12 Reasons Worthy Players Get Over Looked by College Recruiters

Yeah, I thought that was a cheapshot. Of course, in the area he spends his time in that may be true, but obviously, he has not been to NC and SC.

 

has the acceptable "look" changed ?

I see what you guys are saying, but admit it, hasn't the "acceptable" look of a player changed at least to some extent?

notice some of the players that are at upper level D1 programs often times with head coaches that are of the "old school" discipline. Notice the necklaces, facial hair, long hair, tattoos, etc. Not saying these are completely "wild / anything goes" player looks, but I do think what's considered acceptable has changed quite a bit.

Talent / upside of the potentail college player vs. the look. That's a fine line.

 

Article I posted

I was more amused by all of the grammatical errors (which caused me to take the article a lot less seriously) than I was by the content (although the content had me laughing as well).

Since pitching is near and dear to my heart, I am weighing in on the velocity discussion. I prefer a "pitcher" to a "thrower" any day. At my "small DI school", I realize that the 90+ guys are either going PRO or heading off to the "name" schools ~ which is fine. I recruit the low to mid 80's "pitchers" who, with a little more focused work, can become very effective college pitchers.

To all the high school pitchers whose velocity doesn't cause the "ooos and ahhs", don't be discouraged ~ we will find you. It's our job!

 

I betcha they didn't look that way when they were being recruited. What happens after they get there may depend on the coach, but during the recruiting process, I doubt it.

 

We just try to look for quality People and if they dont pass the Eye test 1st it will always ruin your first impression. I still dont understand the Combine #s over the quality baseball Player. There used to be a day when baseball players didnt have to be the biggest fastest or throw hardest to be successful and I like to get Baseball Players that happen to be athletes much more than an athlete that happens to play baseball thats my two cents but to each his own.

 

exactly, baseball players, and the showcases and all that jazz with their numbers is why a lot of PLAYERS slip through the cracks

 

Absolutely! Give me a team of baseball players over a team of athletes any day!

 

Glad you were the first to mention the grammar,LOL!! Takes away some of the validity.

 

The hard truth is that many of us sometimes fall into the trap of trying to label baseball players as one or the other, "athletes" or "players," when the fact is that the two categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive; particularly as you move past high school. There are PLENTY of excellent athletes who are also "players." The professional ranks, both majors and minors, are filled with them; and there are many on college rosters.

Occasionally, we'll see a player we know and like passed over in favor of a more athletic counterpart; and, we'll immediately assume that the evaluator failed to take the less athletic player's "makeup" into account. Often, if we knew the more athletic player better, we'd know that he's just as dedicated to the game as the player who's more familiar to us.

I used to feel the same sort of way about the distinction between hard throwers and softer throwers among pitchers. However, after awhile you come to realize that plenty of those hard throwers can also locate enough of their various pitches effectively that their "plus fastball" makes a material difference. That's not to say that plenty of hard throwing "bonus babies" don't wash out because all they have is God's gift of velocity; but, at the end of the day, it's what you accomplish on the field consistently that makes or breaks you.

 

What was wrong with his grammar