Weber to attend SP College

Former Clearwater Central Catholic pitcher Ryan Weber has not decided whether he will sign with the Phillies, who drafted him in June.

But Weber has decided where he will go to school if he attends college.

The right-hander said he plans to play for St. Petersburg College rather than play for the University of Florida, the school he signed with last November.

-- BOB PUTNAM

Comments

[Good Luck]

Good Luck Weber.

Why would you go with SPC then with a GREAT program like UF?

Ummm...Grades???

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No..he's trying to make the Phillies believe that he's not going to sign and that they wasted a pick. JUCO would be a good option if it still had the Draft and Follow program. By going to JUCO, draftable players thus have chance #2 (after Frosh year), Chance #3 (after Soph year) and can enroll in a 4 year program and be draftable for Chance #4 and Chance #5. If you go to 4 year program, you are OFF-LIMITs until your Junior year or you until you're 21, which ever occurs first (redshirting, gray shirting, etc). By doing it this way, he gets a chance to increase his draft status over the next year, that is if he doesn't sign. JUCO had a lot more positiveness when MLB still had the draft and follow program. But, it's August 15th or bust now.

Brutal, I guess pitching to Pasco-Hernando CC and the likes doesnt compare to LSU, Bama, Georgia and the rest of the SEC. Might as well sign now and get it over with.

No, that isn't necessarily true about JUCO pitching not comparing to the D1 programs. Sometimes the best players can come from a JUCO, HS, or D1. Situations depend on different variables. Grades, etc. In this case, 1 year isn't going to elevate Weber and may in fact cost him money if he fails to progress. It will give the scouts another year to project him out and similar to what has been said on other blogs, he doesn't project, but is a great high school pitcher. I believe one recently said with great pitchability and moxie. He's interesting as a prospect to see where he goes. JUCO though is not going to improve his stock.

Wow, I guess no one ever noticed that this happens every year. Guys get drafted MUCH lower than they expect, so they go to JC and get re-drafted the next year in a higher round, which equals more money. Just look at every JC in the state-they are all loaded with these kids. JC doesn't need to recruit, they just wait until the draft. D-1 schools NEVER get the kids they originally sign

He will get paid or spend a year getting bigger and a couple of mhp faster and have all of the same options available to him next year. It is the best way to try and get paid.

Your best supportive staff - trainers, coaches, nutrition, etc. is at D1. They can afford the best.

8:13 are you on drugs? Put down th crack pipe. The best support staff trainers, coaches, nutrition, etc. is in THE SHOW. Going to SPC lets you get into a professional support sthier next year potentialy with a fat check.
If you deciede you want to stay in a D1 school the option is still their next year.

Thier are tremendous amount of very high level of support availabe for a buck in this area as well. Most of whom would love to build a relationship with a guy who will play professionally someday.

[rod albright]

The age is 20 to be drafted at a 4 year school, not 21.

12:06
Who is on crack??? Your comments made NO sense AT ALL.

[Gator Fan]

no son, I said I could of been a Gator,I choose to go to SPC........
better make it to the bigs now

Pro's get the best suppot not D1 college atheletes. The quickest path to getting a good payday for the kid is SPC. One year to the draft again. Florida would be three years.

[Ray J]

The only downside to SPC is they play a fairly full Fall and a very full Spring Schedule. The coaches are gonna want to use him to win. With as many innings as Weber has thrown all these years at CCC and for summer teams, you'd hate for him to get hurt at SPC and ruin his chances because of over use.

12:06 - you haven't been around rookie ball coaching, have you? didn't think so. I agree with THE SHOW - but that's not in rookie.

[No...21 is the AGE.]

DO NOT EVERY DOUBT my WORD!
ELIGIBILTY FOR THE DRAFT IS:

Certain groups of players are ineligible for selection, generally because they are still in school. The basic categories of players eligible to be drafted are:

High school players, if they have graduated from high school and have not yet attended college or junior college;
College players, from four-year colleges who have either completed their junior or senior years or are at least 21 years old; and
Junior college players, regardless of how many years of school they have completed

FROM NOW ON...ASK ME for ADVICE...Don't try to correct me! Thanks

Rod, ready NO's post. The age IS 21. If you don't believe us, go to NCAA webiste and research yourself

[rodalbright]

I know Bien Figeuroa was a 20 year old sophmore when he was drafted out of UF this past early June.

[rodalbright]

Figueroa was neither a Junior nor 21. If you don't believe me you can look it up. Go to Gatorzone.com and research it yourself!

[rodalbright]

I'll save you the trouble. Cole Figueroa(Bien's son) was drafted on June 5th, 2008, in the 6th round. He was 20 years old the day of the draft. He was also a Sophomore at the U of Florida, not at Junior. So I didn't "try" to correct you NO, I "did" correct you. While your out there with all your bogus knowledge, make sure you tell the Padres, they were wrong, as well.

Figueroa, Stephen U Florida SS L/R 5'10" 180 1987-06-30 SO

Ummmm....when does he turn 21? During the signing PERIOD...correct?

What is the signing Period? Jun 5th thru Aug 15th!

Did he sign? NO. Could he have signed before Jun 30, 2008? NO.

My information comes directly from MLB.com

Here's the link:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp

[rodalbright]

So, you agree with me, you CAN be drafted at age 20. That was the question. He was elgible for the draft at age 20. Case closed.

[bill]

You are right Rod. There are many 20 year olds that are drafted each year on the day of the draft. Michael Brannon was a 20 year sophomore at a 4 year school last year when he was drafted by the Phillies.

I agree that at 20 years of age you could be drafted, but before the end of the signing period you MUST be 21.

So we're both correct, but you must be 21 BEFORE the end of the signing period.

What is fact is that if you aren't 21 at the end of the signing period, it's a mute point. Therefore, not EVERY 20 year old is eligible. Do you understand that?

21 is the AGE. 21st BDAY before Aug 15th.

[talmige]

I've been reading this the last few days. the argument was, can you be drafted as a 20 year old? The answer appears to be, yes. The parameters(before or after the signing period) are irrelevant to the original question, "Can you be drafted as a 20 year old ?".
So the answer is, "no", you don't have to be 21, you "can" be 20, and be drafted from a 4 year school. Get over it.

[rod]

That's right Talmige. My original post on July 17th was. The age "to be drafted" at a 4 year school is 20 not 21. Obviously you can be 21, but not 19 unless you are a Jr., which is very unlikely. Let's move on.