Reply to "How important are home runs for HS player?"

Dominik8510,000+ posts

RJM posted:
hshuler posted:
IMO, they are important if you're a power hitter.
When discussing projectability of a high school player (the original post) gap power is power. If you see a high school kid driving the ball up the gaps who looks like he could easily add twenty pounds of muscle you're seeing home run potential.

I agree. There are of course guys like Bryce Harper who hit moonshots at age 15 but those are really rare. If you hit some doubles and maybe one or two out per year that is good power with bbcor for a HS kid.

5/2/162:17 AM

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