Despite his 1st Round money offer, JaCoby Jones is leaning towards LSU.
Bubba Jones, JaCoby's father, who says the Astros called and told him they were ready to take Jones with the 8th pick:
"They made him an offer, a seven-figure offer. JaCoby declined that. We knew then he was going to drop in the draft. We expected that. Right now, we're still planning for him to go to LSU and play college baseball...
...The Astros said they will send somebody here to talk to us in the near future, and we're going to listen. The negotiating could go all the way to the deadline...This is all a lot for us to take in. We just want what is best for JaCoby, and we don't want to sound greedy. I know we're talking about a lot of money, especially in today's economy and I know we are really fortunate."
The Hattiesburg American has more:
In talking to Jones and Rebel coach Brandon Davis last weekend at the High School All-Star Game, one got the distinct impression that Jones really wants to go to LSU, really wants a chance to play in Omaha at the CWS. And, at first glance, it would seem that he wouldn’t get the big bonus as a 19th-round pick that he would have if he’d been a higher pick.
But there are persistent reports floating about that the Astros are willing to at least consider a higher offer, that they could go as high as $2 million.
I wonder what the first round picks are thinking, reading this...
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
