Chad James still gets a college scholarship?

by craig on Aug 16, 2009 4:28 AM EDT in News and Rumors

Chad James apparently didn't lose his free ride to Oklahoma State.

James, a left-hander who was chosen with the 18th overall pick, will receive a $1.7 million bonus, as well as a six-figure college scholarship that he can use in the future. The Marlins plan to officially sign James on Monday.

I didn't know this. I would have thought that once he decided to go professional, the deal was off. Once he accepts the money he can't play baseball at the college level but I guess he can pursue a college education in the future without participating in the sport, if he so desires.

If everything goes right (baseball-wise), he will probably never take up OSU on their offer. However, he can learn to "Boogie till You Puke" in the minors. And yes, I didn't let books and classes get in the way of my college education.

It is nice to know he has a fall-back position. If things don't work out, the downside is he goes to college, and that is mighty fine place to be. And as a bonus he will be pass the "Boogie till You Puke" phase, so he might actually learn something.

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Chad James is such a boring name.

Clearly awesome names are an important part of our farm system. Earlier this week, when Sequoyah Stonecipher was moved to the 60-day DL, you know who we signed to make up for the loss of such a great name? Natividad Dilone. It doesn’t have the 1-2 punch of Sequoyah Stonecipher, but it’s definitely way above replacement level. Unlike Chad James.

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by dan 2.0 on Aug 16, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Stonecipher sounds like an action hero name

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by Patssuck456 on Aug 16, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions

I think the Marlins are going to pay the "scholarship"

And that’s only after baseball is off the table for him. Hopefully that’s after a long and productive career in major league baseball, but none the less, it sounds like the Marlins have agreed to send him back to school when baseball is behind him. Once he accepts professional money, he can’t play in college anymore, so I’m sure this is just the Marlins ensuring him that if an injury ends his career early, they will make sure he can still get a degree.

by cpmustangs13 on Aug 17, 2009 9:45 AM EDT reply actions