now im thinking...is it easier to be drafted to a major league team if u play college ball to get more experience or is it easier straight from high school?..im a sophomore in highschool playing short and pitching for JV. i am going to college for more experience. however, would it be easier getting drafted from college opposed to high school?

Of the approximate 1,500 drafts each year, 500 are high school, 250 are JUCO and 750 are 4 year colleges.

Some teams like to draft college over high school, but all will take a high school player with the right tools willing to go into pro ball out of high school.

One caveat, being baseball ready and being ready are not the same thing. One nightmare story happened in the 2005 draft. A high school kid signed for a bunch of money and left within two weeks and forfeited his money.

If you are good enough to play professionally out of high school, that is great. You should though get good advice.

im deffinately trying to go pro and ima work my *** off lol thanks for the advice.

somerville..
My advise is to go to college if you are a good student. If you are an exeptcional player that can be a first to third rounder, then you can sign from HS. Anyways the first 2 years of pro are argueble similar to college.

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Originally posted by Racab:
somerville..
Anyways the first 2 years of pro are argueble similar to college.

In what ways??? On the field, coaching, training, financial, social development, player development? I have no first hand knowledge on this but I would think there are some HUGE differences.

Just rather a broad brush stroke there.....

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In what ways??? On the field, coaching, training, financial, social development, player development? I have no first hand knowledge on this but I would think there are some HUGE differences.

There are a lot of similarities, as far as not having a lot of free time.
College is more of a half and half Academics/Athletics. Leaning a lot more to the academic side.
But your baseball is fairly structured.
You will train when they tell you to train.

Minors all baseball.
But with that said, your on your own as far as living life.
Pro's are not going to baby sit you.
You have to go to the weight room on your own are schedule with a buddy.
Not a lot of free time in any case.

I think socially it's very similer, Boy's are boys
Still it's finding time that they can't spare.
EH

Novice..
I am talking about baseball quality level. My point is that after 3 years in college, if a player sign is assaigned to class A. More or less the same level that a player who signed from HS will be after 2 or 3 years. The big difference is that a player who signed from college, when is released years later only need one year to graduate.