Non-returning baseball players

[Boomer]

Well how about what Tony tells the kids when he does recruit them and while they are playing-----Not a quote but---My job is to go out and recruit guys that can come in and challenge you for your position---When I first heard this I kinda went wow---then I thought about it and it is what all recruiters do in all lines of work across the capitalistic world ---and if it makes you win and if you keep your job you have done the right thing for you and your family!!!

[CajunEXPRESS]

Thank-you! I understand what he is doing! I thought Francia would be great next year, though! I guess he started looking earlier than this for replacements, because I would think the possibles would be well picked over by now. Please explain how I am wrong, if I am wrong. Looks to me like he was replacing before giving the marching orders. Contrary to some who post here I believe if you recruit them they are yours til they walk away or graduate. Damn the record. They are not Pawns, they are students. Thomas

Never was a four year deal always a year to year. Implicit was you work hard and get your grades you keep the scholly, but things have changed. In addition players seem to have no problem saying see ya gotta go the contract for a junior is probably going to be better than a senior, so why risk it.

Is the school a pawn? These days the student athlete decides to leave for the pros, and other schools. Looks like a coach can hardly win. Damned for keeping weak players, damned for giving them oportunities at another school.

[CajunAmos]

I might be wrong, but it appears that a 4 year scholly commitment is less the case in baseball than the other team sports. And that applies to more schools than not.

I think it was more of a commitment before the NCAA reduced roster sizes and made red-shirts inclusive with your 35 man roster.

[BirdofParadise]

There is no such thing as a four year scholarship.

You see coaches make purges of their rosters all the time, in all sports. There was an article the other day about a half dozen football players who aren't returning.

If players don't have to commit to stay, coaches shouldn't have to commit to keeping players who don't pan out. Recruiting mistakes are make all the time.

Some of these guys mentioned, by the way, were not on scholarship.

There's also a chance you may see some of these guys returning. Faucheux is a good example. He probably wasn't going to get a lot of innings next year so he's off to JUCO where he'll get to pitch more. Good chance he returns after that. Same could hold true with Neely.

[CajunMarineBBK]

Francia was the one looking to leave before the season ended. So if Tony got wind of him thinking about leaving maybe he helped. Not sure but I do know Francia was looking to leave.

[CajunRed]

Francia was the one looking to leave before the season ended. So if Tony got wind of him thinking about leaving maybe he helped. Not sure but I do know Francia was looking to leave.

Yep...and if YOU knew of him considering leaving, you KNOW some of his fellow players knew of it also. Not good for team morale.

[Turbine]

Yep...and if YOU knew of him considering leaving, you KNOW some of his fellow players knew of it also. Not good for team morale.

This is how the insidious "Me Too" syndrome starts, the coach is always the last to know and usually finds out when the disease is full blown.

[CajunRed]

Several years ago, I was really involved with track and field. Being good friends with Coaches Lancon and Badon, I was the President of the officials association for a while. I remember having a discussion with Coach Lancon about several athletes I felt were no longer committed to the program and that they may have needed to be shown the door. He was old school (and nice as hell) and felt the need to maintain their schollys no matter what. And his program suffered a couple of years because of it.

Just can't have a situation where players aren't putting forth the effort...and get to hang around just because.

[CrazyCajun]

Baseball is also totally different when it comes to scholarships, most of these kids probably weren't on one in the first place and the ones that were probably had books. It's not like your ripping a kids chance at an education away from him.

[CajunAmos]

Only issue I see that could be a concern is APR, which impacts baseball as well.