re: LSU Baseball 2025 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread

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He’s a guy with Top 5 pick talent if he returns and dominates on Friday night. We are talking the difference between maybe $2 million and $10 million.

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Can someone explain how the 2nd contracts tend to go in MLB? Shores seems like a guy who will start making relief appearances in MLB very quickly. Could it be more beneficial to take the money now and get on that 2nd contract faster?

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I don’t expect Shores to return, but I find his situation interesting. He’s a guy with Top 5 pick talent if he returns and dominates on Friday night. We are talking the difference between maybe $2 million and $10 million.

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You are repeating Moscona's take on this. I disagree with it bc the sooner Shores gets called up to the bigs, the sooner he can get that next contract where he can make the real money. If Shores is good enough to get that top 5 pick next year, he's good enough to get to the bigs soon. There is a lot of risk coming back for another year, and it's not worth him losing a year of professional baseball. I'd love him to come back, but it doesn't make sense for him to do it. He's got two rings and is going to pocket a bunch of money this year.

the drafted contract is good for 7 years in minor league ball, or unless he is released before that. After that runs out they become a free agent and can sign for whatever, though minor league contracts tend to be way less than major league contracts.

a lot of them dont make it to a second contract if they havent been called up to the bigs by then.

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What is the salary for a minor league guy and does that increase as they climb the ladder from A to AAA?

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I don't remember what the actual numbers are, but it does increase as you climb the ladder. And then again once you're added to the 40 man roster but are still in the minors.

Solo Tiger actually played SEC baseball. He knows baseball.

I agree with Baytiger in the sense of it's more about what's in his heart. Is he ready to start his pro career or does he want the experience of another year on campus. Money looks good either way but what is his desire?

Average reliever in MLB is at $2.3M/yr now. League minimum is $700k.

For the minor league stuff, bare miminum salary at the minor league level seems to range from $20k-$40k from rookie up to AAA ball. This increases with experience, but seems to top out around $70k in AAA with max experience. It's still basically nothing obviously, the goal is to max out your rookie singing bonus and then get to that 2nd contract in MLB ASAP. Getting there in 2-3 years is better than 4-5 years obviously.

You're effectively living off your signing bonus for as long as it takes to get to MLB with some small supplement coming from salary -> teams do provide housing at home now (they didnt have to previously), all travel expenses, 2 meals a day and like $30/day per diem during Feb-Nov (they are off in Dec-Jan).

So honestly you can live pretty cheap now with housing, travel, 2 meals a day with $30/day per diem all provided by the team during the season. What sucks is if you have a wife or some family and want to have a place of their own, thats tough.

It’s a slow news day so I’m throwing out my over/under on HS draftees signing an MLB contract at 6.5 this year.

I’ve got the following 4 going pro as of today…

Young
Fauske
Ebel
Sime

This next group is what will make or break LSU’s class IMO. Love to see LSU land 4 or possibly 5 from this group of 7.

McKenzie
Moss
Hamilton
Paz
Ricken
Hodge
Patrick


I think Braun and Theophilus will be in BR.

He definitely reads these boards for takes. The stupidy he spews is up there with nicholas tiger and ryno

I'd probably put Briggs McKenzie in the group of 4 you have going pro.

I'll take the over 6.5 unfortunately.

I know the bats have been talked about but what incoming freshmen have the best chance of doing well defensively in the OF? Out of obviously Moss and Patrick but someone mentioned Ruckert as being a potential OF as well.