Reply to "High school: pitcher only or pitcher and position"

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@younggun posted:
It’s pretty simply. The proof is in the pudding. Outside of Ohtani, who else can you name? So 1 out of 700 players? .0014%. I realize you may be talking specifically about college guys, but you used him as an example. The last guy I can remember that everyone thought had the ability to do both at professional level is Brendan McKay out of Louisville. I just looked up his stats. He is in AA and has a total of 22 ABs this year at a .091 average. He has had 10 ABs at MLB level with 2 hits. Am this guy was EXTREMELY talented in college. There will most likely always be 1 or 2 guys at the highest levels that do this, but it will not be the norm.

100% correct. This thread devolved into facts vs feelings 2 pages ago.

8/9/2111:51 AM

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