what is a solid and elite glove to glove time for a HS Sophmore SS?
2sec? 2.5sec? 3.0sec on a routine gronder at normal position?
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I think under 3 seconds is OK. I timed simmons in a highlight video and the times I got were between 1.8 and 2.8 seconds. Most of the plays were diving or in the hole plays though and on slow rollers he usually was below 2 seconds. Hard to find videos of mlb routine grounders.
Reason I ask is a recent Showcase my son attended in GA used this as a metric. We've got a number but have no idea what it means.
I don't think it means anything because the distances a shortstop throws aren't consistent. Catchers can measure it because the distance is basically the same for everyone. As a shortstop, I think velocity is probably more important.