This is probably a dumb questions but after looking at the PG rankings I am curious how kids who have never been to a showcase get ranked? There are many kids with much better PG write-ups and results that aren't anywhere to be seen especially when you break it down to your state where you know all the players pretty well. Is someone making contact on their behalf to PG and if so, is it a coach? Also what does "high follow" mean? It is surprising to see some of the kids that are listed and also surprising to see many who are not on there at all. Most of the kids we know who are having good recruiting activity already as sophomores are not listed anywhere. I know it is early for these boys. Sorry if this has been discussed before.
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Like younggun, I can only offer my understanding, but here goes:
Especially as freshmen and sophomores in HS, the kids who are ranked (or listed as "High Follow" or "Follow") are pretty much exclusively kids who have attended PG tournaments or showcases. Older kids, that isn't always so; PG will seek out and attempt to rank kids who are on scouts' and recruiters' radar, or better yet will try to find a way to get them to a PG event. Players and their abilities change a lot over their four years of high school, and can move up or down, or even in or out of the rankings. The closer a player is to graduation, BY FAR the more accurate the ranking.
if a player has a PG grade, it is almost always because they have been to a PG Showcase, at least early in the process. Many kids who are ranked have not been to a Showcase, but they've played at one or more of the more prestigious PG tournaments, and have been seen by PG scouts over many games playing against fairly well-known, top-level competition. My personal opinion, if I were to trust one thing - PG grade, or PG ranking - if a kid has been to a fair number of top tournaments, I would ALWAYS trust the ranking more. The competition is better, and the opportunity to see a kid play is exponentially larger with each tournament attended.
I understand the rankings to be pretty much as younggun explained them, except that the kids ranked 500 to 1000 won't be limited necessarily to just 500 kids, nor will there be only a certain number of "High Follows" followed by a certain number of "Follows." I recall seeing a PG article (or maybe even PGStaff here) explaining that long ago, PG realized that the distinctions between a player ranked 500, and another ranked (say) 614 were far less than the difference between those numbers made it appear. In fact, there might be 600 kids who are all of roughly equal ability, though slightly below the top 500 players who get a specific rank (probably more for the sake of tradition than because it is any easier to draw distinctions between #201 and #401 than it is between #501 and #701), and they may ALL get a "Top 500" rank. The next "tier" of players, which again is less defined by how many of them there are than how similarly their ability at the next level is projected to be, get a "Top 1000" rating. After that, the "High Follows" and after that the "Follows."
There is no formal "ranking" below "Follow" but that doesn't mean they don't have the potential to play in college or to be drafted. I have seen unranked players with PG grades of 7-8 (which by their own scale indicates a player with the potential to be a D1 player or mid-to-late round MLB draft pick). Again, not that often by the time a player is a done with his Junior year or by the beginning of his Senior year, but I'm sure it happens.
I'm not sure how PG would compare the various levels of rankings to PG grades. Obviously, if a player is specifically ranked, or is given a "Top 500" ranking, they are most likely at least an 8-9 on the PG Grade Scale (9 is a "Potential top 10 round pick, Top DI prospect"; the top 10 rounds will go 350 or so players deep including compensation and supplemental rounds) if not higher. I wouldn't think any ranked player would be less than a 7 ("Potential low round pick, DI prospect or top level Juco, DII"), at least the "High Follows."
With all that said, remember, this is a very subjective exercise. The kids in our region that I know well, they're a bit all over the map. PG generally (IMHO) gets the Top 500 guys right, but the difference between guys marked "High Follow" and "Top 1000" is murky, at best, and I find myself as often thinking "I'd switch those rankings" when looking at two players in those categories as I do agreeing with the ranking. I think that's just the nature of the beast.
Bottom line: if you know a player who has ANY kind of PG ranking, that's a good thing.
+1 for Edgar's post. My son received a ranking well before he attended a showcase, because he played in a lot of PG tournaments.
