Baseball prospect forgoes last two years of high school
He will get his GED and go on to a JuCo, though.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Why-I-mostly-supp…-?urn=mlb,170270
Incidentally, the article mentions him possibly being drafted by D.C. and helping to "save Washington baseball from itself." When your city is on its THIRD major league franchise and it's in trouble after only five years, maybe it's just not a MLB market.
he had better hope he makes it in the pros
If he doesn't get hurt, he's already considered the prohibitive favorite to be the #1 overall pick when he's drafted. If he's smart, he could never have to work again after baseball and practically live off of interest from his signing bonus. He won't get what Strasburg gets but it will be a very large bonus.
"He won't get what Strasburg gets but it will be a very large bonus."
Sure about that? He has more hype than Strasburg and will have more leverage. I would think he gets about the same as Strasburg.
He'll actually be in junior college, so he'll technically be eligible for college if it doesn't work out. I wouldn't do it, but this is a fairly well calculated risk. It just sucks when academics seemingly are put on the backburner.
Pretty sure Bonderman skipped his senior year of HS, going basically the same route at this kid
Just ridiculously talented. Hit a 570 foot home run once, at a hour contest at tropicana he averaged over 470 on each one. scored on wild pitches 6 times from second base....he has more tools than an msu frat house.
Let's just hope he's clean.
I say tiger's bomb next season and draft this kid! He's the next Mike Piazza only better and faster! 500 HR's without a doubt
He can also throw 96 mph.
That will be a cannon in the outfield. They need to play this kid every day not one in five.
He's a catcher not an outfielder
When can a kid take the GED exam? Can any ole kid that's a sophomore in high school take it to graduate early?
You have to have enough credits to graduate. A friend of mine took his after 3 years in high school, I'd assume you'd have to take summer and/or night classes on top of your regular high schedule. I think it's the same principle with these Michigan football players enrolling early. I could be wrong though?
edit: I think the GED exam is only for kids who are home schooled I think.
No, anyone who didn't finish high school can get their GED.
The GED is supposed to be equivalent to a high school diploma for those who, for whatever reason, didn't get a diploma. I took the GED because I was homeschooled. I know they've changed it a bit since I took it a while ago, but when I took the test in Michigan it was RIDICULOUSLY easy; it wasn't so much testing facts you learned as it was testing whether or not you could think and read.
Good question, I just did a search for Nevada and it said you must be at l8 years old. Further research reveals that you can ask for a waiver to take the test at 16 and be granted the waiver if your cause is just.
I guess the potential to be the top pick in the MLB draft and receive a signing bonus of 10 million is "just cause" :)
He's the real deal. I have no problem with this whatsoever. I'm not that sharp on my baseball knowledge, but I hear hes the best prospect to come around in a long, long time.
His dad's name is Ron Harper? That would explain the athleticism, but not their divergent ethnicities...