FWST: Baker wrote letter to MLB teams, now writing history for TCU
BY GIL LEBRETONÂ glebreton@star-telegram.com
COLLEGE STATION  – “Dear major league baseball teams,†his letter began.
“Please don’t waste a pick drafting me. I’m going to TCU.â€
And just like that, in those few, well-pondered words 12 months ago, Horned Frogs baseball history added another chapter.
Luken Grosvenor Baker wasn’t kidding. Though he was scaffolded together like a high draft choice, though he sent baseballs howling into the night like a high draft choice, Baker wanted to forgo a minor league apprenticeship for a college education.
Hence, The Letter That Changed Everything for TCU this season. Ever-polite Baker even included a line that thanked MLB scouts for taking time to come see him.