One that got away

"Add middle infielder and Texas commitment C.J. Hinojosa to the suddenly growing list of Perfect Game All Americans and top class of 2012 recruits who have chosen to spurn the 2012 MLB draft to enroll in college.
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Despite the interesting timing of Hinojosa's announcement after Harvey and Gushue, his plan to enroll early at Texas has been in the works for some time. Hinojosa began talking to the Longhorns about the possibility of doing so over a year ago, and he and the UT coaching staff had kept in contact about it since that point. Hinojosa's final decision was put on hold so he could compete in the PG All-American Classic.

Hinojosa made his final decision regarding the matter upon returning from the All-American Classic, and it's one that he's comfortable with, and certainly not shying away from at the last second. Hinojosa, 17, certainly feels like he has plenty of work to do and goals to accomplish before he's ready to embark on a professional baseball career."

I wonder if Hinojosa will be sophomore eligible in two years?

9 months ago steve_z 2 comments 0 recs |

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I thought

this was about Aaron Brown. I’m still mildly upset we missed on signing him. Obviously we got Bell though so no legitimate complaints here. I’m just being greedy.

I wonder if Hinojosa will be sophomore eligible in two years?

From Wikipedia

Players at four-year colleges are eligible [for the draft] after completing their junior years, or after their 21st birthdays.

So since he’s 17 now the rough math tells me he won’t be 21 in 2014, so he won’t see the draft until 2015 it looks like. I could be wrong though.

Da'Sean Butler - A Mountaineer Legend

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Aug 31, 2011 3:14 PM EDT reply actions

The Wikipedia info is probably right

I suppose he could bust his butt and complete his junior year studies when he’s 19, but why would he care unless he were a top-five pick in the relevant draft?

s.zielinski

by steve_z on Aug 31, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions