The player:
Class of 2022 - bats & throws right
Current age: 16 years 3 months
Size: 5-9, 190 (~10% body fat)
Primary position: Catcher (plus defender, excellent blocking and recieving skills). Also plays OF and 1B
Very high baseball IQ
Standard/Average Student
Not a High Academic Student
Most recent metrics via independent and professionally run showcase:
60 time: 7.21
POP time: 2.0 to 2.1
(Has hit 1.9 at other showcases)
Throwing velo from catcher position: 77 MPH
Exit velo during batting practice: 92 MPH
Given all the metrics and variables, in your opinion, what would be your answers to the following questions:
1. What are the odds of this player playing college baseball when he graduates in 2022?
2. What division would he likely land - D1, D2 or D3?
3. At what level would he likely place? (e.g.: Mid-Major D1? Lower level D1? Average D2? High level D3?)
4. By what point in time - given the current situation in college baseball - should this player be verbally committed?
(For the record, player has no offers yet but has been speaking to some schools ranging from mid major D1 to lower level D1, high level D2s and D3s.)