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If you email them, they'll answer your questions.

2Bmom is right. Email them and they will be glad to work with you. I had a situation in one of the blogs for a showcase where they listed son from the wrong school and the # of K's he had was wrong while he was pitching. I emailed them and let them know and it was changed later in the day with an email appologizing.

I'm sure they would even talk to you on the phone. The folks at PG are actually a very good group from what I have experienced.

Definitely give them a call or email. They will verify and correct, if necessary.

They have been extremely busy the last couple of weeks, so it's possible to have a few things mixed up.

They are a great group of people, and correct things very quickly.

I agree with all of the above. A simple email/call with the actual facts will go a long way.

I agree with everyone. PG will straighten out any of their mistakes if warranted. In Blue10's son's case, it should be an easy fix. They imput information from numerous players and sometimes mistakes are made. I read a blog a year ago about a player that had a great BP session from both sides of the plate in a showcase. Yes, he's a switch hitter, but that particular day he only hit from one side of the plate. Another relatively highly ranked player was clocked in the upper 80's at a PG tournament last year, strangely he doesn't pitch and didn't in that tournament either. My point is that they make mistakes, sometimes on the positive side and other times on the negative...they are human.

BTW...I don't think the parents ever asked for the blog/profile to change when the mistake was made in their favor.

Thanks everyone...just sent a brief, polite email asking about the discrepancies. Let's see what happens

Blue10,

If there's been a mistake, we would like to correct it ASAP. We have several ways of checking out the reports.

I'm not sure who you have emailed but no one around here seems to have received an email that pertains to this situation.

I suggest you resend the email to staff@perfectgame.org

We do make mistakes at times and always want to correct them.

Thanks

Hi PG you have a PM

It's fixed! PG you're amazing

Good deal Blue. Knew PG would work things out for you. They are a pretty good organization all around.

Blue,

Best of luck to your son, he has talent.

This thread is really nice to see.

2013 attended an underclass showcase by a reputable group in Illinois a few weeks ago and we had a similar situation. They profiled his hitting and fielding but his pitching info was absent (it was a dual session event - he attended both).

Within less than an hour of receiving my polite email asking if the error could be rectified, it was, and I received a very nice apology email.

Good business isn't about being perfect - it's about how you handle your mistakes. This was done well.

Rockford Mom- was this the Prep Baseball Reoprt group? If so please give your comments regarding it. They have recently expanded to Missouri and have an indoor showcase here on Presidents Day...thanks in advance

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Originally posted by johnj314:
Rockford Mom- was this the Prep Baseball Reoprt group? If so please give your comments regarding it. They have recently expanded to Missouri and have an indoor showcase here on Presidents Day...thanks in advance

Yes, it was our first experience with a PBR event. We have heard many, many comments about their events and evaluations, both good and bad, but mostly good.

We would characterize our first experience with them as very good. We feel like their assessment of our 2013 was accurate (and no, he wasn't ranked so it's not that they said all wonderful things ) as were their assessments of other players there whom we know well. They were prompt at posting the write-ups and as I mentioned, handled the oversight with our son very quickly.

From a parent/observer standpoint it was highly organized and we appreciated the candor of their discussions to parents and players.

Our event was during a quiet period, so we were not surprised that there wasn't a gaggle of scouts.

Can someone please tell me how a player gets invited to the Perfect Game Showcase to be held in Ft. Myers in June? There is no "Get Invite" link as there is with other showcases.

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Originally posted by cb12:
Can someone please tell me how a player gets invited to the Perfect Game Showcase to be held in Ft. Myers in June? There is no "Get Invite" link as there is with other showcases.

The National and Jr. National events are invite only. You need an invite from a PG staff member.

and how do you get that from a staff member? Just not really sure how to go about this.

cb, your son would need to be referred by a scout or coach. Or, if he goes to a PG Sunshine event and performs well, he may get an invite.
My understanding is PG holds some spots open so they can invite from the Sunshine Showcases.

Is it too early to go to a PG showcase as a Freshman? Sorry to show my ignorance but I hadn’t heard of these events until I got on this website.

