@Smitty28 wrote, “ it’s gotten so bad that kids are literally stepping across home plate as they catch the ball and have a running start. Look at the videos and you’ll see what I mean. So how do you use this data to evaluate and make a meaningful comparison? I don’t think you can.”
Bingo! Same is true for EV readings that are generated from Happy Gilmore swings, and 60 times that are artificially low due to kids jumping the start. None of this is speculation. I see it at every showcase - and it renders the data useless. The focus on measurables is a scam that’s being orchestrated by all the scouting services to entice parents into paying for their sons to attend expensive showcase events - under the premise that rankings are necessary in order to be recruited. And that’s a false premise. The rankings aren’t necessary and neither is the expense of obtaining them.