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8:04p, 6/22/26

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With changes coming from MLB in terms of number of draft rounds, no HS draftees, College sophomore drafting, I can see College Baseball growing as a popular sport. Texas A&M seems to be well positioned to take advantage of that growth in popularity, With expansion of Blue Bell seating, revenue in this sport can grow by leaps and bounds. Does anybody else have this view.

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In reply to BillE1976 • 8:08p, 6/22/26

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So they can no longer recruit straight out of high school?

They will have to go to college now?

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In reply to annie88 • 8:11p, 6/22/26

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It's proposed. Not yet a change

It's being discussed here https://texags.com/forums/8/topics/3612277

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In reply to annie88 • 8:12p, 6/22/26

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annie88 said:
So they can no longer recruit straight out of high school?

They will have to go to college now?

It is a proposal from owners to the players for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that expires in December. The owners also want salary cap and floor.

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In reply to trouble • 8:14p, 6/22/26

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Thanks I'll take a look at it.

I hadn't heard that.

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In reply to annie88 • 8:56p, 6/22/26

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annie88 said:
Thanks I'll take a look at it.

I hadn't heard that.

Union has already said it won't agree to it. My guess is some rounds will get cut so you'll have potentially more lower round players going to college

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In reply to annie88 • 9:49p, 6/22/26

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I don't understand why they would do that, not draft high school kids.

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9:56p, 6/22/26

With Nil money, college baseball is semiprofessional so not a bad idea and I agree, it is becoming more and more popular with the young.

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In reply to Buford T. Justice • 10:50p, 6/22/26

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Buford T. Justice said:
I don't understand why they would do that, not draft high school kids.

A lot of the cuts each year come from rookie ball to make space every year for drafted players.

No HS kids (or no HS kids past the 5th round or whatever round they agree to) and a salary floor. I think that is going to be the negotiation. You want more money at the floor, then we have fewer players drafted and control who gets drafted. The odds are less than 10% of players drafted in the 13th round or below make it to the MLB. Towards the end of the draft it's like 2%.

A cap will get discussed too but I think it's going to be much harder to agree to a number.

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