T_Thomas posted:Question about league placement:
Lots of things in play here.
If he's a weekly starter in the spring, he may need the summer to recuperate and focus on recovery training.
If he pitches less than a starter in the spring, but still logs a decent number of innings, he (and his pitching coach) will probably want to limit his innings in the summer (reliever).
I doubt he'll have a shot at a higher rated league unless he has a stand-out spring, and one of those teams is looking for pitchers late (end of college season).
I think not playing summer ball at all is becoming more common, especially with pitchers. Guys may want to focus on targeted training, mechanical adjustments, pitch design, etc.
Finding your own summer team is more common at the lower levels. A kid may have family or friends near a league that his college coach isn't connected with, and can work something out in that way. Most coaches want to know that the summer team isn't going to overuse their kids, and that only comes from experience and trust.