Krak, I think your post was well meant but very ill informed....a 6'4 freshman is still 6'4. The 5'8 freshman is still 5'8. That 6'4 freshman is still going to get stronger and learn to use his size better. Not in all cases but in the 95 percentile a 5'8 freshman isnt going to reach 6'0. He will be lucky to to reach 5'11. When iut comes to pitching size matters unless your a junk baller. The taller the pitcher is the more of a dwonward plane the pitch is on thus resulting in groundballs and strike outs. A nasty slider will be a more effective pitch for a taller pitcher, just physics and angles. A taller pitcher with an 85 mile per hour fastball will in most cases be more effective than a 5'11 pitcer with the same velocity, especially if he keeps the ball down in the zone and works the outside corner....ask Leo Mazzone if I aint right. He has made an outstanding living with this philosophy. We are talking abut starters here not setup men and relievers. If you have size and talent your a prize, talent with no size...just anohter pitcher....IMHO