Learner posted:As development programs continue to improve we might expect to see a slight shift in the number of lower velo (mid-upper 80's) kids signing with bigger schools. But that'll be based on the individual. Allow me to explain.
Kid A: sits mid to upper 80's but has never done a serious arm program before. Good command. Good offspeed.
Kid B: sits low 90's, has been doing DriveLine or VELOcity in the offseason. No command. Good offspeed.Kid A might look more appealing to a big program that has a good understanding of how to put the kid through a development program to increase velo. Where it used to be the thought that "we can teach command", that is shifting to "we can teach velocity."
Just my 2 cents.
A MLB franchise will spend a few years developing a player’s potential. A college program will just bring in up to ten new pitchers next year.
In college ball a player has to decide the first year what is his shot of getting on the field by the second year. If it doesn’t look good they transfer. Each year a college program brings in about fifteen new recruits.