How good is a 8.0 PG rating?

I don't believe Jason Stoffel or Brett Hunter were drafted out of HS just to mention a couple players from the Marmonte League. PG had Stoffel rated a 10. He signed in the 4th round out of college. Hunter didn't show up on the radar until relatively late but signed for about $1M out of college and was expected to be a 1st rounder for quite a while. It happens all the time.

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Originally posted by bballforever:


I gave an opinion saying I see no reason why he shouldn't. Do you know of a reason he wont?

I think that PG covered it and JH in the other topic, do I have a shot? I don't know if he won't what is your reason he will, based on his rating? Based on his velocity? Based on his size? Based on what?

JMO, we should encourage every player to work their hardest toward a goal, sometimes it takes a bit longer than others, as I used son as an example. It seemed to me that you were saying a 9 means automatic pick on draft day.

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Originally posted by TPM:
It seemed to me that you were saying a 9 means automatic pick on draft day.

Never said that or implied it. Why are you bringing that up here anyway?

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Originally posted by bballforever:
If a 10 means you will be a high draft pick,

you stated there was a the kid over in the going pro section who had a 9 and you were wondering if he would be drafted.

In that section you told him you didn't see why he shouldn't be drafted.

It's a lot more than having a number, JMO.

Is it a good idea for him to let coaches know he got an 8.0 at schools he is interested in?

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Originally posted by bballforever:
Is it a good idea for him to let coaches know he got an 8.0 at schools he is interested in?

Why not, incorporate it into his bio.

As suggested, just make sure that you are targeting the schools that would be a good fit for your player.

I just wanted to make sure an 8.0 is a positive thing. I thought so before, but now I am thinking good baseball programs will look at an 8.0 and think we are only interested at going to see 9.0 and higher.

I think you're still missing the point. An 8.0 is an excellent rating. How could that not be a positive thing? Of course include it in his bio if you want.

But he still has to perform.

I know of a player whose best rating was a 7.5. He'll be at the #23 ranked JUCO in the country this fall. That's a pretty good baseball program in my book. The coach never asked him his PG rating.

I know another player who was an 8.0, top prospect 2 years in a row. He'll be lucky to step on a field anywhere due to grades and test scores.

It's clear that the evaluators at PG think pretty highly of your son's potential. Take it for what it is and move on.

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Originally posted by bballforever:
I just wanted to make sure an 8.0 is a positive thing. I thought so before, but now I am thinking good baseball programs will look at an 8.0 and think we are only interested at going to see 9.0 and higher.

I am not sure what the above means, "only interested in going to see 9 or higher"?

According to PG's rating:
8- potential mid round pick, definite D1 prospect

So what part of this are you not really understanding or do you just want to hear how good an 8 is?

PGStaff - I re-read my post that may have suggested an overall trend of overrating the average player at the National Underclass. I think I owe an apology to you and to anyone that may have been offended or discouraged by my comments. I respect your organization and the service you provide and certainly meant no disrespect to you or to any of the players that attend your events. I have looked at more profiles from the National Underclass and have seen some lower ratings but it did seem like the 7.5 was the most prevalent middle of the road grade. With regard to the rating for my son, I think you were generous to him in looking at the literal translation on your rating scale but I would never pretend that I would know how to better gauge his potential than someone that does it professionally. Again, I appreciate your work and hope you never let us "self proclaimed experts" cast doubt on your service.

2BMOM,

It's ok to say who the 7.5 at the #23 JUCO is....

Busted!
You guys should be playing by now - I hope your son is having a great season!

Yes,first game was last night. A nip and tuck 6-5 loss. But 2013 Son simply ecstatic to make Varsity. Good luck to 2B!

Excellent! Keep us posted in the HS reporting thread!

Sorry to hijack the thread, folks....carry on.

the huge piyfall with ratings is that people will be looking for the player to match or better it every time he steps on the field

I noticed grades 2-6 start with the word "possible" and grades 7-10 begin with "potential".

Just an observation to throw out there..........

"So you're saying there's a chance"