From a 5/20/03 article on mlb.com Thought some might find it interesting.
http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd...b&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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quote:Please keep in mind that parents/players may only have first hand experience w/ the dilema of wheather to sign or not, once or twice in a lifetime. Scouts have first hand experience much more often (as it is their job).
quote:Scouts are saying the next crop of non-college players to be drafted are way ahead of the curve of many college players as far as hitting.
quote:Willie Bobo posted: I don't imagine that there are enough wood bat summer leagues to accomodate all of the college ball players across the nation.
quote:If all college ball players have such aspirations, it would behoove the college baseball governing bodies to make the switch.
quote:Without any substantiation, I would guess the vast majority of HS hitters in the next draft were all seen in the batters box against Premier pitching already
quote:These games should exhibit strong pitching and defense. While good coaching will help with the adjustment to the wood bat, these players for the most part will be returning to aluminum at school.