You guys still don't get it. Let's try it again. When I say that hitting is overrated, I am talking about inflated averages, inflated distance that the ball travels when hit with an aluminum bat, and all the praise that good hitters at the HS level get.
Let's face it. HS pitching is easy to hit. Normally, the first five or six hitters in the lineup are very good. So what are these kids really proving when they hit mediocre pitching?Mom and Dad get all excited and believe their Little Johnny is going to be a star one day in the Major Leagues. But is that really going to happen?
The scout said that only 5% of HS players will play ball in college. I believe there are some stats on this website that can verify this. So if there are 20 kids on the team, 1 will play at the next level. If the other kids were such good hitters, then why don't they get a turn in college? It is that one kid who can hit, run, throw and play great defense. Remember, there is only one position on each team for the big banger with no other skills. You see, kids with speed tend to be better athletes. Better athletes tend to be better hitters, better reflexes, etc., etc., etc.
As for my son, he can hit, he can run and he can throw. It has been indicated that he will play at a D1 because of his speed and defense, not because he is one of the better hitters in the league.
Why aren't more playing at the next level? Because they really can't hit as well as Mom and Dad think they can.
HSBBW Stats:
Less than three in 50, or about 5.6 percent, of high school senior boys interscholastic baseball players will go on to play men's baseball at a NCAA member institution.
Less than eleven in 100, or about 10.5 percent, of NCAA senior male baseball players will get drafted by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team.
Approximately one in 200, or approximately 0.5 percent of high school senior boys playing interscholastic baseball will eventually be drafted by an MLB team
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