2012 MLB Draft Aftermath

It's my opinion that being in the B1G vs B12 doesn't have much of an impact on the major league draft. To support that opinion I would just point to H.S. draftees and Juco draftees. It's all about projection of the players skills. I think a player can polish those skills regardless of the competition for the most part and I would point to the different levels of A ball to support that opinion. It may be that the player isn't impressed with the support and weather around b1g baseball vs b12. That might have a bigger impact.

Just my opinion.

 
TonyStalloni said:
I wouldn't call this any more than normal draft attrition. It would be great to be able to keep these guys for their senoir year. The problem is that as a drafted senior you have no leverage when negotiating your signing bonus. Your only option is to sit out a year and get drafted again. As a junior you stand a better chance to get a bigger signing bonus. As a senior you may get drafted higher, but end up signing for less because you have no leverage.

I would call this a rumor what conference you play in should not matter at all.

Good news is we only lost 2 recruits to the draft, so we should be able to keep our scholarship numbers where they should be. The over-singing limitations of the B1G should have minimal effect.
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The new rules the MLB put into effect "this year" to cap salary offers to drafted players limits the leverage a kid now has. Part of the reason Bubba had to go when he did is because they (his agent and family/advisers) new the new salary cap was coming and he'd lose 1000's (probably millions) of dollars by playing college for 3 years.

 
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