I think he probably ends up signing with San Diego though, no reason not to if they’ll cut him a halfway decent check (and if he’s healthy, I think they’ll do it). If he really planned on coming back to school and proving himself for the draft next year, I think he would have just shut it down completely.

We haven’t yet figured out how “not playing” and “soaking in the atmosphere” makes somebody better, and he is playing, just not for Arizona State. I have a hard time giving him too much crap about it when college programs often use (and in some cases, use up) pitchers with little regard for what it might do to their ability to avoid injury later. The relationship between a school that offers an athletic scholarship and the player who accepts said scholarship is one formed under mutually beneficial circumstances. Schools take scholarships away when they determine the circumstances are no longer beneficial to them, and players should feel the same way about breaking said agreements. I’m sure Spence would like to be there, but he’s also got the rest of his life to worry about. He’s got to do what he thinks is best for his future.