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...college degree.
Had no idea it was that low.
No, it doesnt matter.
Had no idea it was that low.
No, it doesnt matter.
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mredsox89
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The system favors not getting a degree. Going into the minors out of HS seems to give you a better shot at getting to the bigs purely because you get 3 years in the minors compared to 3 years in college.
Plus, most degrees require 4 years to complete unless the person goes above and beyond expectations, and very rarely are top level talent MLB prospects not signing after their junior year
Plus, most degrees require 4 years to complete unless the person goes above and beyond expectations, and very rarely are top level talent MLB prospects not signing after their junior year
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I wouldn't have guessed it to be that low.
200lbhockeyplayer
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And you're not even going to give us a list?
A bunch are Ivy Leaguers right?
A bunch are Ivy Leaguers right?
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200lbhockeyplayer said:
I was just watching a ball game and the announcers were talking about it...I think Allen Craig is one of them.
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I'm sure Chris Young (pitcher) is one.
Hallsgator
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Brad Mills is one. Engineering from Arizona.
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Former Brewers draft pick Craig Breslow is one. Yale grad with a couple degrees in biochemisrty and biophysics.
DeliciousBacon
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I wonder if they're only counting players who went to four years of college and got a degree before being drafted. There has to be plenty of players who went back and finished their degrees during the offseasons. John McDonald has a BA from Providence College that he finished in 2010, after leaving school in 1996 six credits shy of his degree. I recall hearing of other players doing the same.
marterburn
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After doing some research; I don't think it's still 17, that number was from a speech Mark Prior gave in 2004, and it wasn't accurate then.
Old list here, most of these are retired:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... type=chart
includes:
Craig Counsell
Chris Capuano
also:
Curtis Granderson
John Lannan
Old list here, most of these are retired:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... type=chart
includes:
Craig Counsell
Chris Capuano
also:
Curtis Granderson
John Lannan
mlbfan10
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Wil Venable has one I believe.
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