We couldn’t afford him, regardless.
He probably realizes his chances of sticking in the NFL are iffy, and he’s looking for one last bag of 💰 before he’s done collegiatly.
Tony Gwynn only struck out 434 times in 10232 PA; I checked his baseball reference after I saw the video
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwynnto01.shtml
https://youtube.com/shorts/jy5cIvtkslY?si=stHpIzTDenixfT8c