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Actually once he signs a contract , he will be assigned to Rookie League or Single A League Ball which is a professional baseball league and he will play there unless he suffers an injury while celebrating his new contract. Which is why I asked about the minor leagues above. If consensus is that we
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What are the guidelines on Minor leaguers? The minor leagues are a fully professional league. This kid will be in the minor leagues once he signs a contract (although that may take some time to work out). So would the call be to delete now and bring it back once he signs a contract or delete and
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Not any sports expert, but aren't some people drafted but never given a contract? So there are more hurdles to jump before a drafted high school athlete becomes a minor league pro athlete? There should be no bar to recreation of an article about such an athlete if they play minor league baseball
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Non-notable athlete. Subject is a high school player who was just drafted by a Major League club. Players who are drafted out of high school may go to college instead of playing professional baseball, and may be drafted once or twice more before ever signing a professional contract. Article does
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even if he signs a contract and joins the team, there is no guarantee that he will make the team or ever play a game. He probably will, but at this point he doesn't meet the guidelines. After he makes it, these articles will
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He was drafted in the first round. While he may not make it to the majors, he will be offered a contract. He may not accept and end up playing college or independent league ball, but that's on him. But he will get offered a
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he had a 96 mph fastball. If the article is deleted, a more substantial one could certainly be created later if the expectation of the sports writers and the team which drafted him bear fruit.
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The rules are clear. Once they've played at the highest level they're in, schoolboys who might play in the future are not. This applies to soccer and cricket and should apply here.
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