Ty Buttrey and Corey Seager move up PG rankings

Both Buttrey and Seager have moved up in the top 500 HS prospects in Perfect Game's rankings to 26th and 31st.

New rankings for 2012 grads are out at:

http://www.perfectgame.org/Rankings/Players/Default.aspx?gyear=2012&num=500

 

Well Deserved

BBx3....we'll have to trust you....those of us "cheap" dudes don't have a subscription!

BUT, both are well-deserved and great players. By the way, did anyone see Bryce Harper last night? I know the kid is cocky - but his baseball maturity is very impressive. First at bat vs. Cole Hamel...takes a fastball to the kidney, goes from first to third on Jason Werth single (most would have stopped at 2nd) and then takes home on a first/third pickoff attempt by Hamel.... alll with TWO OUTS! Later in the game he stretched a single into a double while the "pros" were on auto-pilot and relaxed.

I'm not a big band-stander for Harper, but he is special.

 

Here ya go.......

26Ty ButtreyRHP OF6-6210L RProvidenceMatthews NC Arkansas


Big, high ceiling RHP, 94 mph, good stuff. Good at many PG events.





31Corey SeagerMIF 3B6-3190L RNorthwest CabarrusKannapolis NC South Carolina


Smooth athletic player, excellent hands, very good bat, projects large. Outstanding at many PG events. PG All American Game

 

Good for them....as they are obviously really good players! And excuse the sarcastic undertone of this next statement....but did these rankings get Buttrey any outs or Seagar any hits in game competition? The reason for this statement is that rankings mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING......individual or team for that matter.....although people that pay obviously will get ink and pub.......

 

Seager is a stud...fastest hands I've ever seen on a lefthanded hitter

 

Nope, sure didn't. But both of those things result in rankings and projections. I would also temper your statement about rankings around a much more specific case and point, IE: PG rankings mean absolutely nothing. Since I would guess that the rankings on the draft board of a MLB team in the war room mean at least a little something. I would also assume that if a kid 'paid' for whatever it is you are referring (pg camp maybe) that he wouldn't get much pub if he skilled out at number 2000

Guess we will find out just how much they mean, or at least how accurate a forecast that it represents come June 4th. My guess is that the kid at number 200 might go in a lower round than these two.

 

Whether good or bad...rankings by PG are very important for a kid with skills to be drafted. The list is put together by recommendations of scouts. Skills and hype make all the difference in a draft. A kid with no rep that performs well at PG's premiere events places himself instantly on a MLB organizations radar. The old cliche "if you're good they'll find you...." left with the baggy cotton uniforms and hats with baseball cards inside to form a crown. With respect to some outstanding scouts, most are lazy and are terrible in evaluating talent...especially pitchers. They see a kid throwing 90's and their eyes light up..regardless to the fact that the kid may have bad mechanics, poor mound presence and his ball is all over the place. The good scouts see that and are concerned, while many others are excited and believe their coaches will correct all the other issues. This is just one of many examples
of why people shake their head trying to figure out the draft---when in truth it only takes one organization that believes in you....while all of the others don't share the same evaluation.

It is amazing and a very good trend to see each year many players receiving 7figure offers turning them down to play at a major D1 college. I believe the reason is simply because families are becoming much more sophisticated about the draft and how it works. They do a good job of masking the signability of their son so as to allow them to be drafted in early rounds vs not being drafted due to signability issues.

By the way, congratulations to both Buttrey and Seager gaining recognition across the country as being top performers....it not only is great for them, but it continues to draw attention to the talent in our state.

 

As a long-time observer of Perfect Game and its rating/ranking process (with absolutely no "dog in the hunt"), Perfect Game seems to have an enviable record of assigning high rankings to players who, ultimately, end up being drafted highly. Just like the professional scouts, themselves, they occasionally miss; but, more often than not, their ratings and the rankings that come from them are pretty accurate.

For quite some time, there's been an interesting and lively dialogue concerning Perfect Game on the High School Baseball Web. For those who may not have seen it, Jerry Ford, Perfect Game's founder, is a frequent participant in what are, for the most part, honest, objective discussions. I have found Jerry to be refreshingly candid about his organization and the way they go about doing things. I think he would say that he and his organization have benefited over the years from the discussions that have taken place there.

 

A Wealth of Information

BTW, Prepster wrote a great piece on the High School Baseball Web about "So You Want to go Pro out of High School?" in the Going Pro section. I've always enjoyed reading Prepster's information and that story really said alot about what his young man experienced. It can't be an easy decision for any of these boys. We now know that his son has definitely found his place in baseball. Please check it out if you want. You will not be disappointed.

 

Gosh, texasleaguer, thanks very much for the kind words! They caught me by such surprise that, at first, I thought you were referring to our friend, Braves!

Between this website and the High School Baseball Web, players and their families have access to a wonderful set of resources. I've always thought that the two websites complement each other very nicely.

When my son was being recruited, both sites were relatively new; but, already, they were extremely valuable to our family who knew nothing about the recruiting process on the front end. Having taken a great deal from both at the time, I've always felt responsible for giving back as best I could by passing along what I have hoped would be useful information. Fortunately, many others seem to share the view; making both sites the wonderful resources they are.