So, does Lane stay or go?

by qrsouther on Jun 10, 2009 7:55 PM PDT

Braxton Lane, an Oregon Football and Baseball recruit from the class of '09 was drafted today in the 7th round of the MLB draft by the Texas Rangers. So what do you think he does?

You can see Rob Moseley's thoughts and background of the situation here, as well as a follow-up here.

This is the decision of Lane's life, which is an astounding cross to bear for a 17 year-old. He chooses between receiving education and being a college football and/or baseball star, or trying to break the minor league baseball ranks. Standing as a 7th round draft pick, he'll have much more to do and go through in baseball than he would if he had 2 or 4 years of seasoning in college - possibly resulting in kicking up to the 2nd or 3rd round.

So, what do you think Lane does? Of course we'd all like to believe he'll stay and be a duck, but what do you think he will do?

Bonus question: What do you think he SHOULD do? Make case without a green-tinted visor.

Poll

Does Braxton Lane go pro, or stay a Duck?

He's a Duck

50 votes

He's a Ranger

23 votes

Good heavens he's a Shufelt

3 votes

76 votes | Poll has closed

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I think he goes to school

While this is his decision, and a tough one at that, I think he should go to school and give himself a chance to gain more experience via practicing/playing with Oregon either on the football or baseball field. It seems likely that he is headed toward a pro baseball career. The pressure to perform in college will not be as high as in the minors (where he would probably spend the same amount of time as college) and it should prove to be a valuable gamble. By spending (likely, due to the re-entering MLB draft standards) three years at Oregon and taking advantage of the stellar facilities he will advance in the draft.

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by 071903 on Jun 10, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions

Starting from the bottom of the minor leagues sounds pretty tough, even for a star HS standout

sounds like he got drafted a lot lower than he was hoping. I hope this will be enough to bring him to Eugene. If he can keep from getting injured (god forbid) his stock will only go up as a star two sport athlete. Not to mention the excellent coaching and education he will receive. I hope he realizes that coming to oregon really in the greater value for his future and will get him a leg up when he finally does enter the baseball world

by BigGreenCountry on Jun 10, 2009 10:02 PM PDT reply actions

From what I’ve read about Lane, baseball is his main deal. He’s a baseball player who also plays football, as opposed to Jake Locker or even Dixon. I’d put it at about 50-50 that we see him in the fall.

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by Takimoto on Jun 11, 2009 12:59 PM PDT reply actions

I agree.

While he didn’t blow up in the draft and make millions (or even close), it sounds like he is indeed a baseball player first. Taking your senior year off of football to focus on baseball is a great indicator of that.

Maybe 100-200K isn’t enough to put him on the baseball diamond at this point but hey, as people have pointed out before, most of these kids have college scholarships built into their contracts. If he really wants to go to college, he’ll be able to go.

Kyrell Hudson is a similar prospect for us (double sport). I’m less hopeful for him because of his high draft position and the money he might be looking at.

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by ArbyOSU on Jun 11, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

If he stays

I doubt he will ever amount to anything from a football standpoint. The decision to stay or go means that baseball is already his main priority. Why risk getting hurt or messing up baseball for a little play as a backup WR? I just dont see him putting enough focus into football to really help this team.

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by trumpetduck on Jun 11, 2009 8:47 PM PDT reply actions

How much money are we talking?

What does a 7th round pick get paid?
If it’s more than the value of an Oregon scholarship ($40K?) I don’t see why he would turn down the Rangers.

by DavisDuck on Jun 13, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions

Yes, they do get paid.

But not nearly as much as a 1st-3rd rounder would. That’s why the talk was centered around him likely going if he was in the top 3 rounds.

Information I gathered from Moseley comment section and elsewhere is that the money he’ll get paid in the minors would be comparable to that of the value of a scholarship, which is why this is an interesting crossroads.

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by qrsouther on Jun 13, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions

he’s probably looking at like a 100-200K-ish signing bonus, at the very least. that’s the important money.

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by Takimoto on Jun 13, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions