Post by cbcjanney on May 3, 2018 10:10:18 GMT -6
For some reason, this is what colleges are recruiting these days for pitchers. Several guys from my area here in Indpls are D-1 recruits because they hit 89 mph once in a controlled-environment showcase where there was no batter, and supposedly have the intangibles (size, girth, movement on fastball, late breaking ball) that project well to the next level. These same guys are also the #3 or #4 pitchers on their high school team because they don't get batters out, they put way too many people on base via BB/HBP, and in general they're just not overly effective high school pitchers.
The only pitcher from Indiana selected in the MLB draft last season was exactly this....the #3 pitcher on his 2A team. He was the winning pitcher in all of 2 games his entire HS career and walked/hit 2 batters per inning on average. But he was a 6'8 lefthander and racked up D-1 offers all over the country whenever he attended the numerous showcases his parents sent him to. By virtue of him being drafted, he was an auto-selection to the All-State team but didn't make any all-City, all-County teams or any other postseason accolades due to his HS stats being so blah.
Also remember colleges carry 30+ players on their rosters (I've seen as many as 39 one local roster) including oftentimes 15-ish pitcher-only's, so college coaches are overly taking chances on "project pitcher guys" in baseball more than other sports where rosters are smaller, who appear to have skills even if they haven't found a way yet to be effective - unfortunately a lot of the pitchers never quite figure it out.
The only pitcher from Indiana selected in the MLB draft last season was exactly this....the #3 pitcher on his 2A team. He was the winning pitcher in all of 2 games his entire HS career and walked/hit 2 batters per inning on average. But he was a 6'8 lefthander and racked up D-1 offers all over the country whenever he attended the numerous showcases his parents sent him to. By virtue of him being drafted, he was an auto-selection to the All-State team but didn't make any all-City, all-County teams or any other postseason accolades due to his HS stats being so blah.
Also remember colleges carry 30+ players on their rosters (I've seen as many as 39 one local roster) including oftentimes 15-ish pitcher-only's, so college coaches are overly taking chances on "project pitcher guys" in baseball more than other sports where rosters are smaller, who appear to have skills even if they haven't found a way yet to be effective - unfortunately a lot of the pitchers never quite figure it out.
