Hi There
Looking to get some advice on what the logical next step/exposure path is for my son. To date hes played a lot of baseball in New England, but has had zero exposure to college/scouts and Im not even sure hes at that age yet. Looking for some advice on how we can best get him exposed whether its PG tourneys, college camps, scouts etc.
A little about him:
Just turned 14 and is currently in 8th grad, 1B/P
5' 8" (83rd percentile) 175lbs, projected 6'0'-6'2", throws and hits lefty. He is built like a linebacker (225lb dead lift)
4.1 GP, near top of class, in advanced courses
Eats, drinks and sleeps baseball, Truly loves the game and is self motivated to get better. Goal is to play college ball.
Just started playing Middle School Basketball
Played Travel AAU/EBL baseball going into his 5th year, 3x EBL Allstar, played on 16u team this past summer
Plays 80-90 games per year between AAU/EBL, School, Wood Bat and Fall Ball
Live in the Northeast
His Spring season he will play on a 14u EBL/AAU team (he one of 2 kids in 8th grade, rest are in 9th with 5 varsity starters), top 5 team in New England.
Going to 5 tourneys this Spring as part of this team, including one PG tourney, a ESPN tourney in Disney, and three local tourneys.
Two weekends ago he went to a UA Baseball factory tryout and received the following "stats" and feedback, they are trying to sell us on a $3k trip (we declined) so Im just curious where he fits amongst his peers.
-4.8 30 yard dash, 8.9 60 yard dash. This is clearly his weakest area and is why he joined basketball
-4.8 shuttle (they said avg was 5.4)
-6'3" broad jump (avg was 6.1")
-72mph across the diamond with crow hop (seems low given his FB speed)
-71mph fastball, 60mpg change (which he gives away), 58 mph curve
-Didnt get much on his fielding except that he has soft hands, quick feet and needs to shorten arm action on throws to 2nd/3rd
-grip strength of 96lbs
-85mph ball exit speed off a tee (-5 32/27 Mako). This is where they said he was elite at High School level and had would score a 45 on the MLB 10-70 scale (to which I laughed, I think they are trying to overstate his ability to get us to one of their camps).
So, hoping you guys can weigh-in and advise the best path for him to grow out of the local level and get him exposed. Two local players, both Sophmores, just signed with VTech and Wake Forest late Summer after their freshman years. Got me thinking that my guy is only a 1 1/2 away from that and Im clueless on what to do next.
Thank you