Are these numbers typical

Rbi99,
My son plays for a large D-1. Once you realize the goal of the large D-1 college team is to win, everything they do makes sense because everything is done to obtain that goal. No JV at the large D-1. Generally speaking they recruit the best players, they don’t develop them. Why do some players never play? Again, the batter step into the batters box of a large D-1 to generate offense, not to get playing time. If you see some players with limited at bats that may have happened just to preserve the starter for the next game... and only if the current game is “in the bag” or out of reach. Sometimes players are inserted for their defensive skills or a batter/pitcher match-up. It’s difficult to apply high school baseball protocol to college baseball.
Fungo

Fungo

Well said--just as HS baseball is another world from LL , college ball is another world from HS. Nearly every kid on the roster was a HS star--the kids who start in college are those who are able to make the transition

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Generally speaking they recruit the best players, they don’t develop them.

Fungo, I think that is a fascinating comment for every player and parent to consider in the choice of colleges and coaches and programs. I have watched one area DI get some of the top national recruits but also watched them, IMO, "develop" players who were less recruited or not recruited all. As I watch these players, they seem to improve every single year and I have always attributed that to coaching skills as much as talent. On the other hand, I have observed another DI with top coaching talent which recruits very high profile players who, with some exceptions, seem not to improve or perform and in some situations to regress in their performance. I have become convinced that these differences are based on the ability or inability of the coaches to "develop" their talent. Admittedly there are players who lose focus, interest,etc while in college and I know that certainly plays a role in performance. Personally, if my son was going through the recruiting, I would very carefully look at the success demonstrated by the programs in "developing" talent because I have convinced myself, based on my son's 4 years in college and my watching 100's of college games, that "development" by the coaches is critical. Your comments are thought provoking that there are reasons for the differences that I am missing. Care to expand your thinking.