Got a friend whose high school senior son is a collegiate pitching prospect. A fair amount of interest from D3s and some from D1/D2. Hasn't signed with anyone yet. But this kid IS good enough to pitch in college.
Well, it seems he may have torn his ACL recently...not sure yet (MRI not fully read). If its torn, its apparently an 8 month recovery to pitch in a game again.
So I've got several questions from anyone with ACL injury experience and others too.
* When should he notify college coaches who are recruiting him?
* What will they do?
* Is it worth heading to campus when he cannot participate fully in Fall workouts and hope for the best from bullpens and Winter workouts?
* Should he/could he take a 'greyshirt' year by taking classes at a local JC and then trying to re-generate interest through summer 2009 ball?
* Is there anything specific about an ACL injury and pitching thats worth knowing?
* What other advice can you offer (please don't say he did it to himself! )?
Thanks in advance!
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