90th Percentile: Is It Time To Open Up College Baseball Draft Eligibility For MLB?
Image credit: Dylan Crews at LSU in 2023 (Photo by Eddie Kelly / ProLook Photos)
The NCAA baseball landscape is changing.
The transfer portal, NIL and expanding scholarships have created a backlog of players at top programs throughout the country. One potential fix would be to open up draft eligibility to all classes.
In this week’s episode of the 90th Percentile podcast, hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss this radical idea and how it could change the dynamic of college baseball and the MLB draft.
Time Stamps
- (3:00) NHL, NBA and NFL drafts
- (6:00) Expanding scholarships
- (12:00) Dylan Crews and Kumar Rocker Examples
- (15:00) Does college baseball forcing an extra 1-2 years on players stunt development?
- (20:00) Impact of age on models
- (26:00) NBA draft is more interesting and the college game benefits from turnover
- (33:00) Junior college option
- (40:00) Expanded scholarship and potential talent hoarding
- (43:00) Getting to free agency earlier
- (46:00) Reducing the risk of pitching injuries and building the best draft classes
Powered by RedCircle
Want more podcasts like this one? Subscribe below!
