Matt Purke Deadline

by 3Bagger on Aug 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT

Tonight is the deadline for Matt Purke. As everyone knows by now, he's choosing between instant million(s) or Horned Frog Baseball. The plus side of Horned Frog baseball might include beautiful women over bus rides to Bakersfield. The downside might be, obviously, his risk of injury, or the risk that he may not become a higher draft pick? Is this enough words already? Although his mechanics are a bit scary, I hope he signs on.

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Don't think this needs its own fanpost but heck

I think he’s a fool to turn down a 3+ million dollar offer to go to TCU. Even being a draft eligible sophmore in two years the chances he moves up enough to warrant much more money are not greater than his risk of injury or poor performance and dropping in the draft.

With the money in the bank he can focus on becoming a pro and making more money. If that doesn’t pan out then he has the resources to go to TCU or wherever he wants and get a degree, even if it is a little later in life.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT reply actions

Well put

It’s just about standing his ground. I think he’ll sign for about 3.5M.

An Excercise in Digression

by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I also think he will sign,

but I think it will be closer to 4.5M

by ramjam36 on Aug 17, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Why wouldn't this be a fanpost?

Seems like a pretty important topic for the day.

Everything else, I agree with. I can only think of a couple reasons not to sign:
1) He doesn’t really want to pitch for Texas (unlike his comments).
2) He had planned to go to college (or his parents had planned for him) and they agreed upon a price that would allow him to bypass that plan.

I don’t agree with #2 for any reason other than what you mentioned…he will have the resources to do so later on, should he choose to go to TCU later.

"There is the Vegetarian Hot Pocket for those of us who don't want to eat meat, but would still like diarrhea." Jim Gaffigan

by Suicide Prince on Aug 17, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Its not that its not an important topic

We’ve just had such good conversation about all this already in the other threads that I don’t know if it’ll carry over to here.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 17, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Gotcha

Now that the gameday thread is up, I see your point.

"There is the Vegetarian Hot Pocket for those of us who don't want to eat meat, but would still like diarrhea." Jim Gaffigan

by Suicide Prince on Aug 17, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I think chicks dig a multi millionaire more than they do a college baseball player who doesn't get payed anything

by trgordon723 on Aug 17, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Wonder if there are TCU baseball fans who nonetheless are hoping the Rangers get him signed?

Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine

by TedFord on Aug 17, 2009 4:52 PM CDT reply actions

Yes

"Support the Dutch Oven"

by RangerFloppy on Aug 17, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions

I go to TCU

And yet I want Purke to be a Ranger by the end of the day

Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"

by Smoak Some on Aug 17, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions