So I will very likely lock this thread in a few days after it doesn't happen, but every year writers suggest that it would make sense for a team to do this (draft many HS kids asking for big bonuses or they'll go to college, pay them all, spend $30M plus as opposed to the $5.3M NY is allotted this year, and lose two future first round picks) and no one ever has, understandably.
I am starting this thread because it was suggested coming into this one that NY might be the most likely to try this in this draft, and their 1st pick of Lombard Jr. over the almost universally connected Stafura points in this direction, they only have $5.3M allowed and Lombard will probably need about $4M of that to not go to Vanderbilt.
View: https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/1672293605489164292
https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/37901894/how-new-york-yankees-mets-change-mlb-draft
NY does not even have a second round pick because of the Rodon signing, their next picks are 97 and 129. I think the guys to keep an eye on are Stafura and Thomas White, if they are taken then this is probably not happening.
I am starting this thread because it was suggested coming into this one that NY might be the most likely to try this in this draft, and their 1st pick of Lombard Jr. over the almost universally connected Stafura points in this direction, they only have $5.3M allowed and Lombard will probably need about $4M of that to not go to Vanderbilt.
View: https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/1672293605489164292
https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/37901894/how-new-york-yankees-mets-change-mlb-draft
NY does not even have a second round pick because of the Rodon signing, their next picks are 97 and 129. I think the guys to keep an eye on are Stafura and Thomas White, if they are taken then this is probably not happening.