Lots of helpful information. Thank you. On the PG website, it says to recommend a player send an email to .... and it gives an email address. Do travel ball coaches or high school coaches email recommendations? All of the boys I am thinking of have played many PG tournaments and had great write-ups on their performances. In another thread it talked about having an advocate for your son. Do you ask your son's advocate to send a recommendation if they think he is worthy?
Honestly, that's a question best left for PGStaff to answer. I have some involvement with a team that goes to a lot of high-end PG events, and I know that our head coach does communicate with PG about players. However - and I may be wrong about this - I think that is mostly in response to inquiries by PG first, not the other way around, and those players likely would have played in one or more PG tournaments. In the case of my own son (who played with that team before I ever got involved), when he showed up ranked (beginning of sophomore year) this coach specifically told me he had not pushed for my son's inclusion and whatever he did to get PG's notice he did on his own. But by then, he had been to two high-end PG events (PG World Series and Underclass) with teams that have done well there - and has since been to three more (another WS, Jupiter, and recently the MLK, which his team won). Winning definitely creates buzz, and puts more eyeballs on you.
If I had to guess, I'd bet there ARE coaches contacting PG to advocate for players, and at a certain tipping point of enough trusted coaches or scouts pushing a kid, it probably makes a difference, or at least creates a buzz. But in the end, I really doubt PG would rank a kid before they have a chance to see him with their own people, preferably at one of the higher-end tournaments (and in general tournaments over showcases) and the more, the better.
If you ask one of the college coaches or scouts around here, I'm sure that while they will give due credit to the job PG does, whether a kid is ranked or not doesn't change their job, and they still have to make up their own minds about a player's potential. A good PG Grade or ranking might cause a coach or scout to look for a kid, and PG tournaments are STILL one of the best opportunities for them to do that efficiently, but in the end, the ranking that matters most is theirs, not PG's. Personally, if your player has a good advocate, I'd spend more time on those people.
If the players you are worried about are going to good tournaments (PG and regional) that are attended by most of the area scouts and major colleges in your area, and they are playing on good teams with the best teammates (preferably some who are ranked and "on the radar" - if they come to see those kids, they'll notice others who perform well too) and competition they can handle and still get playing time, they should be OK.
I think. :-)
I know this is a bit controversial, and although I love everything Perfect Game stands for, I've asked this question before without response: PG shows the complete history of almost everything else, so why not rankings?
I believe it's because rankings DO change so dramatically -- and displaying history would make that perfectly clear. Not the Top 10 perhaps, but I suspect even there, 3 or 4 new names wind up there when it matters.
PG wants, and needs, to get the rankings for graduating HS seniors right -- within six months of the draft. And they do a hell of a job. Kudos.
But two or three years out? Not so much. And how could they? Who can??
If they had it mastered, it seems they wouldn't delete the history -- and instead go with arrows moving players up or down.
Does that make sense? It's not a shot; I fully understand it. It's just that I think we all need to be clear: Rankings change a LOT as boys grow from 15 to 18
I know this is a bit controversial, and although I love everything Perfect Game stands for, I've asked this question before without response: PG shows the complete history of almost everything else, so why not rankings?
I believe it's because rankings DO change so dramatically -- and displaying history would make that perfectly clear. Not the Top 10 perhaps, but I suspect even there, 3 or 4 new names wind up there when it matters.
PG wants, and needs, to get the rankings for graduating HS seniors right -- within six months of the draft. And they do a hell of a job. Kudos.
But two or three years out? Not so much. And how could they? Who can??
If they had it mastered, it seems they wouldn't delete the history -- and instead go with arrows moving players up or down.
Does that make sense? It's not a shot; I fully understand it. It's just that I think we all need to be clear: Rankings change a LOT as boys grow from 15 to 18
I don't think I would show this if I ran PG. Why would I? Rankings change for all kinds of reasons - kids grow up, kids level off, new kids coming onto the radar, etc. And yes, perhaps prior rankings were wrong. But who is it helping to publish that stuff? The kids? I don't think so. And the target of big changes would obviously be PG. Who would gain from this except your curiosity?
