Still raining here in NH!!
Having Harper on the Legion team is only going to increase the scouts in attendence at Mike's games. I hope he gets a good amount of playing time and does well so he can take advantage of the exposure!! He is representing NH afterall! I hope he also can step back and just enjoy the awesome opportunity he has been afforded. He should just go out and have fun!
IMO your points about showcases and major AAU travel teams is spot on. I think we all wish that it was different for NH kids but the facts are we just aren't really scouted and if a kid really wants to go to a top flight baseball school or get on the pro scouts radar it is through showcases and the big woodbat tournaments down in Georgia and Jupiter florida. Mike's getting invited to tryout for the Northeast (Yankees) Area Code team is rather impressive too! The more eyes he plays in front of the better. And it is good for class I too because scouts will most likely come see Mike play next season and it will give some exposure to those kids he plays against.
I am pulling for Mike and his Legion team to go far in the tournament! Good luck and enjoy the nice weather, hopefully in a day or two we might actually see the sun up here!!