cabbage1 posted:Any more than 14 and you are pandering to parents. If you have PO's carry no more than 3 then the rest are position players. You need
4 Outfielders(2 CF min) - 4 Infielders(2 SS min) - 3 Catchers who can play 1B/3B
If you play 30 Games in a season - You need to cover 200 IP and you probably only have 900 PA's
Your 3 best pitchers get 140 Innings So you have 60 left (3 Guys). Your top 7 Hitter get 700 PA's you only have 200 left (5 Guys) - Guaranteed 3 of your top 6 pitchers are everyday players.
High school Baseball is 4 Weeks Pre-Season 7-8 Weeks Regular season. 75% of teams are out after the second tournament game. Asking a kid to give up 200+ hours and then not giving them innings or PA's is really a waste of time. Summer ball is different you play 11+ Weekends and you can play 6-8 Games per week. you need extra bodies especially Catchers and Pitchers. So a quality PO in summer is Gold.
I think your math is off. If you have 4 infielders and 4 infielders and 3 catchers/1B/3B, thats 11 position players. That's the minimum you defined, which implies more is ok - but wait. So then your 3 best pitchers become your only pitchers since that gets your total 14. Anything above these minimums and the coach becomes a panderer?
Or are you going to suggest that the position players with the best arms (SS, CF, catcher) also pitch and put their arm health at risk?