re: Crazy afternoon thought. Would Jamies have made more money going mlb?

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This just isn’t true. How many good pitchers are there? How many good QBs are there? QB might be the hardest position in all of sports.

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It is 100% true if youre talking in terms of earning.

Winston received a $17 mil signing bonus as a rookie without even throwing a pass, and has earned nearly $70 mil in his 8 year NFL career

For reference the first overall picks in MLB around that time were getting like $6 mil guaranteed. The first two picks of the MLB draft Jameis' year, Brady Aiken and Tyler Kolek (both pitchers), never made it past A ball.


The guaranteed money just isnt there in the MLB. Winston would have had to go and prove himself through the minors and even if he was good, still has to go through the arbritation process once he reached the big leagues. Stud pitchers flame out every year in baseball. It is extremely difficult to make it.