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Originally Posted by cportbucky
Samardzija played at ND. I think Henson might have, and I know Quincy Carter from GA played minor league ball in summer.
The talent level is much higher at Auburn than the Mallards, but scouts would still be at games and he would have the opportunity to play professionally if he performed at a high level.
I have no idea how good of a player O'Neill is, but one thing you have to worry about with a guy pursuing pro ball is that you might lose him completely in June. Two years ago the Brewers drafted Brent Brewer who was a 3* commit to FSU, and he ended up getting enough money where he decided to play baseball full time.
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Thanks.
So it looks like O'Neill would indeed have the option to come to Wisconsin for football, and just play professional baseball on the side during the summer. Like you, I have no idea how good he is. I don't know if he'd be a high round draft pick who commands top dollar, or not even be drafted at all.
If he were a high round draft pick and decided to go professional full time, at least the timing wouldn't be such that we'd be forced to scramble for reaches to fill his spot. The draft is in June like you said, and September is the end of the season. It's not anywhere near signing day. Of course he could decide to commit fully to baseball at any point during his college career. But if he was really passionate about the sport, he'd probably be satisfied by playing it alone as soon as he got the money (Henson being the exception).