2021 Husker Baseball Thread (Big 10 Champions)

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No official announcement but signing bonuses for 2021 are capped at $20,000 for free agents.

Thanks. I knew they did that for 2020. But I didn’t know if that would hold true this year as well.

 

[BingoDingo]

How much did he get?

Probably next to nothing.

 

[Jim14510]

Probably next to nothing.

Hope he has a degree.

 

[...TrueColors...]

Probably next to nothing.

Hope he has a degree.

20k is the most he got. He’s got a degree already. Hopefully he was able to negotiate that the Astros pay any student loans he still has.

Looking at it now, he’s gonna be 23 in October. He starting to almost be considered “old” as it pertains to prospects. So his window to make something happen is closing pretty quick. Probably not a terrible choice on his part.

 

[vailhusker]

 

[...TrueColors...]

I expected this one. Be interested to see what the numbers are.

 

[Alum-Ni]

College Baseball Top 25 Rankings — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America

Arkansas assumes the No. 1 spot in Baseball America's College Baseball Top 25 after extending its winning streak to nine games.

www.baseballamerica.com

Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 for 2022
1. Texas
2. Vanderbilt
3. Arkansas
4. Mississippi State
5. Stanford
6. Virginia
7. Florida
8. Notre Dame
9. Mississippi
10. LSU
11. Florida State
12. North Carolina State
13. Oregon State
14. Arizona
15. East Carolina
16. UC-Irvine
17. Texas Tech
18. Nebraska
19. Tennessee
20. TCU
21. Georgia
22. UCLA
23. Georgia Tech
24. Charlotte
25. Oklahoma State

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18. Nebraska

Projected Key Returners:
3B Max Anderson; RP Jake Bunz; DH Cam Chick; 2B Brice Matthews; SP Shay Schanaman

Projected Key Departures:
OF Joe Acker; OF Jaxon Hallmark; SP Chance Hroch; SP Cade Povich; C Luke Roskam; RP/SS Spencer Schwellenbach; RP Cam Wynne

Projected Key Newcomers:
RHP Drew Christo (No. 151); OF Chase Mason (No. 191); RHP Mason Ornelas (Texas A&M)

The Skinny
Nebraska broke through with a Big Ten title in coach Will Bolt's second season and while there are some important roles on the mound to be filled next season the Cornhuskers have what it takes to repeat. Nebraska returns Freshman All-American Max Anderson and brings in a strong recruiting class it kept together through the MLB Draft.

 

[Jim14510]

College Baseball Top 25 Rankings — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America

Arkansas assumes the No. 1 spot in Baseball America's College Baseball Top 25 after extending its winning streak to nine games.

www.baseballamerica.com

Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 for 2022
1. Texas
2. Vanderbilt
3. Arkansas
4. Mississippi State
5. Stanford
6. Virginia
7. Florida
8. Notre Dame
9. Mississippi
10. LSU
11. Florida State
12. North Carolina State
13. Oregon State
14. Arizona
15. East Carolina
16. UC-Irvine
17. Texas Tech
18. Nebraska
19. Tennessee
20. TCU
21. Georgia
22. UCLA
23. Georgia Tech
24. Charlotte
25. Oklahoma State

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18. Nebraska

Projected Key Returners:
3B Max Anderson; RP Jake Bunz; DH Cam Chick; 2B Brice Matthews; SP Shay Schanaman

Projected Key Departures:
OF Joe Acker; OF Jaxon Hallmark; SP Chance Hroch; SP Cade Povich; C Luke Roskam; RP/SS Spencer Schwellenbach; RP Cam Wynne

Projected Key Newcomers:
RHP Drew Christo (No. 151); OF Chase Mason (No. 191); RHP Mason Ornelas (Texas A&M)

The Skinny
Nebraska broke through with a Big Ten title in coach Will Bolt's second season and while there are some important roles on the mound to be filled next season the Cornhuskers have what it takes to repeat. Nebraska returns Freshman All-American Max Anderson and brings in a strong recruiting class it kept together through the MLB Draft.

Took me a minute to realize this was baseball. Was like...

 

[klrgumby]

20k is the most he got. He’s got a degree already. Hopefully he was able to negotiate that the Astros pay any student loans he still has.

Looking at it now, he’s gonna be 23 in October. He starting to almost be considered “old” as it pertains to prospects. So his window to make something happen is closing pretty quick. Probably not a terrible choice on his part.

They can pay for school going forward but not in retro status. Payment is negotiated by the teams and MLB and all school information must be submitted to receive payment. I had to work with the lady from MLB many times and she was awesome. Told me many ways on how to maximize the money I got.

 

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They can pay for school going forward but not in retro status. Payment is negotiated by the teams and MLB and all school information must be submitted to receive payment. I had to work with the lady from MLB many times and she was awesome. Told me many ways on how to maximize the money I got.

Maybe that’s what I’m thinking of. I remember a baseball agent friend of mine briefly described why he would advise all of his people to sign with a college, make it one of the most expensive ones, before the draft and it had to do with negotiating tuition reimbursement.

 

[vailhusker]

 

[jaihawk]

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Who the fook is that guy?

 

[jaihawk]

Who the fook is that guy?

Transfer from Grand Canyon University. Looks like he started out as a reliever for them and then moved into a starting role.

 

[hothouse_corn]

Who the fook is that guy?

It's hard to tell because he's covering up his face. It's almost like he doesn't want us to know.

 

[Jim14510]

Dawson

 

[vailhusker]

 

[vailhusker]

 

[vailhusker]

 

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Saw this yesterday. Sounds like the Braves were prepared to take him in the first round before finding out he’d need surgery. But they were well aware of the issue and still liked him enough to take him 2nd.