Reply to "game play evaluation vs. showcase/camp evaluation"

infielddad10,000+ posts

TR, perhaps I can provide an illustration of "game play evaluation vs showcase."
Last weekend I was watching a minor league series.
Just so happened the leadoff guy for one of the teams was red hot and every time you looked up he was standing on first base(a nice 7-12 with one walk). During the course of 3 games, the #2 hitter got a hit/run sign four different times. On 3, he got base hits through the vacated infield spot. On the fourth, he hit behind the runner to advance him a base with one out. Nothing spectacular about any of it, but good crisp game play execution.
How many times do you see that occur in a showcase, even a game situation showcase? Hitters usually aren't at a showcase to give themselves up, advance runners etc., and there usually isn't any type of a grade for that "skill." I would speculate that if a player had 6 at bats in a showcase and got a hit/run sign 4 times, his parents might be asking for their money back.

9/6/061:24 PM

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