soph says yes

Ball 4,

These are high school sophomores that have verbally committed to a college.  Typically, these are stand out athletic talents to be committing this early.  It is as "ironclad" as any two year verbal agreement can possibly be from my point of view.  They won't actually sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) until their senior high school year IF they are receiving money.  The coaches often talk to recruits if they are on campus or through their travel coach as a proxy.

"What if they get injured? Do they still ge the offer" - That will depend on many things.  It does add an element of risk to the previously mentioned ironclad 2 year verbal agreement.

If you are not comfortable having your son commit this early that is your prerogative.  There are certainly pros and cons to committing this early.  It is a topic that has been debated long and hard on this site.  For those that are presented with the opportunity, it can be a difficult decision.  It was a situation my son didn't have to worry about, but there are circumstances where it may make sense for some families.

I'm curious about this also.  There is a local HS junior who had a big sophomore year, hitting over .400 with good power numbers in a strong league.  He reportedly got a scholarship offer after his sophomore season from a top-10 D1 program while attending their summer camp.  This year has been disappointing as his production has dropped off dramatically (batting well under .200).  It will be interesting to see what happens if his senior year isn't good.  

Kaizon - I'm willing to bet it was a "verbal" offer and he didn't actually sign a NLI (National Letter of Intent).

NLI's can't be signed until senior year. A way around this is get a GED after junior year and head for college. But technically once a kid has a GED he's a graduated senior. I know a kid who did this.

yea his name is Bryce Harper

Correct.  Verbal offer.  Cannot sign yet as RJM explained.