Baseball NIL and minor league

Revenue share changed the game. Before that, most baseball players were only able to get partial scholarships thanks to Title 9 numbers. Now, they get a big fat check. So, college baseball is at the point right now where it beats out the minors.

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So, college baseball is at the point right now where it beats out the minors.

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Not just money, better facilities, trainers, more fans

I’m betting better travel accommodations and hotels too

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Seems like you could fairly easily beat minor leagues with NIL

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The guys that would potentially get serious NIL in college will get fat signing bonuses with MLB teams that draft them on top of their minor league salary.

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Revenue share changed the game. Before that, most baseball players were only able to get partial scholarships thanks to Title 9 numbers. Now, they get a big fat check. So, college baseball is at the point right now where it beats out the minors.

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I don't think revenue sharing has changed much. What really has changed things is going to fully funded 34 scholarship (no more partials) and NIL. Most schools that are funding the full complement are not directing much revenue sharing to baseball (typically, school are allocating 75% to football, 15% to men's basketball, and spreading the remaining 10% between non revenue sports).

Still, getting a full ride and even $10,000 in NIL beats riding the bus in the minors, given that your room and board is covered, you have superior workout facilities and staff support, and better travel (at the top levels anyway), not to mention college girls.

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Baseball seems like a sport where a little NIL could go a long way? I know much less people care about it, especially outside of the SEC. But a quick google search shows minor leagues pay on avg $50,000 or so a year.

Seems like you could fairly easily beat minor leagues with NIL?

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NIL might beat out or cover A ball salary, but it doesnt beat out signing for $3M up front.

Ultimately the very highly rated kids who forgo draft and come to college just want to play in college, they would still be making more signing a pro deal and doing that.

NIL helps some in baseball, but not as much as people might think. It's not like there are college baseball players getting paid 7 figures like a football or basketball player. Whole SEC teams payroll might be just into 7 figures on average. These guys are just happy to get something from NIL and a tiny bit of rev share.

Ultimately for really good players who could go pro out of high school, do you really want to go on the road and travel living the minor league lifestyle for several years or experience college for 2-3 years and then spend less time in the minors. For many now they are choosing college more and more.

I think its possible down the road MLB teams lean even more on college for early development to eliminate more of their farm system cost. MLB is finding out colleges are doing a pretty good job developing players for them having to only spend 1-3 years in minors instead of 4-5 in a lot of cases for high schoolers to make the show. It's less money and development on their end to still get same product basically in the end.

No school is spending money on baseball players. The gave football, both basketballs and volleyball to deal with. Good baseball players go from high school to the minors

Your overview of the minor leagues vs NIL is just like your athletic program... trash