Bad news keeps rolling in for Husker Nation. Thursday, Khiry Cooper was selected with the 169th pick in this year’s MLB draft. Cooper is a standout center fielder for his high school team, and helped lead them to their second straight state baseball championship this year. Khiry possesses all the tools a major league team desires, as he is very athletic, smart, and has high moral character.
According to his high school coach, Rodney Traweek, the opportunity is almost too good to pass up.
He’ll talk with the Angels’ organization and see if they can get things worked out as far as what the plan is for him money-wise and when they might expect to be in the big leagues. He’ll look at all of that for sure to see if he can get close to what he wants. And if he does, I’d say chase the dream and play major-league baseball. But if he doesn’t, he knows he has a really good thing waiting him in Nebraska, too.
I wish nothing but the best for Khiry. After listening to some of his interviews, you can tell this is a special kid and NU would be honored to have him put on the Scarlet and Cream. But the fact is this is money sitting on the table with the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream. If it was me, I would take the money and the chance to play professional baseball. He literally could have a 20 year career awaiting him. And for some reason if it didn’t work out, he could always come back to college and play football. Good Luck Khiry!
