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Why Does College Baseball Lack Popularity?
When the College World Series airs on ESPN every year, I’m always a little surprised. I know that it’s baseball season and all, but the World Series is the first time many sports fans ever realize the college baseball season is taking place. This is in stark contrast to the college football and basketball seasons, which are eagerly anticipated and receive a glut of media coverage, even in the offseason.
It’s difficult to tell whether the lack of media coverage is the cause or effect of this disparity, but my personal hypothesis is that the MLB farm system is the reason why we don’t see fans around the country donning NCAA baseball jerseys in the spring and summer. With an extensive network of minor league teams and a draft with over 20 rounds, much of the best talent is snatched up right out of high school, meaning the level of play at the college level suffers. The NFL and NBA lack this type of system for grooming recruits, so athletics at the college level serve to fill the void for these organizations.
A Lightened First Year Draft
“It was great, very great,” Tommy Lasorda said amid photographers after the event. “I can remember when we were preparing ourselves with the Dodgers. Al Campanis and everyone, we had cards we would look at. Now here we are and we’ve got all this technology, we’ve got this kickoff event. Everything is bigger now. This Draft is big and it’s getting bigger.”
Although some were pleased with the overall event ball clubs are searching for that irreplaceable player during high school draft known as baseball’s First Year Players Draft. Unfortunately, all they seem to be finding are “More akin to fool’s gold,” according to two Loyola University Maryland economists.
The average bonus for a high school pitcher is $2.41 million since 2007 which is more than a college baseball pro which is estimated at $2.03 million. Studies have shown that high school starters have a better chance than that of college baseball starters to become part of the MLB. Read More >>
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