Hujan
Starter
Before Saturday, I was sure he'd go to baseball.
Then I read the ESPN spread about him and really felt convinced that he might come to Nebraska after all. The stars seemed to be aligning with the Erstad hire, his family's clear (and, I think, genuine) expectation/desire that he would come to Nebraska, and the fact that he doesn't seem like the type of character to put money over the more fundamental things in life like an education, friends, family, and the college experience.
Then I saw that he'd been drafted by the Royals and something told me that this was the one scenario he might have set for himself where, if it happens, his decision is made and he's going to baseball.
One question I have for people who know more than me about baseball (which is easy to do, as I know very little about it): How long do the Royals retain Bubba's draft rights? For example, a player in the NBA can be drafted by a club, but then decide to go play in Europe for awhile before actually coming to the NBA. The deal, though, is that that player cannot play in the NBA without being traded/released/etc. by the club that drafted him.
Does it work that way in baseball? Suppose Bubba comes here and plays for four or five years, then decides he wants to play MLB when he graduates. Would the Royals still have the rights to Bubba? Would he likely still be able to get a decent amount of money?
Then I read the ESPN spread about him and really felt convinced that he might come to Nebraska after all. The stars seemed to be aligning with the Erstad hire, his family's clear (and, I think, genuine) expectation/desire that he would come to Nebraska, and the fact that he doesn't seem like the type of character to put money over the more fundamental things in life like an education, friends, family, and the college experience.
Then I saw that he'd been drafted by the Royals and something told me that this was the one scenario he might have set for himself where, if it happens, his decision is made and he's going to baseball.
One question I have for people who know more than me about baseball (which is easy to do, as I know very little about it): How long do the Royals retain Bubba's draft rights? For example, a player in the NBA can be drafted by a club, but then decide to go play in Europe for awhile before actually coming to the NBA. The deal, though, is that that player cannot play in the NBA without being traded/released/etc. by the club that drafted him.
Does it work that way in baseball? Suppose Bubba comes here and plays for four or five years, then decides he wants to play MLB when he graduates. Would the Royals still have the rights to Bubba? Would he likely still be able to get a decent amount of money?
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