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OK, so you heard from every single poster about the importance of the hit tool, right ??  

Here's something else you may battle... I had a player that just finished a reasonably successful first year at a D3 as a MIF.  He was undersized throughout HS, despite trying everything in the book to add weight and muscle and working his tail off in the gym and on his game.  He is an excellent infielder w/very accurate arm and quick transfer.  He is a very consistent hit-for-average guy with a swing mechanic that plays in college.  But, he isn't particularly fast and doesn't have power as a hitter.  Parents focused on his strengths and were very frustrated in the recruiting process - like all of us parents, tended to overlook the tools he lacked that RC's held more important (hit for power and/or above average speed).  Mid level D3 was the right fit for his skill set.  They had to search long and hard to find that right fit.

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