Iowa Baseball - Who Returns?
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Story in yesterday's DMR indicated that, of the 10 Seniors from this year, only Jenkins and Leonard are confirmed as "not returning."
Good article. Points out that, since players are not on full scholarships, it's a tough decision to continue committing to pay money to keep playing baseball.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...coronavirus-college-baseball-2021/5198708002/
The article also notes that Iowa won't likely have anyone drafted in the shortened MLB draft but it doesn't mean that teams won't try to sign players as undrafted free agents.
That written, the max contract for an undrafted free agent is $20,000: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28964249/what-mlb-deal-players-means-2020-season-beyond That amount of $$$ is not much of an inducement, particularly if you feel as though you have a chance of being drafted in '21 for multiples of that amount.
Agree that $20K is not much inducement. At same time, having to pay another $5-10 K or more for another year of school can be a barrier for some. My own guess is 2-3 of the 8 seniors who havent decided may decide not to return if they have chance for employment.
Austin Martin announced his intent to return. I heard second hand that Grant Judkins will return too.
