Baseball prospects should have a choice on what they do after high school. Babe Ruth. Jackie Robinson. Shohei Ohtani. These players all have talent. Fans love great players that can perform with energy and intensity.
The MLB does not allow players to go directly from high school into the major league. The MLB needs to accept that players can make choices for their lives to succeed. Our society needs fans and players to keep watching and loving the game, America’s great pastime. The MLB should allow high school prospects to choose to go to college or straight to the big leagues.
It seems unfair for players not to have a choice to go to college or the MLB. Players that don’t get drafted in the earlier rounds fall to later ones, and that doesn’t show the talent and potential of that specific player. Obviously, it depends on how good the player is so that they can choose what they want to do.
In addition, players need to learn about choice early in their lives. Also, baseball is one of those sports that takes longer to develop the right skills. Therefore players should know if they are ready or not to be eligible for the majors after high school. The choice should be up to the individual player.
The final reason the MLB needs more young talent is to keep the league going. Top-tiered players leaving high school need to have the raw talent to be able to compete with other top players in the MLB. By skipping college and going on to the MLB, young players have to realize that their skills might not be to their full potential yet.
In conclusion, the MLB needs to give young players more choices early in their careers. If the MLB does not follow this advice, young players might not have the opportunities to play at a high level or in the majors. MLB’s mission should be to give prospects a choice on whether they want to go straight to the majors or play college ball. Now let’s help the community persuade the MLB to consider allowing high school prospects to have a choice on what they want to do.
- Blake Thompson
- United States