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...Fernandez was more than just another high school phenom. He was rewarded by being selected in the first round of last June's amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, who offered Fernandez a $110,000 signing bonus and incentives to play professional baseball...
...Fernandez was living in a dream--a dream shared by millions of children across the nation. At the age of 18, he was already being paid to play the game he loved...
...Fernandez didn't allow himself to get engulfed in that dream. Instead, he enrolled at the University of Miami and currently plays for the nation's second-ranked team...
...wanted to go to school," Fernandez told The Sporting News. "I wasn't ready to go play rookie ball in Montana [the Brewers would have started him in Helena of the Pioneer League]. I was looking forward to pro ball, but not at 18. When I am 21, I will be more successful in making that jump...
...Fernandez has had no problem making the jump to the upper echelons of college baseball. Sporting an ERA under 2.00, the Matador already set the Miami freshman record for most strikeouts in a season on March...