Danny Farquhar says there is no debate: life as a professional baseball player beats out the responsibilities of playing college ball.

While Farquhar enjoyed his three years as a pitcher

at UL, he has truly embraced the experience of playing pro ball since getting drafted in the 10th round last summer by the Toronto Blue Jays. He recently reflected on life in the minors with this year's Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft looming next week.

"I definitely like pro ball better than college because of all the stuff off the field," Farquhar said. "You don't have to worry about school. You don't have a curfew. You're out on your own."

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • June 6, 2009