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Marshals 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts Posted
www.mckinneymarshals.com TRYOUTS: 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts for our 15,16,17,and 18U Marshals HS program teams for the Summer of 2015 will be held on the following dates. Sunday, December 14 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Clark High School...
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Marshals 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts Posted
www.mckinneymarshals.com TRYOUTS: 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts for our 15,16,17,and 18U Marshals HS program teams for the Summer of 2015 will be held on the following dates. Sunday, December 14 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Clark High School...
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Marshals 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts Posted
www.mckinneymarshals.com TRYOUTS: 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts for our 15,16,17,and 18U Marshals HS program teams for the Summer of 2015 will be held on the following dates. Sunday, December 14 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Clark High School...
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
Going to a JuCo at less than 100% healthy is a recipe for disaster. Good JuCo baseball is WAY more competitive than most people realize. Post grad or gap year are your options.
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
My son got injured the first game of travel post junior summer. All the schools who wanted to see how much he improved from the previous summer disappeared. He chucked the sling (separated shoulder surgery from falling while rehabbing from torn MCL/PCL) two weeks before senior high school season began. He had a good season. But he wasn’t college prospect strong. My son had nothing to gain academically with a PG year. So the strategy was to get stronger over post senior summer and play Legion...
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
With a JUCO he’s using up a year of NCAA eligibility. With post-grad he is not. D1 coaches are always looking for pitchers who throw 90+. If you choose the JUCO route, I’d advise being extremely careful as to which coaching staff you choose, and make sure they are on the same page as far as how many innings they think is appropriate for an 18-19 year old coming off of Tommy John. And do your research as far as whether you can trust what they say. If it was my kid, coming off of TJ, I would...
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Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
My son is a 6'0 190lb 2021 RHP. He is rehabbing from TJ and had surgery almost a year ago. He is recovering nicely, but it is a slow process. He had D1 looks before the injury and 91mph fastball but with TJ and Covid he's been advised to look at Post Grad programs instead of JUCO so that he can develop. What advice would you give? Will D1 coaches look for players from JUCo before post grad programs? Thank you.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
I would guess the scholarships are reserved for the truly special players who will bring a ton of eyes to the program. There are plenty of parents willing to pay the full cost.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
No.. nor are any of us kidding ourselves that that’s likely. But, all I was asking was, do either of these things (PG/reclassifying) have any bearing on that. Totally realize it’s an ultra-longshot, but, doesn’t mean it’s impossible. In fact, his (blood) uncle, who was a starting tight end in the NFL with two rings, told us that he should be keeping that kind of thing in mind. That’s all, sorry if that was somehow offensive. And thank you for your reply!
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
I am sorry about your sons injury. You actually had me until you got to the draft part. Really, are you kidding me? Have the surgery asap, make sure you have a legit guy do it and a legit place for rehab. Your son has all summer and next year to get into shape and explore options, that should be the priority. Don't take a PG year unless he is advised to by his academic counselors or someone who can guide you through the process because you are all over the place. Good luck.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
“the propensity to make a change is proportional to the number of paragraphs written about the current situation” Just a casual observation but it seems like you’ve already made up your mind to reclass to 2023. Maybe internalizing that will help reduce your uncertainty and anxiety some. Then, how about asking his travel ball coaches these questions? If they’re experienced I’m sure they’ve dealt with this before esp during these covid times.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
A buddy of mine’s youngest son did a post grad year after high school, and is now playing for one of the best JUCO teams in Texas. It certainly has worked well for him so far. Lots of MLB scouts at his games and plenty of D1 attention too.
