re: Jake Brown clarifies where he stands

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If they don’t sign Langford they lose that slot value. They don’t just save it to put toward other players. So that’s not quite going to work. Langford would have to sign significantly below and Jake Brown would have to come down significantly to make ends meet and it work out.

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Ahh. I knew they’d save money if he signed for less than slot, but wasn’t sure about if he didn’t sign at all. But Texas got a 1.1 talent in most years at #4, it would probably take something really crazy for them to risk losing him by offering him so much under slot to even able to offer Brown something remotely enticing.

And I think that’s what he said. Sounds like he’s 99.999% sure he’s playing at LSU. Just that there’s a tiny, minuscule chance.

Also, I don’t think a previously undiscovered injury for a position player like Langford would scare the Rangers away like Rocker’s did the Mets. Pitchers are a much bigger risk that ++ hitting OFers.