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Former Moo State Signee signs with Japanese Baseball Club
Posted on 5/22/19 at 10:56 am
Posted on 5/22/19 at 10:56 am
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I can understand going to Japan to make some money, but for 6 years? Good luck to the young man, but maybe Mississippi State was the better option after getting low balled by the Braves.
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Stewart is in agreement on a six-year contract worth more than $7 million with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. Stewart was the No. 8 overall pick in last year's MLB draft but didn't sign after the Atlanta Braves, who believed he was injured, offered him a signing bonus well under the $4.98 million slot value of the pick -- around $2 million. Stewart went to junior college instead and was expected to go early in the second round of this year's draft -- and receive an offer of less than $2 million.
I can understand going to Japan to make some money, but for 6 years? Good luck to the young man, but maybe Mississippi State was the better option after getting low balled by the Braves.
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Posted on 5/22/19 at 10:57 am to civiltiger07
I Wis hims nuffin but da breast
This post was edited on 5/22/19 at 10:59 am
Posted on 5/22/19 at 10:58 am to civiltiger07
It’s pretty smart. He will make more money and hit MLB free agency sooner than he would have if he went via the draft
Posted on 5/22/19 at 10:58 am to civiltiger07
Braves got screwed in this deal
Posted on 5/22/19 at 11:05 am to civiltiger07
Wow, smart move. Guarantee of 7 mil. Who's to say he would have ever made it out of the minors? 6 years only makes him 25 when his contract is up.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 11:19 am to civiltiger07
That’s a tad more than a million a year and he gets to bang hot Japanese women. How the frick is Starkville a better option?
Posted on 5/22/19 at 11:25 am to civiltiger07
7 million tax free by the age of 25 and you think your dumb broke arse should be questioning him. 
Posted on 5/22/19 at 11:27 am to civiltiger07
Hmm make bank and live in Japan or hangout in east Mississippi...tough choice
Posted on 5/22/19 at 12:50 pm to civiltiger07
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I can understand going to Japan to make some money, but for 6 years?
guaranteed money is more than any guarantees he was offered last year or would be offered this year. I wouldn't necessarily want to spend 6 years in Japan personally, but from a financial perspective it's a good deal for him. He wouldn't likely be getting a big MLB deal much sooner, and if he does have actual injury issues, then this is a great deal for him. And if it works out for him, he'll get to sign anywhere he wants as a free agent when he's 25.
This post was edited on 5/22/19 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:56 pm to civiltiger07
At his age I'd take it in a heartbeat.Beats getting paid three bucks an hour running a jackhammer.
And who needs a degree if you can handle your seven million bucks in a responsible manner.
Take care of your money and retire at thirty if the baseball is over for you.
And who needs a degree if you can handle your seven million bucks in a responsible manner.
Take care of your money and retire at thirty if the baseball is over for you.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 10:43 pm to civiltiger07
Fukuoka is a great city. He’s going to love it. That was my local team when I lived in Japan. They have a great crowd and it’s the biggest dome of it’s kind in the world. He could have done FAR worse.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 11:08 pm to civiltiger07
quote:He may genuinely want to stay there. I've never heard anything bad about Japan from people who have been.
I can understand going to Japan to make some money, but for 6 years?
Posted on 5/23/19 at 8:18 am to civiltiger07
Make $2m in Atlanta or $7m to go to a mystical land where worn panties are sold in vending machines... let me grab some change.
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