I know this is a bit controversial, and although I love everything Perfect Game stands for, I've asked this question before without response: PG shows the complete history of almost everything else, so why not rankings?
I have no clue as to the inner workings of Perfect Game, but I don't mind speculating. I would think that most kids are only going to drop in ranking over time, as new talented prospects are discovered. There are lots of talented kids who aren't as connected to the whole process, so they take longer to be noticed. So, does it serve any purpose to log another kid's descent down the rankings as more players are added? He may still be improving, he's just swimming in a bigger pool.
I know this is a bit controversial, and although I love everything Perfect Game stands for, I've asked this question before without response: PG shows the complete history of almost everything else, so why not rankings?
I believe it's because rankings DO change so dramatically -- and displaying history would make that perfectly clear. Not the Top 10 perhaps, but I suspect even there, 3 or 4 new names wind up there when it matters.
PG wants, and needs, to get the rankings for graduating HS seniors right -- within six months of the draft. And they do a hell of a job. Kudos.
But two or three years out? Not so much. And how could they? Who can??
If they had it mastered, it seems they wouldn't delete the history -- and instead go with arrows moving players up or down.
Does that make sense? It's not a shot; I fully understand it. It's just that I think we all need to be clear: Rankings change a LOT as boys grow from 15 to 18
I don't think I would show this if I ran PG. Why would I? Rankings change for all kinds of reasons - kids grow up, kids level off, new kids coming onto the radar, etc. And yes, perhaps prior rankings were wrong. But who is it helping to publish that stuff? The kids? I don't think so. And the target of big changes would obviously be PG. Who would gain from this except your curiosity?
Smitty -- I hear ya. But if that's true (and I believe it is) what's the real upside to even having rankings so far out?
I know this is a bit controversial, and although I love everything Perfect Game stands for, I've asked this question before without response: PG shows the complete history of almost everything else, so why not rankings?
I have no clue as to the inner workings of Perfect Game, but I don't mind speculating. I would think that most kids are only going to drop in ranking over time, as new talented prospects are discovered. There are lots of talented kids who aren't as connected to the whole process, so they take longer to be noticed. So, does it serve any purpose to log another kid's descent down the rankings as more players are added? He may still be improving, he's just swimming in a bigger pool.
So was it fair to that young man to make him believe he was better than he was when he was ranked? The pool size hasn't really changed; it's just that more swimmers have entered.
And btw -- one of the things I believe separates PG from the wannabe's is that they don't focus on how boys will FEEL. They call them as they see them.
Again, I understand all this. I just think there needs to be more transparency, or lose the way-out rankings altogether. Make sense?
I know this is a bit controversial, and although I love everything Perfect Game stands for, I've asked this question before without response: PG shows the complete history of almost everything else, so why not rankings?
I believe it's because rankings DO change so dramatically -- and displaying history would make that perfectly clear. Not the Top 10 perhaps, but I suspect even there, 3 or 4 new names wind up there when it matters.
PG wants, and needs, to get the rankings for graduating HS seniors right -- within six months of the draft. And they do a hell of a job. Kudos.
But two or three years out? Not so much. And how could they? Who can??
If they had it mastered, it seems they wouldn't delete the history -- and instead go with arrows moving players up or down.
Does that make sense? It's not a shot; I fully understand it. It's just that I think we all need to be clear: Rankings change a LOT as boys grow from 15 to 18
I don't think I would show this if I ran PG. Why would I? Rankings change for all kinds of reasons - kids grow up, kids level off, new kids coming onto the radar, etc. And yes, perhaps prior rankings were wrong. But who is it helping to publish that stuff? The kids? I don't think so. And the target of big changes would obviously be PG. Who would gain from this except your curiosity?
Smitty -- I hear ya. But if that's true (and I believe it is) what's the real upside to even having rankings so far out?
The upside is to the customer - i.e., the kid that paid to attend the event. I think he'd like to know where he stands. And I'm pretty sure he'll remember how his ranking changes over time even if PG doesn't publish it.
