Why would pro prospect play college aluminum bat baseball?Pros&cons of aluminum bats?

[BrentCrude]

I live near a few Northwoods League teams comprised of college players that are pro prospects that may or may not have been drafted that didn't make the college playoffs.It's a wooden bat league and that's the attraction for these guys to play because I don't think they get paid because of NCAA rules.

So if college players that have pro careers think it's beneficial for them to show what they can do with a wooden bat,why do college teams still use aluminum bats?Cost saving?Hell,that has never been an issue with colleges finding ways to shovel money out the doors on any far fetched expenditure before.I'm sure pitchers would rather see wooden bats being used so they don't get decapitated before they have a chance to make it to the pros.You would think that with how high schools and colleges are always preaching about everything under the living sun as how to conduct risk free lives,they would do away with aluminum bats.

So if you were 18 and were a decent player that could jump right to class A rookie league in the pros using wooden bats,wouldn't you choose that route instead of going to college using aluminum bats.It makes no sense at all to me why a guy with a baseball future would pick the college route?

[Willie Bee]

I've always thought MLB would be doing themselves a HUGE favor to subsidize college baseball by picking up the expense for wooden bats. They could write it off as a charitable donation to America's institutes of higher learning and have a better idea of a batter's ability before drafting them.

[Chi_archie]

yeah alot of the college's especially the D-III and NAIA colleges could never afford more then 2 bats all season... that includes broken bats during practices ect. too...

but I think DI schools should be able to afford it..... aluminum bats really are ridiculous and screw up the transition for a young prospect.

Willie I think that would be a great idea...

[element1286]

It isn't a big deal. All of these guy played wooden bat league throughout their life. And if they are any good as prospects they will play summer leagues that are primarily wooden bat leagues.