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May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Hi All, This is long, very sorry. But we SO much appreciate any help if you know about this subject. My son, a Junior/2022 was something of a late bloomer. Now, (May 2021) is 6'4", 225lbs, very athletic broad shouldered build, though not “full grown man” ultra muscular yet. (Don’t get me wrong - he’s jacked - just not full grown strong yet) Pre-Covid had not gotten much recruiting action, but has grown a lot, and with 106EV & 86AV - and just recently started all of a sudden to get...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Indeed you’re correct - given the very limited information I’ve found regarding somehow getting an extra year of high school - yes, I’m currently inclined to think PG to be the most likely course.. This was really more of a “how does all this work“ & “has anyone done it“ & “what was your experience“ kind of question. But I do appreciate the psychoanalysis - I need it! And I do intend to ask his travel ball coaches about this, though don’t think this is a situation they’ve been in all...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
You are feeling like these answers are unsatisfactory because people on here are telling you to focus on taking care of your son and his here-and-now injury, while you are asking about the downstream effects of his injury and rehabilitation on recruiting, eligibility, position on the field, redshirting, scholarships, test scores, and the MLB draft. ....... Take care of your son. He is so much more than a baseball player. He needs your support during surgery and rehab. And if an extra year of...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
A top SEC coach told a friend of mine, if the kid isn’t a stud player right now he should just move on to college. Stud players should consider a PG year.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
A player doesn’t get drafted on performance. He gets drafted on metrics. Check out Heath Hembree on Baseball Cube. His college stats are brutal. But he threw 95. He’s in his 9th MLB season. Draft year is when you’re 21. A junior in high school has four years to get his arm in shape and get his velocity back. Make it the priority. Getting back to 90 will get him recruited by a mid major. Note: Freshman and JV count as a year of high school baseball. He could transfer to the Inter-Ac. But I...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Definitely not looking to get into it like this with you. I was just looking for some information. The question was whether reclassifying technically somehow affects ones ability to be drafted in any way.. that’s it. it wasn’t asking if people who get TJS can continue to play at a higher level, or whatever your inference was. My brother was only trying to help me ask the right questions.. just trying not to make any mistakes. seems like a question I should’ve asked elsewhere.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Your son is 16, needs TJS and you are wondering how surgery will affect a draft outcome because his uncle played football? Of course players with TJS get college scholarships and get drafted. It's about having the talent needed for that level. So take care of the injury first, after his recovery and you see how he is, you can worry about that stuff.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Yes, reclassifying *could* negatively affect the draft. There was a player at my son's college that did a post grad year at Phillips Exeter. He was drafted out of college as a senior. After playing the first summer in milb, with a bunch of recent junior draftees that were 2 year younger PLUS all the foreign guys that were much much younger, he saw the writing on the wall and "voluntarily retired" after his one summer. But he got drafted and gets to say he played pro ball successfully. (I...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
The answer is no, getting reclassified has nothing to do with getting drafted. Talent has everything to do with getting drafted. I am just suggesting that you get his arm taken care of first.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Yes, we are doing that - He's had MRI & MRArthogram & we have a MLB team's medical director that we are consulting with directly who is a family friend, as well as a second surgeon looking at him as well.. We are in very good shape there. But, and this might seem crazy, somehow I'm actually able to do more than one thing at a time. 😐 I was simply trying to think ahead & get some freaking answers about the possibilities of, & how to handle potentially planning, a post grad...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Try to keep first things first. Get your son patched up. Get the best doc and rehab you can.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Thank you! we have done that & have 2 more consults this week including one today. Need to move quickly as ligament can start to re-absorb making "repair" less likely if too much time passes (which then definitely means reconstruction/TJS) which won't be known until surgeon is in there - but nonetheless time is important. Given MRI/Arthrogram results, there's definitely a tear of anterior bundle of UCL.. Have even had multiple radiologists looking at it as well as the surgeons.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
this is HS baseball, you think how you are told to think!! and to quote the American legend Ric Flair "and thats the bottom line - whoooo" Absorb the advise some of it is very good , filter those who obviously didn't read your questions clearly, take want you want and ignore what you don't like...simple game.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
If the answer was YES, it would ruin his draftability, you would still get it done. So there is no point asking. t he reality is his ability will decide if he is drafted. Zero chance without the surgery. Get him repaired and then evaluate your next move. One year PG would be more affordable than two years reclassified at a private. Also a year at a JUCO might be the best option to demonstrate recovery and ability post surgery. Google Rick at Informed Athlete and schedule a consultation.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Unfortunately they barely sign all SEC hitters.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Post Grad won’t really effect anyone’s draft stock. MLB would draft a kid from the outback of Australia if he could throw 98+ heck, they’d draft a 38 year old used car salesman from Abilene if he suddenly threw 102 mph the Baseball industry has a way of blowing smoke up the you know where of parents of talented kids.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Sorry to hear about your kid. It seems you have the surgeon and post therapy worked out which is good. All I would suggest is to get a second opinion and other week will not change things. I see more and more travel baseball orgs are now in the "PG academy" business. It is tens of thousands of dollars and can provide the exposure. Good luck
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
I don't think anyone thought that your son wasn't having surgery. The opinion seemed to me was that, get your sons issue taken care of, depending on the outcome you can pursue options and ask questions after that.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Here is a link I found (you probably did too). You would have to go through all 138 to find out if they have baseball: https://www.boardingschoolrevi...ate-boarding-schools I know someone who was accepted by one of the Academies but was advised to take a PG year first. Also, some Ivy's will do the same, with and without a guarantee for a spot the following year. I know of an ACC coach that recruited a player (listed on the players Perfect Game page) but all of a sudden he is at a Juco. THEN...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Heck, it sounds good to me. My son said "nice".. My wife might miss us, might not, could go either way. Que Bueño!
