@Francis7 posted:I'm a big believer in sample size and context when looking at stats. That said, I would think a career OPS of 1.000 in 600 At Bats at least tells you that the kid has a knack for barreling baseballs. Now...barreling baseballs IS different at different levels. Doing it constantly as a professional is much more impressive than in High School. Why? Facing better competition. That's why I asked the question. Does ignoring this player despite the numbers happen because people think doing it at D2 is not as impressive as D1?
I think what you are asking is: will your kid’s career end in college because he’s going D2, right?
Again, there are tons of factors beyond stats. Part of it is proving oneself in a great summer wood bat league.
Can a player hit 96 mph+? Does their mechanics/body/athleticism translate to potential in MLB? How’s their character and work ethic?
A lot of players can hit college pitching but can’t hit with wood and/or can’t hit pro caliber pitching.
In D2 & D3 the variety of pitching you will face is vast. You can really build up stats against fastballs of 80-90 and that has zero relevance to pro scouts