BaseballinCT posted:In my son's experience, the recruiters tell you the position they see for the player so don't foreclose any opportunities. For example, my son (2019) had a great freshman year on the mound (began on JV and then called up to Varsity shortly after the season started) and right after his HS and travel coaches said he should try to get recruited as a pitcher, which was not good advice. But not knowing any better, that's what we did, although I (thankfully) always had him hit/run/throw at the showcases rather than just pitch. Turns out two of the schools that offered him (including his commit school) want/wanted him as a position player who can "maybe" pitch when needed to eat up innings. His FB was just not fast enough for them. Other schools (mid-major and HA) were more interested in having him pitch. You just never know, so in my opinion, if you can play every day in HS and also pitch, do it. Besides, who doesn't like to hit at that age? Just my $0.02.
Totally agree. The combine he just did was PO but not by choice, just by virtue of having a major family commitment later in the day. That said, he needs to improve his hitting if he’s going to continue being seen as a position player. So there’s that too. HS coach (new guy) is just using him as a pitcher. A third pitcher, at that. Frustrating.