Reply to "Anyone Else Ever Had a Kid Train Tirelessly, but Show No Results?"

3and2Fastball10,000+ posts

@Consultant posted:
Adbono
Can the young man read the bat, read the ball, read the field, the umpire, opposing pitcher, the air, the wind. What are the “metrics “ for the student of the game.
Bob

In my experience in the modern day, none of those things means anything in terms of where a kid gets recruited or whether a kid gets recruited. You absolutely must check off certain measureable criteria to even get looked at.

A sad, but true aspect of modern day Baseball.

4/4/212:48 PM

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