Angels Can’t Talk Green Out Of Retiring

[case]

ANAHEIM—It doesn’t matter how high a player is drafted or how sizable his bonus. Baseball offers no guarantees, a fact the Angels were painfully reminded of when 20-year-old lefthander Hunter Green, once one of their top pitching prospects, abruptly retired in January.

The Angels signed Green for $942,000 after selecting him in the second round of the 2013 draft. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound southpaw hailed from high school in Bowling Green, Ky.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/angels-cant-talk-green-out-of-retiring/

 

anyone able to get the rest of the article? thanks.

[Inside Pitch]

Who's got time to pitch when you got tires to buy and fish to catch.  

[Jobu]

Let me think about it Charlie, I got a guy on the line about some white walls. 

[Jason]

What makes you think he would have been any good?

[Angel Oracle]

Sounds like the motivation to pitch just wasn't there?

[Ohtaniland]

Maybe he will reconsider when he ends up living in a van down by the river.....

[gotbeer]

If he was smart with his signing bonus, why not?  He got lit up in Rookie ball.  He got hurt, and hasn't played since that rookie year when he was 17, 2-3 years ago.  He is now 20.  With the signing bonus, he can probably go to college, and possibly grad school, and buy a house.  Or he could struggle with injuries, to the point of probably having an arthritic arm, never make the majors, and soon find out you are the 28 year old, surrounded by 22 year olds who have a shot at the show. 

If you know it's not going to be for you, might as well quit early, and move along with life.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

He should come out of retirement get one of those deals Heaney got $3.4M for 10% of future earnings, in case he stinks or is injured.

[Docwaukee]

6 hours ago, gotbeer said:

If he was smart with his signing bonus, why not?  He got lit up in Rookie ball.  He got hurt, and hasn't played since that rookie year when he was 17, 2-3 years ago.  He is now 20.  With the signing bonus, he can probably go to college, and possibly grad school, and buy a house.  Or he could struggle with injuries, to the point of probably having an arthritic arm, never make the majors, and soon find out you are the 28 year old, surrounded by 22 year olds who have a shot at the show. 

If you know it's not going to be for you, might as well quit early, and move along with life.

It's not that dramatic for most higher profile and even lower profile minor leaguers.  My friend was a sure major leaguer in the Dogs org (played on Scioscia's AAA team back in the day).  Most of the high school guys get the opportunity to go to college while playing.  Sure it takes longer, but why not take the shot.  My buddy got his degree on the dogs dime.  

[Sciosciapath]

He doesn't want to pitch for this organization I bet

[Stradling]

18 minutes ago, Sciosciapath said:

He doesn't want to pitch for this organization I bet

[Docwaukee]

24 minutes ago, Sciosciapath said:

He doesn't want to pitch for this organization I bet

lol.  I hope you aren't serious. 

[tdawg87]

He doesn't want to pitch under Mike Scioscia because he heard Sosh was on the grassy knoll and stole footage from the Pentagon on 9/11 and ran through WTC 7 like The Juggernaut.

Wake.Up.Sheeple.

 

[Sciosciapath]

16 hours ago, Dochalo said:

lol.  I hope you aren't serious. 

I'm almost never serious

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, Sciosciapath said:

I'm almost never serious

wait....are you now?  

[Lou]

4 hours ago, Dochalo said:

wait....are you now?  

Yes

[Lou]

On May 6, 2016 at 4:37 PM, gotbeer said:

If he was smart with his signing bonus, why not?  He got lit up in Rookie ball.  He got hurt, and hasn't played since that rookie year when he was 17, 2-3 years ago.  He is now 20.  With the signing bonus, he can probably go to college, and possibly grad school, and buy a house.  Or he could struggle with injuries, to the point of probably having an arthritic arm, never make the majors, and soon find out you are the 28 year old, surrounded by 22 year olds who have a shot at the show. 

If you know it's not going to be for you, might as well quit early, and move along with life.

Right, because if he waits until he's 28 his life is pretty much over 

[Sciosciapath]

5 hours ago, Dochalo said:

wait....are you now?  

Paradox.  You stumped me.