- June 3rd, 2016, 9:18 am
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LUDad wrote:There is a lot of truth in what you are saying. I would feel better about our being able to use it as an argument for a player like Alex to come to Liberty if we had a bigger emphasis on and a better track record with player development.LUDad wrote:Though I believe spiritual aspects will be of upmost importance in this family's decision, there are also other considerations to consider.I was watching the Giants-Braves game last night and in the 3rd inning the announcers begin discussing the failure rate of top draft picks. They made a point that 60% of the first 10 picks in the 2007 draft were total washouts. That brought me back to a link I provided a few days ago.
https://m.numberfire.com/mlb/news/2351/ ... chool-ones
Not only is the total failure rate high, it is much worse for high school picks (see link). If you extrapolate the numbers provided in the link you will see that a college draft pick has a 30% higher chance of making the roster of a MLB team than a high school draft pick. That is a huge number.
My point is this: If your prime concern is financial then all means you should take the HS bonus money. On the other hand, if your dream to play MLB is much larger than the fear of losing money, then you significantly increase your odds of playing MLB by betting on yourself and going to college.