Mesquite Poteet LHP

1. play at Poteet
2. continue to throw left-handed
3. demostrate upside
4. keep nose clean

The rest will take care of itself. 6'4" lefty in the mid 80's as a '10......nice.....recruiting remains strong in Texas HS baseball???? Of course, he will be ineligible in 2008 if he moved for athletic purposes. (I'm kidding!)

bgood2texas,

In your first post, you seemed to want to get your brother help in recruiting.

In your second post, you indicate he is getting "serious interest" from several good D-1 programs.

What is the real purpose of this thread?

Fair enough...if he is a 2010 grad, he probably won't receive any offers yet, and even if he does, they are non-binding until November of his senior year, which is the earliest he can sign a National Letter of Intent.

I've seen Chris and to be honest, like him better as a hitter at this point. He has a lot of potential at the plate. Haven't seen him near 85-86 on the mound, but he is a good 2010 LHP...and not to mention seems like a great kid! Hopefully you guys will get the deal with Forney worked out, and Chris will be eligbile. I think he could help Coach Doe's squad this year in some facet.

Just out of curiousity, but who invited him to the Area Code tryout?

He cannot be offered until July 1 following his junior year unless the dicussion takes place on the college campus. Coaches' communication with underclassmen is somewhat limited. A good plan might be to schedule time at their camps -- they are generally afforable.

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Originally posted by bgood2texas:
Haha we're actually fighting forney right now to allow him to be eligible.

And hopefully hes got some upside, he has been invited to the Area code tryouts and has had some serious intrest already from UC Irvine, Houston, New Mexico, Alabama, and stanford.

We would really like to hear from Texas and Rice

I'm really curious to hear if anyone has seen him play.

I hope you have better luck at Poteet than Forney did last year trying to get Vance Woodruff eligible after moving there from Cali. He had to pitch his Jr. year on the JV because of eligibility issues from what I understand.

Please do not mention injuries to specific players. I'd appreciate it if you would edit your post. Thanks.

This kinda reminds me of another pitcher a year or so back whos brother did a lot of politicking for him.

Yeah, stay away from websites and newsletters.

85-86 this summer? His perfect game profile had him at 77-79 at a showcase in mid-August..

http://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=130252

Did he play varsity at Forney? Just curious, if that is why they may not fill out the previous particapation form. Where does he play summerball?

Since Poteet and Forney are in the same district, good luck getting that PAP back.

Just curious, did the family move to Poteet's attendance zone?

Also have to be careful how you answer certain questions on the PAP. Some answers are RED FLAGS that the district executive committee will have to investigate. Just because you physically move does not mean you become eligible. If that DEC thinks you moved for "athletic purposes" they will rule you ineligible. The burden of proof lies with the family to prove they DID NOT move for "athletic purposes."

These things can get nasty. Don't think for a minute that the DEC won't let this kid play just to keep Poteet from getting stronger.

A strong prededent was set last year in Coppell.

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Hes picked up alot of MPH after he went to mickey owen baseball school in Missouri.

How did he do that with a "dead arm"?

OP,

I think he meant that his velocity has incresed since recovering from a tired arm that occurred as a result of the camp.

I think we need to refocus on teams, rather than a single player.

-PD

That makes sense! You're right about the team thing. I wish the kid well and hope he gets to play. Just what Poteet needs is another big, hard throwing lefty, huh?!!

I don't think it would be a bad thing for him to play JV under Coach Doe. I don't know the whole story but I also believe that the Forney coach has done a lot for his kids. In any case, the key issue is finding a place where these guys can develop. You don't commit to college and you're not drafted after your SO season, eh?

OP,

I love that quote, I think I fall into that category.

PD,

You are right, schools don't ask for commitments until the summer after your junior season at the very earliest.

bgood,

I wish your brother success at Poteet.

Yes, Area Code will bring out the UT's and Rice's.

bgood2texas,

My younger brother just signed with Rice this past November and is a LHP. I would imagine they will be interested, but you may not hear anything personally from the coaches until end of Jr. year. PM me if you want more info.

I could be wrong but its my understanding that freshmen and sophomores don't get invited to a largely senior event like area code. The best sophomore in our district is probably Drew Benefield and he wasn't invited and is a known quantity.

I haven't ever really heard of major colleges much less small venues interested in anything but juniors moving to seniors or seniors graduating.

Now standard form letters from being in a database? Got a whole drawer full, thats a different story.

Pirate Fan,

Sophomores do get invited to Area Code Tryouts. Im sure the very best of the sophomores in the Metroplex area will be invited to tryout. These invitations, that is, do not go out until later into the season.

Very good to see you are successful in recruiting.

I assumed he meant last season since he was "invited" which seemed a little off to me. But thanks for the clarifications.

There are many sophs that are very good that didn't get an invite. Of course I guess you would need to be on the varsity somewhere to get one. I don't think Teddy Nowell or Files got one as a sophomore, but I could be wrong on that. If they didn't I can't see someone getting an invite not starting at the varsity level. Was Chris in the rotation at Forney at the varsity level last season?

I saw him throw bgood. He was dominant this fall for Poteet, both pitching and hitting.

He flat out shut down Jesuit and S Garland in the two games I saw.

If hes at 88 like you say with his stuff then Poteet is going to be a very busy place for scouts in a few years.

He seems like a good kid too, I hope the Forney deal works out.

OPson got an invite as a sophomore, so they do get invites.

Colton Cain got an invite as a freshmen!!!
as did Walker Kelly ...Kelly did not attend...

As did the other big kid, first baseman I believe, from Waxahachie. I can't think of his name at the moment!! I'm old.

Drew Harrison - WHS

That's it! Thanks Bringit!