CATCHERDADNY was right when he said, "if you don't choose wisely in the first place you wont have a good experience." What I'm about to relate has crossover to the thread about JUCO Route - but it goes to show there are lots of reasons for transferring. A 2018 that played summer ball w/ my son (and is a good player) had options and chose the JUCO route. He went to a JUCO that is regarded as one of the top programs in the country. Performed well with limited opportunity this fall - but not unusual for a freshman position player as this program is stacked and sophomores dominate the lineup. Last week he was called into the HC's office for his end of semester meeting - and was summarily cut. Two days later I heard that a freshman from an SEC school that plays the same position was transferring to this JUCO at semester. The JUCO HC needed to find a scholarship for a D1 bounce down so he cut a kid that he recruited but felt like he didn't need this year. Furthermore I don't think (but I'm not sure) that the kid was given an unconditional release - which restricts him from going to any other school in the same conference. Pretty shitty deal in my IMO, but this is the 3rd kid that I know personally to have a bad experience at this particular JUCO and that's enough of a sample size for word to get around. Point being, this kid didn't choose wisely in the first place and now is forced to transfer due to what happened to him as a result. Also this goes to show that there is nothing easy about the JUCO route and no guarantee that it will work out how you want. You really have to do your homework to make a wise choice. Its always a good idea to talk to current and/or former players about their experience with a particular coach/school. Players will tell you the truth.