Just attended the Prep Baseball Report Top Prospect Showcase this past weekend.
Over 100 players from all over the state. Some very nice prospects were in attendance.
I was especially impressed with the pitchers. A lot of talented live arms. A great experience. Hopefully the grades come back good...
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Started by chestypuller, Sep 14 2011 01:38 PM
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Posted 09 December 2011 - 09:25 AM
PBR held their Top Prospect Winter Showcase recently. A number of players from northwest Ohio participated and for the most part, performed very well. The results can be found at: www.prepbaseballreport.com.
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chestypuller, on 09 December 2011 - 09:25 AM, said:
PBR held their Top Prospect Winter Showcase recently. A number of players from northwest Ohio participated and for the most part, performed very well. The results can be found at: www.prepbaseballreport.com.
2012 Kidston Defiance #4
2012 Schroeder OG #6
2013 Zeigler Defiance #3
2013 Wilder Shawnee #4
2013 Crawford Wapak #22
2013 Anderson Shawnee #39
2014 Gentile Defiance #10
2014 Hancock Defiance #20
Congrats to these young men on their achievements. A lot of high end talent this year in the WBL.
Edited by dartmaster63, 17 December 2011 - 08:08 PM.
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"The entire Lima area needs an elite travel team. That is the best way to be seen by college coaches and professional scouts. When you attend these big tournaments, it's not unusual to see up to 25-30 coaches attending each game. If you can play at all, they will see you and start recruiting you. Alot of that again comes back to time and money. They wanna see as many quality players as possible in the shortest amount of time. Good travel teams will have at minimum 5 legitimate D1 prospects so those are the teams the coaches wanna watch. Not only are the teams talented, but you get to see players competing against other talented teams."
Oh, so very true. As someone now living outside the area I know how the truth of his post. My sons played travel ball and the eldest played D1 and the youngest may play D1. Not bragging because none of you know me or my sons.
Player evaluation isn't easy and coaches want to see players play against the best to see how they perform and how they react. Hitting a 70 mph fastball out of the park is no big deal. Doing it against a 95 mph fastball is something else. Playing against superior competition can raise the game of players. They have to work just to keep up.
Another factor to keep in mind; coaches want players who want to play against the best. If you are a scout and see two kids with similar physical skills and one plays as much as possible and the other is content with simply playing on an ACME team, who are you going to choose? One "appears" to have a more competitive spirit. This isn't fair to those who can't afford pricey travel teams but it is the truth. As one scout said to me "players want to play, all the time".
As to the one sport vs. multi-sport debate; superior physical tools will enable multi-sport players to be scouted. However, physical tools aren't the only things that go into the making of a baseball player. The baseball skills are important as well.
This is actually more true for potential college players than it is for potential pro's. An 18 year old with raw talent has time to develop in the minors. College players are, for the most part, expected to be able to play from day one. Why? College coaches have pressure to win immediately. You can't wait for that super fast kid to figure out how to hit a curve.
That kid who isn't the fastest or strongest player in the area but knows how to play the game and does all the little things right can impress the college coach. He can step right into a lineup or make a contribution immediately. Maybe, if baseball is his heart's desire, has to play baseball year round from an early age to develop skills that will take him far beyond where his physical skills alone will carry him.
Kids don't HAVE to aspire to playing at a higher level than H.S. However, don't moan when your multi-sport kid doesn't get adequate looks because all he did was play spring ball. There is a price to be paid for everything. And there is a price to playing one sport only and one for playing multi-sports.
"The entire Lima area needs an elite travel team. That is the best way to be seen by college coaches and professional scouts. When you attend these big tournaments, it's not unusual to see up to 25-30 coaches attending each game. If you can play at all, they will see you and start recruiting you. Alot of that again comes back to time and money. They wanna see as many quality players as possible in the shortest amount of time. Good travel teams will have at minimum 5 legitimate D1 prospects so those are the teams the coaches wanna watch. Not only are the teams talented, but you get to see players competing against other talented teams."
Oh, so very true. As someone now living outside the area I know how the truth of his post. My sons played travel ball and the eldest played D1 and the youngest may play D1. Not bragging because none of you know me or my sons.
Player evaluation isn't easy and coaches want to see players play against the best to see how they perform and how they react. Hitting a 70 mph fastball out of the park is no big deal. Doing it against a 95 mph fastball is something else. Playing against superior competition can raise the game of players. They have to work just to keep up.
Another factor to keep in mind; coaches want players who want to play against the best. If you are a scout and see two kids with similar physical skills and one plays as much as possible and the other is content with simply playing on an ACME team, who are you going to choose? One "appears" to have a more competitive spirit. This isn't fair to those who can't afford pricey travel teams but it is the truth. As one scout said to me "players want to play, all the time".
As to the one sport vs. multi-sport debate; superior physical tools will enable multi-sport players to be scouted. However, physical tools aren't the only things that go into the making of a baseball player. The baseball skills are important as well.
This is actually more true for potential college players than it is for potential pro's. An 18 year old with raw talent has time to develop in the minors. College players are, for the most part, expected to be able to play from day one. Why? College coaches have pressure to win immediately. You can't wait for that super fast kid to figure out how to hit a curve.
That kid who isn't the fastest or strongest player in the area but knows how to play the game and does all the little things right can impress the college coach. He can step right into a lineup or make a contribution immediately. Maybe, if baseball is his heart's desire, has to play baseball year round from an early age to develop skills that will take him far beyond where his physical skills alone will carry him.
Kids don't HAVE to aspire to playing at a higher level than H.S. However, don't moan when your multi-sport kid doesn't get adequate looks because all he did was play spring ball. There is a price to be paid for everything. And there is a price to playing one sport only and one for playing multi-sports.
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