meads posted:2022OFDad posted:PABaseball posted:I don't think it really matters. You don't shoot for numbers, you do your thing and if a school sees what they like it moves from there. Some D3s are very bad, some have pretty good baseball. The measurements they're looking for will vary greatly. What you should be doing is getting in front of schools on the higher end of the D3 totem poll and seeing how interested they are. You will know based on their interest if you are fishing in the right pond.
Sorry, completely disagree here. For the time I have been watching this site the mantra has always been “don’t showcase until you have something to show.” Now, suddenly you are saying “it doesn’t matter, just go.”
If your last measurables are 2 years old and you are just going to see where you are, don’t waste your money. Get a stopwatch and time his 60 - have an idea where he is. Borrow a radar gun and clock his FB - have an idea. If he is a position player (non-1B) then he needs to be reasonable close to 7.0 in the sixty to get interest. If he is pitching and is a 2020, he should be 83-4+ whether he is RHP or LHP. If he is at the lower end of the range, he will likely garner more D3 attention than D1/2.
dont go into it blind at this point, it could be a waste of money. And if he isn’t popping good numbers, no school will turn their heads to look at him.
As showcases are new for us and with cost in mind, I agree as to not wasting money and just go. Be ready, be prepared to go. I told my son (15) we will start next year due to costs, then the HS coach sent him a personal invite to one (saying that he is ready) to get some starting numbers and we will build from there. So for $250, I signed him up for one in early February.
My son also wants to do a Perfect Game showcase, we got an invite but at $500, I told him "no, lets wait and maybe do one later in the year or next winter, when we see where his numbers are and get some improvement under his belt."
We will do some college camps to get more feedback, instruction and to check out campuses. We will go to some college games in the Spring as well. For now, we are just getting our feet wet.
If it helps ease your mind on your choice: My son played legion ball after his freshman and sophomore years. Although he played on a travel team the summer after junior year, he never did PG or any big showcase tournament. We focused on local Mid D1 and HA D3, as he didn't want to go far from home, mostly via the camp route. He received multiple D1, D2 and D3 offers and will be attending his top D1 choice, which he determined as a sophomore.
If you have a plan and talent, you can do it without throwing a lot of money at it.