Jared Wilson

So grateful for my time with .@DrivelineBB. I left with an incredible amount of knowledge, new arm slot, and a freak slider. With their pitch designing abilities & guidance from @drivelinebases @DanielMoskos @BaseballFreak_9 I was able to make this idea come to life #swordschool

The landscape of college baseball is WILD. A major SEC program has signed 18 freshman on signing day. Roster limits are 34. Let’s do some math from last year:

-Last year they had 7 guys sign pro.
-On the roster this season they have 16 freshman, with roster limits at 34 they will be at max capacity if freshman return and everyone in the signing class lands.

What happens to the sophomores and juniors and 4th year seniors if they’re not drafted?

I’m going to say we need to allow schools to have a “developmental players” list, how they do in Japan’s NPB. That can allow schools to keep players they’ve invested in and also allow the players caught in limbo to have a home while they figure things out

Saw a stat today that only 17 of the 5800 NCAA basketball players stayed at the same school for 4 years……17! It is only a matter of time before multiyear contracts will be signed, it’s saves the player and the school. This has to be crushing private mid majors.

Something that’s overlooked, and I wish it wasn’t this CBA, is Puerto Rico still being subjected to the MLB draft. Can we please return them to international signing status and watch them be better represented in today’s game?
1) age is the most valued “ability”
2) they get destroyed in college recruiting through no fault of their own
3) the landscape of recruiting and scouting is centered around massive Perfect Game events and other showcases and we are expecting a country with literally half the average income of the contiguous USA to compete with those players for the same exposure.
It has never been fair for them to be subjected to the draft, and now more than ever, the financial implications will be blocking them out.

Slow and steady isn’t sexy but it makes for some of the best pros