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If he had no eligibility left, you raise a valid point (but I think Lance's parenthetical above is the supposed remedy, but it admittedly doesn't give the player many options). I wonder why he isn't simply returning to school like Fabian is doing. Will be interested to hear the speculation...

I wondered that myself - they're probably regretting that relationship. Let's see if he has a new agent next go-round.

This was my point - the Mets knew this going in and still decided to draft him, i.e. they should have suspected something and demanded to know if there were health issues. It just seems their DD was lacking. But ya, shame on the Rocker camp for not being honest about an elbow issue if they...

It seems like this situation was incredibly botched by the Mets. How do you not have nearly 100% of the info you need before making your Round 1 pick, and then free up money elsewhere in your pool to pay him more than slot value, only to not sign him?

Fabian's an idiot if he turns down ~$2MM. College position players need to put up monster numbers to be a high 1st round pick. He hit .250 this year, albeit w 20 HRs. I seem to recall we had a player like that a couple of years ago, who wasn't even drafted this year. But then, it's UF and it...

Good for him. Maybe they see him as a Ben Zobrist type utility player (although Zobrist hit .380 his final year at Dallas Baptist), since I don't really see him ever being a starting catcher.

Sounds like a mature kid on top of being a talented athlete. We needed some good news.

Congrats and best of luck to him, btw. He could have turned tail and packed it in after the failed starter experiment, but he fought hard and had some stellar appearances in relief in high leverage situations.

D1 baseball reporting that Fed has already singed w the Orioles as an UDFA.

Just because he wants to start, doesn't mean that's his best position. MLB and Del (?) wanted him at C - that cost him several $MM IMO. It's the coaches job to put the players and the team in the best position to succeed. Let's hope they figure out the various roles next year before the last...

And it's too late for them to enter the portal, right?

Was thinking the same thing - if this isn't a wake-up call on the need to get better (players and coaches), I don't know what is w the premium on power hitters in today's game.

That's what I'd expect, since none of them will likely command early round money by staying, and they'd be another year older and of potentially even less value. You may be right on the extra year and its effect, but we aren't talking about high ceiling guys to begin with IMO. Ironically, if...

I agree. Someone will take a shooter on him, Gil, Toral, etc. since it only costs them ~$10k as these kids have no leverage when they are seniors.

I guess, but this was already a light recruiting class.

What started out as a hopeful day on perhaps someone returning or nabbing Carter, is turning into a day where it looks like we'll get no pleasant surprises.

If they don't sign him, they cannot reallocate that pool money to their other picks, correct (since it's a 1 - 10 round pick)?

Lol - we should have not hit send. Never fails.

A friend of mine just texted that people in Miami are suggesting he is coming back. Hope I didn't just jinx it also.

You have to wonder at this point if he signaled a bonus amount that MLB teams are balking at? He's looking at well under $1MM IMO if he signs.