What does it take for a position-player to play varsity their freshman year? I understand their are early bloomers and nationally known phenoms, but I am more specifically asking about players that have average size(130-160pounds,no more than 6') Would you want them to posses tremendous hitting qualities, or would you be looking for someone who is more of a defensive specialist? And how much enphasis would you put on speed and arm strength? Would you want that person to be a major contributer, someone who is more of a utility player off the bench, or someone who is on varsity because of his future potential, and not neccesarily getting much playing time? And if you saw an early bloomer and a late bloomer, the early bloomer proucing more results in power and things that require tremendous strength, and adequate at his position because of his physical maturity, and the late bloomer with more skills and able to do the things very well for his size(Such as hit for average, and speed to a lesser degree because he is a late bloomer and fielding ability) with a lot of upside that would come with size, who would you take?
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....the journey isn't always easy..but perseverance pays off...as one webster on here always says, "the cream rises to the top".