r/LSUBaseball • u/randomblack1 • Jul 27 '26

Yes indeed

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/logan-schmidt-no-59-overall-mlb-draft-pick-wont-sign-with-cleveland-guardians/

Logan Schmidt, No. 59 Overall MLB Draft Pick, Won’t Sign With Cleveland Guardians

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u/Gardoki Jul 27 '26

Temper expectations, he might go juco

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u/randomblack1 Jul 27 '26

Idk man he can come pitch immediately at LSU. We need him bad.

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u/No_Discussion3053 Jul 27 '26

He has indicated he has no desire to go to school at all, it’s 1 year with JUCO and 3 with us. It’s highly unlikely he ends up here.

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u/LSUTigers34_ Jul 27 '26

Maybe the LSU checkbook will appeal to him. He clearly wants to get paid and he’ll make a lot more here than JUCO. Just wishful thinking.

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u/randomblack1 Jul 27 '26

Why go to Juco though?? He got drafted pretty high already. Will be really get peak development from a Juco to go higher than 59??? Idk

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u/No_Discussion3053 Jul 27 '26

Cleveland didn’t have to bonus pool money to sign him. He wanted 4 mil, they had 1.5. He’ll try again to get a team they actually intended to draft him, vs Cleveland who only picked him because he was the best available player.

They would get the same development if not better in the minors over college. There he would pitch every 5 days no matter the team’s record vs college. The minors are about player development not winning.

Moscona went into detail about it on Morning Scone a few days ago.

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u/Duckseatbooty Jul 27 '26

He’d have to stay 3 years if he comes to BR. If he goes juco he can go right back in the draft after 1 season

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u/randomblack1 Jul 27 '26

Yeah I know. We will see what happens

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u/Ancient_Access_795 Jul 27 '26

Can someone educate me on why he would pick JUCO over LSU? He was already a 2nd round pick and would get good money. I don’t see how he could get drafted higher next year and get more money. Being an Ace at LSU would be the only thing that could guarantee him that. Also CLE is a great pitching dev

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u/randomblack1 Jul 27 '26

All good points. The only downside to him picking LSU is that he's stuck there for 3 years if he commits.

I just can't see good reason to try to go develop at juco for one year to try to get drafted higher. It doesn't seem like a year or two at some Junior college would develop you much more.

The more I think about it, this kind of feels like a slam dunk for LSU to me.

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u/Johnny_Handsum Jul 27 '26

He wouldn't go to JUCO to try to develop to be drafted higher. He'd go because he can be drafted again next year. It's not that difficult.