Post subject: Re: Round 16/Pick 492 CF Bradley Marquez
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:53 pm
Everyday Player
Joined: Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:52 pm Posts: 1268 Location: New York, NY
Looks like a Jake Locker type deal:
"However, if the situation is right, Marquez could go play minor-league baseball for the team that drafts him, while maintaining his eligibility to play college football.
“I look at it as a win-win situation,” Marquez said. “If the money is good, I’ll get to play pro baseball. If not, I’ll continue my (baseball) career at Texas Tech.”"
Post subject: Re: Round 16/Pick 492 CF Bradley Marquez
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:54 pm
Legend of NYFS
Joined: Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:57 pm Posts: 57744 Location: New York, NY
Sounds open to signing but are the Mets going to pay him? D-1 college football scholarship is nothing to sniff at
Quote:
Marquez wants to get his college degree, but if the lure — and contract — are right when the draft has come and gone, his education plans may be put on hold for a while.
After all, scouts have been following him since he was a freshman.
“Bradley is a very, very gifted athlete,” Odessa High head football coach Ron King said. “And one of the best things about him is his work ethic.
“You saw it when he was working hard to get back from the elbow injury because this was going to be his senior year and he didn’t want anything to go wrong. And he’s so good in baseball that the sky’s the limit for him.”
Marquqez, though, has his feet firmly planted on the ground, enjoying his senior season and knowing he has the best of both worlds in front of him.
Coaches from Texas Tech have made recruiting trips to make sure he’s still intent on signing with the Red Raiders. Meanwhile, teams from around Major League Baseball continue to send him correspondence on a weekly basis.
“It’s a fun process,” Marquez said. “I didn't really go through all the recruiting stuff, so it’s nice to have someone from Tech come down and talk to me and my family and let us know what’s going on.
“Now, it’s just a matter of being able to balance things, and I think I can do that.”
Post subject: Re: Round 16/Pick 492 CF Bradley Marquez
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:54 pm
NYFS Staff
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:15 pm Posts: 29996 Location: The District
Gotta dig through a ton of awesome football highlights to find stuff like this:
_________________ I LIKE THE METS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Well, this year I'm told the team did well because one pitcher had a fine curve ball. I understand that a curve ball is thrown with a deliberate attempt to deceive. Surely this is not an ability we should want to foster at Harvard." -Charles Eliot
Post subject: Re: Round 16/Pick 492 CF Bradley Marquez
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:55 pm
NYFS Staff
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:15 pm Posts: 29996 Location: The District
Calling it now: JPK's favorite pick of the draft.
_________________ I LIKE THE METS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Well, this year I'm told the team did well because one pitcher had a fine curve ball. I understand that a curve ball is thrown with a deliberate attempt to deceive. Surely this is not an ability we should want to foster at Harvard." -Charles Eliot
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