PitchingFan posted:I would disagree with PABaseball on one thing. Grades always matter. It is the one question that every college scout asked my son in some form from the time he was 8th grade on. How are your grades? How do you do in the classroom? What is your GPA? They all need to know this or there is no reason to scout you, not just HA.
I'll never deny the value of good grades, I'm just saying the grades do not matter until you can identify yourself as a prospect. For example, the coaches asking your son about his grades were only doing so because they liked what he could do on the mound. When LSU is recruiting a kid they look at his fastball range and his off speed pitches, not how many honors classes he's in. That comes after the determine they like what they see. There was a post somewhere on here from I believe the Illinois or Indiana coach responding to a parent where they mention the same thing.
Now if you read at a fifth grade level and that is reflected in your grades you will get crossed off some lists. But so will throwing 81 at an SEC camp. That being said, nothing wrong with throwing your GPA in the email. I just meant theres no need to list all honors classes and how excited you are for your creative writing class next semester. That is a great way to have the email sent to the trash bin.