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Originally Posted by flambers
yep, personally it sounds like Beede and his agent were "greedy".
Basically demanding a huge bonus ($3.5m). Banking that when he is drafted again he will be a higher selection (lots of risk..... system could change).
This decision is going to turn out badly in my opinion.
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I dont' think this is necessarily all about money. Remember, Beede and his agent put out a presser prior to the draft informing all teams that he had signed a letter of intent and that he should probably not be drafted becuase he fully intended on going to Vandy.
I think they probably looked at it that they will probably always have a good shot to get something in the 2 mill range so why not by pass the extra mill and go get the education he wants and come back and still be worth the 2 mill the Jays were offering. an extra mill may have changed his mind, but i'm not sure how greedy they are being given that they pre warned teams that he was going to be a very tough sign. Jays took a risk and unfortunately didn't pan out but at the same time they got it back with the Norris signing. No way should Norris have been there in the 2nd round and IMO is a better prospect than Beede anyway.