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Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 9:48 AM
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What are the chances we can get him on campus? Right now he’s slotted as a 3rd-5th round pick, which means his contract value is anywhere between $500,000-$1,000,000. Obviously this is a good amount of money, but is there some type of competitive NIL deal that we could throw out there to get him on campus? If he has a good year here, he could see his draft stock improve even more compared to this year. I think if he has a good year here, he could jump into that 1st-2nd round range.
Parts of me believe that there is a competitive offer on the table, otherwise why would he even commit? I would love to hear the thoughts baseball tnetters on here. I know I'm being really wishful, but a man can dream, right?
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 10:01 AM
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There are a few parts to this, I apologize in advance for the long response as It’s not necessarily straight forward. First and foremost, why commit? Well for one, if the draft doesn’t go his way, he has a home. Second, this gives him leverage with the pro scouts. He has more college eligibility. If he doesn’t get offered the money he wants, he has the leverage to walk away and go to Clemson. This may cause the teams to offer over slot value.
The $500k-$1M bonus thing is legit, and I don’t think Clemson can get there/be willing to offer that for a single player. Clemson will offer him a solid fair NIL deal for a college player of his caliber though.
According to draft reports I have read, he is one of the “tooliest players in the draft” but apparently his batting average against 95+mph is not very good, so there is skepticism about his ability to adjust to professional pitching.
So here are my thoughts.
His case for coming to Clemson: he can have a big year statistically and prove he can hit advanced pitching. If he does this, he should be a first rounder the next season.
His case for going pro: He has the leverage to ask for more money since he has college eligibility left. Good draft stock. If he does go to Clemson, does not have a good year, and struggles against velocity, he’s going to drop in the draft, and not have leverage to go back to school. Hence his bonus potential will significantly fall. He’s in a good spot for the draft now. Coming to Clemson will either make him vault up, or drop low in my opinion. It’s a gamble that the young man needs to decide for himself.
My ultimate opinion is that if he is drafted in the first 5 rounds, he no doubt goes pro. Rounds 5-8 he has a decision to make. Any later than round 8, I think he should come to Clemson and take that gamble on himself.
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Solid Orange [1359]
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 10:45 AM
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Additional case for coming to Clemson: his dad went there, he grew up a Clemson fan and maybe he just wants to play there.
That being said, if I got drafted in the first 5 rounds and they threw $500k or more at me I would jump all over that chance.
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 11:01 AM
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Awesome explanation. Thank you for clarifying some of the questions I had on here.
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 12:04 PM
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Another reason to commit, it’s easier to get into school once you’ve been admitted. So if pro ball doesn’t work out, or whenever he’s done he can always come to Clemson and finish his degree.
But, he ain’t playing school.
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 5:23 PM
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In the words of Carnell Jones
“I ain’t come here to play school”
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 4:42 PM
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0.0000001% he makes it to campus. Seniors have ZERO leverage in the draft and thus will get a minuscule bonus. I’m talking hundreds of thousands of dollars type difference. You will see seniors getting drafted then signing for a $10,000 bonus. There’s just no way we have a big enough NIL budget to hedge what he may lose. I know yall want to be positive but you have to be realistic.
Example for you: Blake Wright had a fantastic senior year last year right? Showed pop and flashed leather and got drafted 4th round with a projected slot of almost $700k. You know what he signed for? $250k. That’s a huge difference, I just don’t think he’s gonna risk it.
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 5:40 PM
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To add on to others, coming back also makes him a year older. He’s immediately going to lose value simply because he’ll be older when his estimated time to the majors rolls around. Perception is everything, and there are a lot of prospects sitting in the minors who put up great numbers, but their clock is shorter, and thus might get passed over for younger prospects.
Not to mention that’s another year he has to wait before he potentially gets his first free agent contract at age 30-31. That age also devalues his worth, not to mention one less year he can make millions.
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Re: Ryan Wideman Question
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Jul 3, 2025, 8:28 PM
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He will be a mid to late 2nd round...Do not count him in this season...He is not coming to Clemson
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