UMxWolverines

June 17th, 2014 at 2:16 PM ^

If I was from SE Michigan (I am, he lives down the street from me actually) and got to play for Michigan for three years but the Tigers drafted me, I would probably go play for the Tigers. 

bigclam69

June 17th, 2014 at 5:49 PM ^

While most players only get partial scholarships, it's not necassarily the athletic department giving them partial scholarships. Generally for non-revenue and hockey the athletic department will give the coach X amount of scholarships and they're free to divide those however they want. So for baseball, a 30 man roster may get 18 scholarships or whatever the number is. 

Raoul

June 17th, 2014 at 6:09 PM ^

The number for D-1 schools is actually only 11.7, and that's an NCAA-imposed limit. All an athletic department might do is cut that number even further. It's certainly a fact that few D-1 baseball players get full scholarships.

Raoul

June 17th, 2014 at 2:27 PM ^

I know he's glad he got drafted by the Tigers, but it wouldn't have mattered who drafted him, he still was going to sign. That was the expectation heading into the draft. James Bourque will almost certainly sign with the Washington Nationals as well (if he hasn't done so already). Contract-wise, there's little point in them returning for their senior years as they'd have no leverage to negotiate a better deal.

Michigan has plenty of pitching options with their returning players and the incoming freshmen, so this isn't any sort of major blow.