Comments on: Draft pick weighing future

By: Harold

Harold — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:44:42 +0000

A solid college LHP is always at a premium. While it’s easy to say to take the money now, you have to weigh that against the money in 3 (or 4) years and the college education you will receive. Also, Monar is pitching very well for the Midland Redskins this summer which should only help his stock. With 4 solid pitches and a great pitching demeanor already, I would love to see the Yankees sign him soon.

By: cdeet

cdeet — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:06:13 +0000

I’ve been reading for quite a while now without leaving a comment, but I have to say that being a huge Yankees fan who grew up in Indianapolis and still lives here, watching the Yanks from afar, it’s pretty great to see my little newspaper get mentioned in one of my favorite blogs-whether or not the kid’s decision is the right one.

By: BX. 12 Fordham Road

BX. 12 Fordham Road — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:46:35 +0000

if this kid is deciding between IU baseball and the Yanks….take the cash and they will throw the school in for free….Bloomington will always be there…..Big Ten baseball is rubbish….

By: PJH

PJH — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:42:47 +0000

Who cares. We will likely never see him. Let him go get an education.

By: Vince

Vince — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:27:47 +0000

I go to Quinnipiac, and it has been 36,39,39 and 42 per year including room and board. Luckily I have not roomed or boarded for the latter two years, so I catch a minor break (though gas prices in CT have basically destroyed whatever benefit living off campus had). Case in point, you’re not getting out of school without savings or upwards of 140,000 in debt.

By: vinny-b

vinny-b — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:10:49 +0000

points taken.

today, a 4yr college education is very expensive. Vassar College, down the street from me, is $40,000 per year.

By: Someone Else

Someone Else — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:10:08 +0000

That’s part-time office job, in my chosen career.

By: Someone Else

Someone Else — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:09:25 +0000

I graduate in December, though I’m already working a part-time job.

Based on my current, and projected, pay over the next 8 years, I figure if I were a pitcher, I’d have to be offered $850,000 (present value of signing bonus plus salaries; so not all signing bonus) to drop it all to play baseball.

I don’t think it’s a ‘duh’ to drop everything at 18 and sign for $100k and some minor league minimums.

By: Tint

Tint — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:03:22 +0000

If I’m a 26th round draft pick, I’m signing as soon as I can find a pen

By: G. Love

G. Love — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:01:23 +0000

First of all, a 4 year college education is worth more than 100K, if that is even what he’s being offered. It could be a lot less.

If he takes the guaranteed money and never makes it as a baseball player, then he also loses the scholarship to play baseball and get his degree.

He would have to pay for college if he gave up baseball. I’d be stunned if he had anything left from that 100K. 100K doesn’t go very far in this day and age.

If he thinks he’ll be in the pro’s in 4 years with his stuff, he should skip college.

But if he has any doubts and the money isn’t that great, taking the free education while pitching in college still leaves his career in pro baseball a possibility.

Taking a signing bonus, flaming out in the minors and blowing the bonus in 4 years trying to make ends meet playing ball leaves him with nothing.