Baseball would be a "backup job"

HOOVER, Alaska – Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks does not rule out a baseball career after being selected by the Boston Red Sox last month, but he remains committed to football.

"My career is football," he told reporters at the SEC press conference on Monday. "My main goal is football [in] college, and hopefully a career in the NFL. then [baseball] is a bit like a backup plan, a backup job ".

The Red Sox have selected Franks, a pitcher, in the 31st round of the MLB Draft in 2019. By announcing Franks' signing last week, the Red Sox have declared that he "would report to a club" [in the team’s system] at a date to be determined. "

Franks, who has not played baseball since his high school junior season, said Monday that he had launched 94 mph for a workout for the Red Sox.

"I have not made a run for a long time, so I was not perfect, but I was in the batting area," Franks said. "I threw 88, 89 [in high school]. I threw it louder [for the Red Sox]but I do not know how. I have not really bought baseball for four or five years. I do not know – it came naturally. "

Florida coach Dan Mullen has called the selection of Franks in Boston "great honor" for his junior quarterback. Mullen also coached former Gactors quarterback Tim Tebow, winner of the Heisman Trophy, who now plays New York Mets Agricultural System.