@adbono posted:I disagree. If a kid can throw 95 w/ a crow hop from the OF it tells you that he has that potential from the mound. If he is only 82 from the mound that indicates that something in his delivery is killing his momentum and lowering his velo. A good pitching coach can figure it out in about 5 minutes. Then it’s a matter of whether or not the player can make the necessary adjustments. A kid like this would be considered a project at a lot of programs and they wouldn’t be interested. But a JuCo that has a good reputation for developing pitchers would be the perfect place for that kind of project.
Exception noted, but in general most college coaches are not going to be interested until the kid closes that gap. And if that kid doesn’t have a contact who can get him to those select few JuCo coaches willing to take on a project he isn’t likely going very far despite his potential.
What about the opposite kids. The kid sitting mid to upper 80’s on the mound who pulls down 79. Do you think he has a higher or lower ceiling on the mound than the 95 mph pull down kid throwing 82 from the mound?