@3and2Fastball posted: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.
My experience is modern day and I help with recruiting at the school where I am a Volunteer Asst Coach. In the process of doing that I interact with RCs from all walks of baseball life - D1, D2, D3, JuCo & NAIA. Some young RCs that don’t have much experience recruiting look more at metrics. The more experienced coaches absolutely look for the things Bob talked about. Their focus is on how productive a prospect is in game situations. Not what his exit velo is at a showcase. Coaches that are good at evaluating talent (and many are not) look for intangibles and things that can’t be measured. Coaches that can’t evaluate talent use metrics as a crutch. Believe what you want but Bob is right