LSU signee Christian Cairo was all set to head to LSU but then everything changed on Tuesday.

Cairo, a shortstop from Calvary Christain in Clearwater, Fla, was meeting with head coach Paul Mainieri and scheduling his freshman year classes when he had to leave the room to take a phone call.

That phone call was the Cleveland Indians, who notified him that they were selected him in the fourth round of the MLB Draft and offering him a $955,000 signing bonus.

Cairo then came back into the room and told Mainieri that he was going pro.

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The Torch•71 months

$955,000 he can always come back to college not to play baseball), he's signing for more than most graduates will make in the first 20 years of work.

Holden Caulfield•71 months

Obviously, he wants to play baseball without the burden of attending classes. Time will tell if it was a prudent or foolish decision.

Gumbo1•71 months

Can't blame him.

Buckeye Jeaux•71 months

That was a literal "cup of coffee" as a college ball player.

southsidedell•71 months

So you have to recruit good...but not too good. Or all your kids will go pro before they start class. Sheesh.

LATECHgradLSUfan•71 months

wow

DeafVallyBatnR•71 months

Guys I had half that in my bank account 6 months ago and spent it all. 955 just doesn't go as far as it used to

Vernonbrew22•71 months

That is about what I grossed in two decades of work. Kind of hard to say No.

goodgrin•71 months

Are you a Louisiana public school teacher?

Skinny•71 months

Im calling my financer Lenny Dykstra right now to see if this is a good decision.

laftoothdr•71 months

Kid grew up son of Major Leaguer, I trust his family to make the right decision

PhilipMarlowe•71 months

Gets paid close to a mil not to get murdered in Baton Rouge. Win Win.

Ragin Tiger1•71 months

STFU

Tigerfan235•71 months

Fr shut up you sound stupid as hell

225Tyga•71 months

Bad decision young man.

Geauxboy•71 months

For you or him?

225Tyga•71 months

For him.

imjustafatkid•71 months

How could this be a bad decision? He can easily pay his way through college with that $955,000 signing bonus.

alatxtgr•71 months

Wild Thing strikes again.

Twenty 49•71 months

This situation year after year is, I guess, a good problem in that we attract such great recruits, but it must drive Mainieri crazy.

ForeverEllisHugh•71 months

We pulled his offer when he couldn’t bench due to lack of CHEST

sportjunkie69•71 months

I mean to be fair...MLB level hitting instruction or Sean Ochinko. Who you gonna roll the dice with?

GeauxtigersMs36•71 months

Or thumbing around the minors for 4 years or college for 3 and a year in the minors if your talent level is where they think you are.

Tigers eyes•71 months

I doubt the money had much to do with it. His dad isn't broke, unless he made some stupid decisions with the money he made in the MLB. And after taxes that's more like 575 grand. Yes, a lot of money, but not exactly a nest egg one can live off for more that 10 years. I mean, if he doesn't make it he has nothing to fall back on. I'd of stuck to my guns like Hampton. He set a number and told them match it or I'm going to school. They couldn't match it. In 3 or 4 years he will be making 3 or 4 times what he was offered to turn pro yesterday. I think Cairo just wanted to get his pro baseball career going.

Colonel Flagg•71 months

He can always go to school afterwards if he manages his finances just decently. The idea someone should skip an offer like that for the college is ridiculous. Anyone could get injured as a freshman and their athletic career be over.

Fightin Okra•71 months

Moran’s tweet makes it sound like LSU offered him “considerably” more

thejuiceisloose•71 months

How much could Will Wade get him?

GeauxtigersMs36•71 months

He would be here if wade was recruiting him!

Solo Cam•71 months

Man it’s easy to judge but it’d be hard for me to turn down a million dollars to play baseball.

LSUtwolves•71 months

I don’t see how it’s easy to judge if you’re even saying you’d be conflicted

geauxtigahs87•71 months

IF he did indeed lie to the coaches by telling them one number then bolting when its considerably less, I'm going to judge him a little.

SlowurRole•71 months

I thought he’d stick. I don’t think he come’s from a tough financial situation, his dads Miguel Cairo but maybe he just wants to be a pro. Good luck to the kid!