher on the rubber, offense come to the line of scrimmage, basketball in bounds, puck dropped in hockey).