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re: Where do you expect Laird to be in 3-5 years?
Posted on 5/22/15 at 11:46 am to Kajuncook
Posted on 5/22/15 at 11:46 am to Kajuncook
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Kajuncook
You never had the opportunity to play pro baseball, did you? Sure the money's not great, but don't act like school is no longer an option once guys leave to go pro.
Say he's drafted in the 10th round, reasonable expectation, his slot value would be some where in the $135-150,000 range. If he signed for slot, paid out over 5 years he'd get $27k-$30k plus his game checks. It's not a glamorous living by any stretch, but it's a reasonable starting salary for a lot of college graduates. So it maxes out at say $37k for his first year, but that's for 6 months work.
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Posted on 5/22/15 at 12:25 pm to Wayne Campbell
Wayne-- I do respect your opinion.
I guess my forward look is --
What do they do next after baseball.
I guess my forward look is --
What do they do next after baseball.
Posted on 5/22/15 at 12:26 pm to Cmlsu5618
in debt
Posted on 5/22/15 at 12:27 pm to Cmlsu5618
Selling insurance in the Monroe area.
Posted on 5/22/15 at 12:45 pm to Kajuncook
You are 100% wrong.
Posted on 5/22/15 at 12:49 pm to 337Tigah
Please elaborate---!!
Posted on 5/22/15 at 1:05 pm to Kajuncook
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What do they do next after baseball
Like everything else in life, that's entirely up to the individual. The minor league season ends the first week of September, another two weeks if they make the playoffs. Laird could easily take classes in the fall and winter intersession if he so chooses.
Assuming a student athlete makes good academic progress by their Junior year they could finish school in two or three semesters while playing baseball.
Posted on 5/22/15 at 1:06 pm to Kajuncook
The majority minor league players fall below the poverty line for a single household ( just below $12,000 annual salary). Most players will average between 3-7 k with AAA topping out around 7k a year Salary over a period of 5 months. The rest is made up by signing bonuses. Now speaking of minor league signing bonuses, they have only increased by about 70% since 1976 whereas major league bonuses have increased to somewhere around 2,000 % more. The facts are there that minor league players live below the poverty line and there were lawsuits filed just last year based on the low pay of minor leaguers.
To summarize: Your numbers are a bit inflated...
To summarize: Your numbers are a bit inflated...
This post was edited on 5/22/15 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 5/22/15 at 2:03 pm to 337Tigah
Thanks for the info. It's even worse than I thought.
Get an MBA
Get an MBA
This post was edited on 5/22/15 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 5/22/15 at 2:29 pm to Kajuncook
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This post was edited on 5/22/15 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 5/22/15 at 3:04 pm to Cmlsu5618
The exact same place 80% of all draftees will be.....working stiffs of America. The other 19% will follow 2/3 yrs later while we watch the remaining 1% on TV for a few years.
Good Luck to the all...
Good Luck to the all...
Posted on 5/22/15 at 4:13 pm to Wayne Campbell
quote:
Say he's drafted in the 10th round, reasonable expectation, his slot value would be some where in the $135-150,000 range. If he signed for slot, paid out over 5 years he'd get $27k-$30k plus his game checks. It's not a glamorous living by any stretch, but it's a reasonable starting salary for a lot of college graduates. So it maxes out at say $37k for his first year, but that's for 6 months work.
this is WILDLY overshooting
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