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
GRADES. There are a lot of P5 schools that have guys who don't make qualifications either by grades, test scores or behavior that are sent to a certain JUCO, each P5 has their own per sport, and then is a guarantee transfer when they get grades up or tests up or fix behavior.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
@YachtRocker my son is at a school that has a post grad program. They are placing some players but no matter how you cut it, it's an expensive way to buy time and doesn't always translate into better outcomes (some still didn't get offers, some are going to JUCO or CCs and I don't know what kind of money they are getting when they go D3-D1). It also really seems like a shame to do a PG year given your son's academic profile. With his grades and scores, it seems like you can target HA schools...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
That's great to read. My kid also a young 16 yo 2022 has an elbow injury (stress fracture), he was literally days from getting a couple of screws put in until a pre surg CT showed improvement (closure), so now he is on a bone stimulator and a DH checking with this ortho every month. As an over-thinker, we discussed the options in the event his recruitment summer was lost: 1. Reclass/gap at a local baseball org that is now has become a "post grad academy" + JUCO part time classes....$$$ and...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
I would advise to take it as it comes. Get the surgery. See how he does next summer. Is there a lot of interest? Can you tell he is still finding his way back? I think it is good to explore his options, but having a plan set in stone before you know how well he recovers could put a lot of pressure on him. There is really no rush to decide. I think as parents, if we act like the sky is falling, they feel that. I think it will all become a lot more clear as he finishes rehab and starts back...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
First, if you haven’t already, please read @PTWood reply several times. Great information in there. Second, your son’s SAT score is a huge bonus. Did he have any contact with Ivy or Patriot League schools before the injury? I think those schools would be more likely to keep in touch during the recovery process than most. Third, it sounds like baseball is definitely a priority for your son. I could imagine him getting back to hitting form around this time next year. He could visit jucos and...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Your son has a very good academic profile. Have you considered exploring a high academic prep for a Post Grad year to further both his academic and athletic future? Given your location in PA, there are several in New England that wouldn't be that difficult to check out. Re-classifying through a PG year isn't very complicated and given your son's injury situation, it might be the best option for him. I have a son who was high academic and a good player who was focused on baseball too. He PG'd...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
for the love of Pete - HE IS GETTING THE SURGERY!! Once again, I'm not asking about whether or not he should be getting the surgery .. I'm just trying to think ahead about what we are going to do, and HOW to go about doing it given he is having it & missing the rest of this year (& maybe into this time next year).. 😳 Because he's been in touch with a LOT of coaches that have his schedule of tournaments, showcases and camps (including theirs). Obviously, fairly soon, he's going to...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Door #3 sounds pretty good to me..... A couple "una fria" with your toes in the sand Just got to sell it to your wife, and you're good to go!!!
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
This is a practice that's been going on since son went to college. Basically for walk ons. Show up for class and practice and then due to roster limits or a poor fall, go to local Juco and we will take you next fall. Some coaches will not redshirt.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
I was simply asking for information on PG.. that’s all. Not judgement, nor how to think, or how I’m not keeping in mind what’s important.. etc. I will ask some coaches familiar with the matter. Much of this is more like parents.com than I anticipated. When does Alan Funt come out and tell me we’re on Candid Camera? I did learn a lot - thanks to all who gave me info on their PG knowledge and experiences.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
I agree with you DD 2024. There was no reason for a snarky response from him. You were only express6ing, like so many others here did, what's most important.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
You are very welcome. I hope your son recovers well from his surgery and has a nice, long playing career and life.
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
Thanks again for your judgement & encouragement!
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
He's more than a baseball player? Really? Jeez, I never knew. Thank you so much. So if I take a few hours in a week to consider potential future outcomes & scenarios, & try to be proactive - then I am not taking care of my son? Sit down, because - amazingly - I am superhumanly capable of both competently supporting and dealing with the present situation, while loving and throughly caring for my son, AND considering his future at the same time. All while spending almost the majority...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
It's a particularly brutal time for an injury like that. I think what people are trying to say is, if your son hadn't already gotten much D1 college interest, and now he is injured and no-one knows what he'll be like when he comes back, when he's missed 2 or 3 years of baseball, and given all of the covid craziness in college baseball and the surplus of players at all levels, and no-one knows right now how that is all going to play out . . . no-one can really answer your question even based...
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Re: May of Junior year + sudden injury = Post Grad year / re-class & many questions (pls help! 😳)
It looks like a lot of people took time to give you advice. Much of that advice comes from parents who are also dealing with the Covid fallout and simply telling you that planning a future before a surgery is pointless. Even more so right now. It seems like you came here more to get your opinion validated than to actually hear advice. Most everyone was polite and gave you well thought out responses. The blunt truth is that the chances are really slim, so you need to decide if you want to...
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Yes, indeed. Good grief. Best of luck to your son. Seems like he is going to need it.