I don't believe it's too early. There are two very big advantages I see. You get your name in the Perfect Game universe and that puts you in play, so to speak. You also gain the experience of participating in a showcase, which will be an advantage as you move forward. There are ways to best prepare to display your talents and you will understand the process. Good luck.

Be careful when you attend a PG Showcase. I feel that it is very important to attend the showcases and every event you can with PG, just do it at the right time. My son attended one last June after recovering from a broken left wrist. We hated to keep passing on the invite so we spoke with PG and explained the loss of velocity and that he was working on gaining strength back. They encouraged him to attend and said this would all be taken into account. He scored an 8.5 which may reflect what he would have scored injured or not. Only threw 84 and was a little off balance due to over compesating from injury. 4 months later went to Fort Myers and Jupiter to compete hitting 89. ERA 0.00 (LHP/PO) both tournaments. MVP Pitcher in Fort Myers for championship game. When they posted the All American teams he received honorable mention. I called PG to see what he would have to do to actually rank higher. A very nice young man told me that he would need to improve at the tournaments. The problem is there no way to improve a 0.00 ERA / MVP status. We think that the showcase score from when he was injured will follow him with all the rankings. Thankfully he committed to a SEC D-1 program just after the tournaments, so it is really ok. I just wish we would have waited to attend the showcase until he was totally back to his game. With PG at this point he has no where to go but down. Can't erase showcase nor improve the 0.00 era against highly talented teams. Wait until your player is on top of his game and go have a great experience.

BBB08,
Trust me that 95 mph and a 3.00 ERA will trump touching 89 mph with a 0.00 ERA by a longshot. That's the direction of improvement they were most likely talking about. In the meanwhile, 99.9% of pitchers would give their eyeteeth to be able to touch 89 with obviously great pitchability and to have signed with a strong D-1 program.

So the point is that he does have room for improvement relative to PG and if he happens to give up a run or two in the process it doesn't mean that much as long as he continues to pitch well and shows increased velocity, command or movement relative to where he was at Jupiter. Velocity is the easiest to measure of course.

Before this explodes into a huge battle like threads such as this have tended to become in the past, let me give my two cents.

First off BBB08, congrats to your son for a very successful showing at the tournaments and for his college commitment. With the information given, it is obvious that he is very talented and has a future in baseball. I don't view your post as badmouthing PG in any way, which I think some people might and that could cause some misguided reactions. I do, however, feel that you might be putting things into a somewhat skewed perspective.

PG evaluates talent very similar to how professional scouts evaluate talent. They have many players at their events and try to give their own evaluation of the player at the time the player is being seen. However, one must understand that a PG grade is a scout's opinion. Just because someone received a specific grade from PG does not mean that the grade they received is what they are destined for in the baseball world. In fact, often times there have been players who have succeeded the grade that PG gave them (PG has openly admitted that they underrated Prince Fielder when he was in high school... http://www.perfectgame.org/Art...ew.aspx?article=5137 . Another example would be Tony Sanchez, who went to Boston College and was drafted 4th overall by the Pirates last year... http://www.perfectgame.org/Pla...rofile.aspx?ID=17491 ). The opinions of the people involved with PG are generally very well respected because these people are very well respected within the baseball world. But let's not forget that they are opinions and not set in stone.

A player that receives a grade of an 8.5 means that a player is in between an 8 and a 9. The definition of a player with an 8: potential mid round pick, definite DI prospect. The definition of a player with a 9: potential top 10 round pick, top DI prospect.

With respect to your son, BBB08, I don't see PG's evaluation being that far from the truth. I obviously can't comment on your son's actual skill level because I've never seen him play, but an 8.5 rating is no slouch. It's evident to me that he is very talented and has had success. I wouldn't worry too much about the ratings that he receives, just keep on throwing and let others worry about grading him out.

CADad you are right about being able to have room for improvement. I don't think he will touch 95mph in high school and probably not ever! I was confussed....I thought that the All American Teams were determined by the performance of that year selected. But it is all good and I am going to end it here because I don't want to sound like a complainer. I see you are from CA. We had a few kids fly in from CA and throw with my sons team in Fort Myers last October. Great Athletes. They will probably get drafted right out of high school. It is amazing the players that my son has played with and met from the PG opprtunities.