There is no doubt that in the past PG participation has helped some players. But they are in the vast minority. It’s also true that in the past Jerry Ford personally helped some players and some people on this board. That’s an even smaller minority and it is ancient history. When I joined HSBBW it was my opinion that the board was being used as a focus group by PG in order to shape public opinion and maximize profits. Personally, I thought that was disingenuous and it rubbed me the wrong way. Since Ford sold PG a couple of years ago the money grubbing has become shameful. Ranking 9u teams and players?!? Let’s see someone try to justify that! PG is a for profit business model. It is not a baseball development model. Those are facts. Once you realize that it’s much easier to figure out what part of PG, if any, will help you on your baseball journey.