Excellent post, infield. Good advice.

Infielddad,
Great post!

This year's money, for most teams, will be based on pick # not round due to large supplemental round. And each situation is different. Those teams that didn't have first picks until the second round will most likely pay out more $$ than those that had 4-5 by the second. Most don't care if you don't sign, tehy might get an extra pic next year.
You might see some larger bonus $$ in later rounds due to predraft deals. Some players opt for more money as a later pick, while others opt for less for earlier picks.
Due to changes in CBA the draft is changing. While we always think $$$ in terms of rounds, in the future it will be based more on #.

We as parents know, we will not always be there to protect our children. I am new to the HSBBW so, please do not take this message as my way of soliciting religion. I know this is not the forum. This is just one man, who has had his own share of “life experiences” who finds particular comfort in the following poem. As a father of a son who will soon embark on his own dream of playing college baseball, I know times of trial and uncertainty await him, and when it’s all said and done, I know he will have given it his best. As a parent, that's all we can ask.


Footprints in the Sand

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was
walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the
sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he
noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one
belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When
the last scene of his life flashed before him, he
looked back at the footprints in the sand. He
noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed
that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times
in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned
the Lord about it. "Lord, You said that once I decided
to follow you, You'd walk with me all the way. But I
have noticed that during the most troublesome times
in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't
understand why when I needed you most you would
leave me." The Lord replied, "My son, My precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you. During your times
of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I Carried You."

Mary Stevenson