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@PitchingFan posted:

I know there are those who put a lot of it on the coaches but I'm not one of them.  I think they are who they are and you have to do your homework.  I wish more education of parents and players was the answer but my experience tells me it is not.  I know so many who cannot see the writing on the wall.  I see redshirt sophomores (3rd year players) who did not have success this fall who still think they can turn it around this spring and a small percentage might.  But most will sit the bench again this spring as they have the first two years.  I see parents who know there will be 50 players at their son's school who still believe that he can beat all odds and make the roster.  I see players who know they are the last guy on the fall roster and their numbers are not near the top guys but they think they can persevere.  So many believe that they the 1% who will overcome and a few are but the rest are the 99% that will waste a year.  Parents and players are not realistic when it comes to their dreams.  I know my son could have gone to a smaller school and been a starter but he wanted to compete with the best and got an opportunity to play on a CWS team.  But we were realistic on his expectations and if he had not competed his freshman and sophomore years he would have been somewhere else by now.

I just don't think you always know what you are getting into.  When my son committed, we were given the impression that the coach was a completely different person than he was.  Even last year (our first year) parents did not talk. He left over the summer and I am so surprised to now hear that almost all of the parents had the same feelings we did.  He was ruthless and cut throat.  Sometimes the true reality is hard to find until you are there. We went in knowing it was hard.  Absolutely. But as a 2020, it was not what we signed up for.  We ended up (as most of these kids did) walking into a roster that was about 15 kids heavier than anticipated (5 round draft and we had 8 returning seniors).  They have told the boys this year that they have to cut 8, which isn't terrible based on the way they were allowed to be bloated last year and still honor commitments they had already made to kids.   Baseball is unpredictable enough without the covid stuff...injuries, illness, trying to balance school and a very taxing schedule. I don't blame these guys for sticking with their plan when everything was turned upside down 6 months before they reported.   From our HS (guys who committed) and were 2020s. 2  have quit (D1 top 25, D3), 1 had TJ but is still there working his way back (D2), 4 are still at their school (All D1...one was redshirted last year, one is fearful he will get cut at Christmas and 2 are hoping for meaningful play time).

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