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re: A tip of the hat to Steven Milam
Posted on 5/21/26 at 11:53 am to TigerMac81
Posted on 5/21/26 at 11:53 am to TigerMac81
Not so fast...news just broke that NC State HC is retiring...there might be a chance.
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 12:50 pm to Jack Crevalle
don’t forget wofford
Posted on 5/21/26 at 12:51 pm to LSUnatick
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PotatoChip actually nailed what is going to happen with Milam. Not sure if he is guessing or has inside info. Down to the $$$.
It doesn't matter if Milam stays another year or not, he's not starting his pro career in AA.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:03 pm to JoeyP239
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Baseball is a non revenue collegiate sport. Nobody is paying anywhere close to what you’d make in the pros
the pros aren’t paying close to what they pay in the “pros”
In the minors you get like 30k and your signing bonus.
it just depends on what the signing bonus is.
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:07 pm to TheRouxGuru
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You have absolutely no insight as to what LSU will offer a guy like Milam
I'm not trying to be argumentative. Truly. But do you have such insight? Because $700k for a single players seem really high. The college baseball marketplace doesn't seem to be that big.
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:09 pm to Alt26
The majority of the market is not that big but LSU absolutely can swing it!
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:19 pm to JoeyP239
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Baseball is a non revenue collegiate sport. Nobody is paying anywhere close to what you’d make in the pros You can’t compare it to basketball/football.
I might need to start a new thread and someone explain this to me. Alex Box stadium is sold out each season…
30+ games, 12k attendance at least, avg ticket price is $15 - That’s at least $180,000 per home game.
$5.4 million in just ticket sales each season. Sponsorships, suites, boosters, etc… are extra.
How the hell are we poor? Lol
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:35 pm to geauxpurple
the kid hit close to .300 and the best SS in the country. What more do you want from an infielder?
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:36 pm to Jack Crevalle
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:47 pm to PotatoChip
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Baseball will get a much larger nil next year.
Baseball dont get NIL, players do. Baseball gets revenue share, and yes they will get a higher share, what is needed is to make that up with NIL
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:51 pm to tadelatt
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Baseball is a non revenue collegiate sport. Nobody is paying anywhere close to what you’d make in the pros You can’t compare it to basketball/football.
I might need to start a new thread and someone explain this to me. Alex Box stadium is sold out each season…
30+ games, 12k attendance at least, avg ticket price is $15 - That’s at least $180,000 per home game.
$5.4 million in just ticket sales each season. Sponsorships, suites, boosters, etc… are extra.
How the hell are we poor? Lol
Quick breakdown of 2025 baseball financials
Total revenue (Money made) 10,066,800
Total expenses (Money spent) 10,988,607
Net Loss -921,607
Just a quick search and you can get the same information.
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:03 pm to tadelatt
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I might need to start a new thread and someone explain this to me. Alex Box stadium is sold out each season…
30+ games, 12k attendance at least, avg ticket price is $15 - That’s at least $180,000 per home game.
$5.4 million in just ticket sales each season. Sponsorships, suites, boosters, etc… are extra.
That's just your estimated revenue
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How the hell are we poor? Lol
It's expensive to operate LSU baseball
In 23-24 LSU baseball generated $6,476,138 in revenue. That's good!
Unfortunately, it had expenses totaling $8,444,469...which means it operated at a nearly $2M deficit
LINK
LSU baseball is not "poor", at all, relative to the college baseball market place. But its not so lucrative to pay a bunch of "salaries" at or above minor-league value either.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:10 pm to QB
I'm holding out hope that we get him back but I also understand it's low odds. We're going to spend big $ on a SS next year and I'd much rather it be the known commodity than someone in the portal
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:12 pm to lsufball19
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Not a chance we’re paying a baseball player $700k
Milam would definitely be worth every cent of that.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:15 pm to PotatoChip
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He is currently a sixth round draft grade. One more year at LSU, he probably goes to AA instead of A according to Theriot. Sixth round money is around 400-500k. Baseball will get a much larger nil next year.
He will have zero signing bonus leverage for the 2027 draft if he comes back next year.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:30 pm to bluebarracuda
For example, Gavin Dugas 6th round pick:
Signing Bonus: He signed for $20,000 (well below the slot value of ~$357,500 for that pick, as a senior sign)
Signing Bonus: He signed for $20,000 (well below the slot value of ~$357,500 for that pick, as a senior sign)
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:33 pm to bluebarracuda
As of right now you are correct but if the ncaa goes with the 5 years removed to play rule could he get a 5th year and another year of leverage? I know that is something that has been thrown around alot the last couple months.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:59 pm to lsufball19
And you don’t know either. I know a players family on the team and he isn’t even special, and he got like 70k for a year. They pay much more then you think for the right guys
Posted on 5/21/26 at 5:33 pm to PotatoChip
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One more year at LSU, he probably goes to AA instead of A according to Theriot.
I like Ryan, but I don’t know about this. If anyone can provide examples of college guys of any age starting their pro careers in AA, I will be happy to admit I was wrong.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 5:37 pm to lsufball19
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He will probably have a matched offer from LSU to come back next year in the 500-700k Not a chance we’re paying a baseball player $700k
I’m gonna need you to bookmark this post. Not a chance huh?
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