HS baseball phenom will officially skip last 2 years of HS, enter MLB draft..

[lawdawg02]

bryce harper (of the 570 foot home run and SI cover fame) has officially decided to get his GED and play juco ball next year, instead of being a junior in high school, so that he can enter the 2010 MLB draft. crazy. las vegas review-journal story here.

in other news, the nationals have decided to select bryce harper with the first pick of the 2010 draft.</p>

 

[cps36]

I love to see this guy do what is best for him. ONLY in America.

 

[Todd4State]

Landon Powell graduated early, but because he was too young for the draft, he had to go to South Carolina. I know he has played for the A's some in the Big Leagues.

I think Southern Cal has a player that skipped his senior year as well. Not sure if he played much or what became of him.

But Harper will be the first to officially skip a year (or two) of HS and get drafted and not go to college that I can recall.

 

[Tito Cheeseburger Jr]

If you're a good soccer player, you go into an academy when you're a tween and don't come out until you're either a burnout or a marketable commodity. Of course they have human trafficking in young Africans as well so maybe our way is better.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

people go pro there much younger

 

[Todd4State]

just under the guise that our athletes are getting educated and involve their parents.

After Ricky's Daddy and Jimmy's Daddy, I think the Jedi way of separating children from their parents isn't a bad idea either.