2022NYC posted:I am surprised my frosh kid's confidence took a dip this season. He is hitting very well, has a high ob% and rarely strikes out. He was complaining recently not driving the ball enough and feels he will be dropped in the line up. I never was a pep talk dad and usually sicken them with "you get what you put in" speeches, but he was not really responding to my assertion that the numbers and what they see is what will determine his spot. Regardless, he wanted to go to the cages and "work" on things (always happy to do that). He also told me he wants to be a primary OF and move away from behind the dish. I was not surprised as he was spending most of his time there this season.
I had to be moved from C in high school because I just couldn't hit when I played there. We had several D1 pitchers who were hard to catch and always wanted to go over the hitters in between innings. I got moved to 1B/OF and my hitting vastly improved.