Comments on: Mitch Harris signed, but when will he pitch?

By: JC

JC — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:01:49 +0000

@Forsch31: I think what he is saying is Wilson will go to school full time and not play baseball for Stanford. And he will work out with our team in the summers and breaks. I don't see this being a possibility but that is what he is saying if I read if correctly.

By: Forsch31

Forsch31 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:51:59 +0000

@Andrew–NCAA rules don’t allow that. If Austin signs, he’s a professional player and can’t play college ball.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:53:28 +0000

Any new news on this situation? This type of situation leads me to believe that it may be possible to sign Wilson and let him go to college while having him develop and play in the organization with us over the summer.

By: kindred

kindred — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:54:22 +0000

the navy has a policy where you can get released after 2 years if you’re pursuing some activity with positive recruitment value for the navy. that’s how david robinson was able to play in the nba after 2 years instead of 5.

the sec of the navy said that those policies would be waived during war, but perhaps that has changed? if so, he could be pitching next summer (i believe).

By: bubby

bubby — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:37:56 +0000

http://www.stltoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=610498 sorry heres the link from the post i spoke of

By: bubby

bubby — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:36:54 +0000

some guy in this thread over at the post said if he were to fail some kind of officers test he would be sebt home right then.Not sure if this guy knows what hes talking about but he could show up sooner than later

By: southeast redbird

southeast redbird — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:00:43 +0000

Good for the Cardinals for keeping up their end of the bargain, they knew most likely that he would not be able to play.

By: Wade

Wade — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:52:14 +0000

does it have to be 5 years? if he goes overseas doesn’t it knock a year off his commitment, or is that only enlisted? … not that 4 as opposed to 5 years w/o competitive pitching makes that much of a difference.

By: VolsnCards5

VolsnCards5 — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:06:56 +0000

i just wish him all the best as he serves our country…here’s hoping that he is in a position five years from now where he can pitch for us

and there’s always this: his arm won’t have that 5 years of wear and tear from pitching on it

By: Red Blazer

Red Blazer — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:33:49 +0000

This is good news. I have been hoping they could sign Mitch. I really hope that they can spring him from the Navy sooner than 5 years.