The biggest financial mistakes most MLB Draft picks make have nothing to do with baseball. They don’t come from strikeouts, slumps, or stat lines. They come from what happens off the field — and when they make their first financial decisions. And almost all of it comes down to one choice: They wait to hire their financial team. MLB Draft Window For most players, Draft Day feels like the finish line. But financially, it’s the starting block. Those first 30 days are when the mo

“Wait, you mean to tell me I owe more in taxes?” This was me circa 2009 when it came time to file my tax return. You see, I had just signed my first MLB contract, paid what I thought was a king’s ransom in taxes, and here I was still owing more. Fast forward a few decades, and I have the opportunity to lead Moment Private Wealth. A financial planning firm that specializes in athlete wealth management. They say history repeats itself, and that certainly feels true as we advise

Draft day is electric. Years of work finally pay off - and for the first time, life-changing money is on the table. But here’s the reality no one tells you: That headline signing bonus? It’s not what actually lands in your account. And the decisions you make in the first 90 days determine whether that moment becomes a launchpad for long-term wealth… or a story of missed opportunity. At Moment Private Wealth, this is where we come in. We help athletes take control of the money

The day I had waited 18 years for had come, yet instead of excitement, I felt this wave of unknowns. You know, that feeling you get when a big moment is on the horizon but you also realize the stakes are as high as possible. That was me on draft morning in 2009. Now look, I would say I had a better education on the MLB draft than most potential draftees and I still felt that way. I had three high school coaches who were 10-year big leaguers with one, Andy Benes, having been t