how to protect a young prospect

Frank Martin1,000+ posts

This has happen recently. A ball player only 13, just finished 7th grade. Attended a few baseball camps and out performed most players of high school age 17-18 years. The player is already hitting the ball out of high school fields with wood and many MLG scouts and MLB players who seen him think he right now could play and do well in high school ball.

The problem is every high school and travel league team wants him to play for them. I expect it gonna get way worse once he starts high school.

What the best way to protect him from all this attention that gonna get much worse.

6/12/0710:12 AM

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TRhit10,000+ posts

Andy

The best way is for you to stop making stories up---no way a 13 year old (7th grader) is better than the good HS player at 17/18 years of age

Perhaps the camps he attended had no talent AT ALL !!!!

6/12/0710:15 AM

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Frank Martin1,000+ posts

TR as usual you have no clue what you are tallking about. The players really exists, He batted .750 and was named MVP at PG Tournament in 2007. I saw a 14 year old at yesterday, whose dad was a MLB player run 6.5 and out performed players 3 years older than him at.

6/12/0710:23 AM

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TRhit10,000+ posts

Andy

we all know your game---where are you located now ?--which basement? --which library?

It is amazing how you find all these phenoms at the 13/14 age

6/12/0710:30 AM

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PGStaff10,000+ posts

Age 13? That is the same age we first saw Justin Upton and Delmon Young. He should do exactly what they did. It seemed to work well for them, both ended up being the first player picked in the draft when they became eligible and both are extremely wealthy young men.

6/12/0710:38 AM

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Frank Martin1,000+ posts

Naw TR I live in a van down by the river, jk.

Young and Upton are different both of those players had older brothers who went through the exact same thing they knew exactly what they were in for, most parents only go through this one time.

6/12/0710:46 AM

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shortstopmom1,000+ posts

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He should do exactly what they did. It seemed to work well for them, both ended up being the first player picked in the draft when they became eligible and both are extremely wealthy young men.

6/12/0710:48 AM

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thepainguy1,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by TRhit:
The best way is for you to stop making stories up---no way a 13 year old (7th grader) is better than the good HS player at 17/18 years of age

I could buy it.

My son is currently playing against a 12U team that has a pitcher who is probably biologically 15 or 16, even though his birth certificate says he's just 12 (IOW he's an early maturer). He's at least 6 inches taller than everyone else, weighs 25+ pounds more, and throws his fastball in the high 60s or low 70s.

6/12/0711:18 AM

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theEH1,000+ posts

Protect him ( the Player ) From what??

Playing baseball??

What is it, that we should be worried about?
Or should Watch out for??

What evil lurks behind every dugout??

6/12/0711:27 AM

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Frank Martin1,000+ posts

Hmm the wacko parents

6/12/0712:00 PM

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redbird510,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by thepainguy:
...throws his fastball in the high 60s or low 70s.

We faced several kids last year as 12U who threw in the 70's (one even in the 80's). Their fathers had the radar guns to prove it.

6/12/0712:11 PM

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futurecatcher271,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by theEH:

What evil lurks behind every dugout??

hahah

6/12/0712:21 PM

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shortstopmom1,000+ posts

Watched 9-10 year olds playing baseball the other night.......pure sweet joy and innocence.

No worries about being recruited,..just the shear excitemnet and thrill of the game.......heaven!

6/12/071:44 PM

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Frank Martin1,000+ posts

the kids are fine, some of the other parents, well they have issues. I saw this one dad yell hitting instruction, fielding instruction to every player in the field even the opponents. Other parents wanted to taser him to shut the guy up

6/12/071:48 PM

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shortstopmom1,000+ posts

quote:
What the best way to protect him from all this attention that gonna get much worse.

A strong interceptive parent/guardian who keeps his/her player's best interest at heart!

6/12/071:55 PM

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njbb1,000+ posts

You want to protect a 13 yr old from his parents?
Unless you plan to call the child protection agency. I think you should mind your own business.

6/12/073:08 PM

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CADad5,000+ posts

PG,
If I remember correctly Delmon Young was supposed to be better than most HS players at 13. Is that true based on what you saw of him at that age?

6/12/073:11 PM

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shortstopmom1,000+ posts

njbb,..I dont understand your response. Were you referring to me to mind my own business?

I was trying to state that a good parent/guardian will protect his/her child/prospect from outside sources that could potentially put too many recruiting pressures on a child at a young age.

Maybe I interpretted something incorrectly. (???)

6/12/073:21 PM

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BeenthereILHSBBWeb Old Timer

I have a grandchild that looks like he's a prospect.

Only 8 months old but he's real good at chasing the fluffy baseballs on all fours. Good at biting them.
His pet puppy is great at fielding.

Not sure about his hitting because he can stand but loses his balance when trying to take steps.

Ah the millions after the draft!

6/12/073:52 PM

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PGStaff10,000+ posts

quote:
PG,
If I remember correctly Delmon Young was supposed to be better than most HS players at 13. Is that true based on what you saw of him at that age?

Yes and so was Justin Upton at that age. So was Ryan Sweeney, Cameron Maybin, and many others. Some continued to get better while others stayed about the same. There as a 13 year old in Texas we saw throwing 92 mph. Four years later he was topping out at 91 mph.

6/12/074:59 PM

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