As I stated on the Baseball Board . . .
Prized LSU QB recruit Zack Lee signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $5.25 Million moments before the deadline. Lee had been considered nearly unsignable due to his committment to LSU. He was already on campus and practicing. His agreement reportedly specifies that he give up football. He was the 28th pick of this year's first round.
Meanwhile, Clemson QB Kyle Parker signed with the Colorado Rockies for about $1.4 Million. It is not yet known if he agreed to give up football or not but my guess is he will be allowed back to Clemson for his senior year. Parker was the 26th pick in the first round.
For perspective, Bubba Starling has been projected as the 42nd pick by Baseball America in next years' draft. Keep in mind that this is a very early projection that will likely change many times before next year. The 42nd pick would probably be a first round supplemental pick. Would somebody offer Bubba that kind of money (Lee money as opposed to Parker money)? My guess is they will have to if they want to sign him away from football. And if they do, it would be hard to blame him if he didn't turn them down.
Prized LSU QB recruit Zack Lee signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $5.25 Million moments before the deadline. Lee had been considered nearly unsignable due to his committment to LSU. He was already on campus and practicing. His agreement reportedly specifies that he give up football. He was the 28th pick of this year's first round.
Meanwhile, Clemson QB Kyle Parker signed with the Colorado Rockies for about $1.4 Million. It is not yet known if he agreed to give up football or not but my guess is he will be allowed back to Clemson for his senior year. Parker was the 26th pick in the first round.
For perspective, Bubba Starling has been projected as the 42nd pick by Baseball America in next years' draft. Keep in mind that this is a very early projection that will likely change many times before next year. The 42nd pick would probably be a first round supplemental pick. Would somebody offer Bubba that kind of money (Lee money as opposed to Parker money)? My guess is they will have to if they want to sign him away from football. And if they do, it would be hard to blame him if he didn't turn them down.
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