CaCO3Girl posted:justbaseball posted:One other thing - having gone through this. I would advise parents of pitchers to manage (very closely) the bobbing back and forth during the summer between travel team and showcase events. It is very easy to throw 5-7 innings of a championship game in a tournament on Tuesday and be on the mound for a showcase on Friday. That is not typically enough rest for a pitcher. Just think about this stuff - thats all.
Interesting, I have seen something happening lately that I thought was odd, but maybe it is because of this. Rather than committing to a summer team some of the hot shot pitchers are choosing to only be a pick up player now and then, a gun for hire of sorts. Do you think this is the reason?
My guess is that there are so many "private" invite events (PG National, workout at MLB sites, Tournament of Stars, Connie Mack, Area Code, East Coast Pro, etc), that overlap tournaments and conflict with the continuity of a real team, it just makes sense for some.