So if a kid goes to a big, elite college baseball program, is healthy and gets 1-2 ABs all season as a freshman what is the coach thinking? There are two kids form our state I have been tracking that my son played with (among about a dozen total) who were highly regarding as HS and travel ball players. One is at an SEC school. He was Gatorade POY in our state but better known as a football player and has gotten 2 ABs all year so far (not hurt) but seemed to peak in 9th grade. There's another (a catcher) at a Big 10 school, also a monster 9th grader that never got any better. I noticed he also has 2 ABs all year. Another kid we know who was supposed to be a stud has about 10 at bats with 9 ks that just pinch runs lately, like every game, but doesn't play the field. I was thinking that these kids maintained redshirts but I read here they did not.
If these redshirts are burned with just a fe chances, what is the message the coaches are sending, if any?