"Advance Scouting"

Just "theory" for me as my pitches do not get to the plate anymore.

@Consultant posted:

A College Coach has a "great" opportunity to develop a Scouting report on his competition.

With all the prospective players and "showcases" announcing metrics on HS players, a College Coach could log in this data & develop a "scouting report" on each player.

"Launch angle", batting speed, running speed, arm speed will provide "advance scouting" report on the prospective player who joins a team in his conference. "Knowledge is golden"!

For example: if a player has 30 degree launch angle and 88 mph bat speed, How would pitch that player?

Bob

A friend/former college summer teammate is a very successful D3 head coach. A couple of years ago his team was hosting regions. I went to all his games and some of the others.

He put a major league type shift on a player his team had never played. I figured he had probably called coaches he knew from that league for information. When rain delayed the start of the next day I had a chance to chat with him. I asked about the shift. There’s a database even for D3 with spray charts coaches can subscribe to.

Is the answer inside fastballs at the bottom of the zone?

PT:

no, that is where the hitter with a elevated swing wants the pitch. "Up and in"

would be the best pitch. Did you know left handed hitter like the pitch down and right handed hitter like the pitch high.

Bob

Makes sense now. I had the launch angle mixed up in my mind.

Interesting on lefties and righties. I don't think it's the case with my lefty but I am going to go back and look at some video and will be watching more closely now. I love that we get to learn from you!

P

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watch the old clips of Mickey Mantle. His best swings from the left side was low pitches and from the right side "above the belt". Of course Mickey did not "think" only react.

During a "All Star" game Ted Williams ask him. "Mick when you hit right handed is your top hand stronger than your bottom hand"?

When he started to "think", Mickey went into a batting slump for one week.

Bob

The College Recruiter Coach:

For players and parents you may desire to learn the motivation of this Coach.

Why does he travel to the showcases, games and tournaments? Is there a more efficient method of finding the talent. Does he have a "shopping" list of his teams needs?

If you have an opportunity to ask the scout "what his eyes see" and what is his motivation to be a this specific game.

The answers will allow you and your son to "zero" in on the realistic schools.

Bob

@Good Knight posted:

Just "theory" for me as my pitches do not get to the plate anymore.

Yeah, all my strikes are in bowling alleys now.

Bob, I thought you would appreciate this. So far in the minors, they’ve shifted on James 4 times. He’s now 4-4 on bunts down the third base line for a base hit.

@Good Knight posted:

Just "theory" for me as my pitches do not get to the plate anymore.

I throw just as hard as I did in college. It's just the ball arrives a lot later now.

Paula;

that is a practiced skill. Very difficult to defend, especially against when right handed pitchers are pitching.

Bob

@RJM posted:

I throw just as hard as I did in college. It's just the ball arrives a lot later now.

Mr. @RJM,

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Tim