MLB draft or college

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The problem with pitching in college is that college coaches tend to overuse and burn out their best pitchers.

 

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I have two friends from junior high/high school that got drafted out of HS. They made it to AA (Yankees, Rangers) before their respective careers ended in 2008/2006. Both are college graduates - the guy who played for the Roughryders (Rangers AA) works for them now.

They both didn't regret the path they took - playing in the majors may have been a stretch, regardless of college experience. Either you are good enough and work your way up, regardless of being drafted out of Hs or college - or you're not.

The kid is a man now and should make his own decision. He can either travel, gaining experience and/or riding the pine at a higher level, hoping to move up, or go to college and play ball there at the organized level, hoping to gain additional experience and perhaps being drafted higher a later year, albeit, at the risk of injury to himself. Neither path guarantees him a shot...it's just a foot in the door. Whether he's good enough in the long run to make it to the majors - that's a whole different story.

I know a guy who played for the majors for one season is now charging local kid pitching lesson and works for ups. Also know another guy ten years ago who plays for the minors and still with the minors and moonlighting as a process server. He was 23 years old back when I knew him.

Its kind of strange to see my best friends kids to go mlb. Remember playing with my son not too long ago and this kid was good at pitching.