@Dadof3 posted:Is the transfer portal reducing the amount of kids moving on to play college baseball?
I think it's making it harder, and shifting kids down, and then probably forcing out the kids in HS who were on the fringe.
The P5s are a different story. They probably should be a league of their own. And, I don't think it's changed that much for the mid-majors. But, for the lower end D1s, and the D2s, and D3s, the ability to get older and more experienced players through the portal impacts their HS recruiting needs. It's a small sample size and I live in a state with few D1 programs, but, I see a lot of kids who had D1 dreams going the D3 route by me now. And, to be candid, some of these D3 programs have fields and facilities comparable to the lowest D1 schools. I saw a D1 field this fall that wasn't even as good as some high end HS fields that my son has played on.