I believe others here have explained how the rankings work. Let me address the past rankings.
I don't know this for sure, but I think any past rankings can be looked up by using the way back time machine.
I'm not sure how we would show every list, because every list is updated often. From sophomore thru senior year the list might change a hundred or more times. Periodically we do a major update, usually after big events, but the rankings can change from day to day.
Our major goal is always geared towards getting it as accurate as possible by each June for the graduating class. Obviously that would be the most accurate list because we know and have seen the players a lot more.
The younger age rankings do change the most. I like to think they are still very accurate regarding the players listed. However, over time we see many more players and several of those players get ranked accordingly. Often, people want to know why their son has moved down in the rankings. The simple answer is... It's not that we think they are less talented, it's because we saw other players that we felt should be ranked higher.
Anyway, I know this has been discussed before. I need to check with our tech guys to see how this might be done. One of the problems is a person could spend a whole year on our site without seeing everything. For all I know you might be able to search and find past rankings now. It's not like we are intentionally hiding them. After all, I could make an argument that they were extremely accurate at the time they were posted, even compared to more current lists. Of course it's possible that a #15 in 2012 might now be #65. #15 now might be someone we didn't even know about in 2012. But if #15 is now #65 three years later, that is pretty darn good.
We often change our mind even on the #1 player in his class during the year. Bottom line, we are the only one to rank those younger classes, because no one else sees as many of them. It is pretty easy to see that those younger class rankings get a huge following. I can't give exact numbers, but I can say this... When a young player is up there in our rankings he becomes well known by college recruiters throughout the nation. He will not have to market himself, send out emails to coaches, or hire a recruiting service. The recruiters will be after him. Agents will know about him. He will be invited to all the best events. And the scouting community will have him on a follow list. It's just the way it works.
One other thing... Every June, right after the draft, we hold our National Showcase. The history of that event is available on the PG site. Every player, every draft pick, every college commitment. Think about this... We are well on our way to inviting the players for this year's showcase. The players are currently just starting their Junior season in high school. So we have to figure out who most of the top players are BEFORE their junior year. Obviously this is mostly done using our rankings.
Now, if you are interested, go look at the past National Showcase history. You will be able to search it year by year. Then determine for yourself, if we have been very accurate in knowing who the top underclass players are.
Guess my point in all of this is we don't take ranking players lightly. We know what kind of impact it can have. We don't pull names out of a hat. But we do have to see them at some point. It's not easy and it's not something anyone else can do. What people don't realize is that PG has the largest scouting staff of any organization in baseball, that includes the MLB clubs. If there is a top prospect playing anywhere in the country today, there is a good chance that a PG scout will be there. For the most part we are glued in on the underclassmen at this point. After all, the senior class is pretty much done other than making adjustments in the rankings.
I appreciate suggestions, we aren't perfect, there is always room to get better. I do think sometimes people don't understand how difficult things can be. We certainly don't want anyone thinking we are hiding anything. We are in a business where you find out you're wrong at times. I have no problem people knowing I'm wrong at times. Sometimes it makes me feel good we were wrong about a player. Tells me that player that proved us wrong is special. Look the MLB draft has proven mistakes are made frequently. Perfection doesn't exist.
JP, I believe you raise a fair question on the history/transparency of rankings, but I have a different take on this.
First, if you have ever attempted to rank players, even at a local level - and forget about all the issues of doing so publicly, with all the negative feedback and questioning that entails - then you have an appreciation for how difficult PG's task is. You find yourself wondering about a hundred different variables you can't really know without watching a kid a whole lot more than anybody is practically able to, and wanting to know a lot more about the kid and what makes him tick. And PG is doing it publicly, and nationwide, all of which makes it thousands of times more difficult than just about any ranking anybody else has ever attempted. They have my utmost respect...and as I said before, I think they get things mostly right. Even with the lists for the young guys, which I think everybody understands aren't as populated as they will be by Jr/Sr year.
So I don't think anybody is crushed if/when they move down; most, I think, understand how it works. In my son's own experience, while he may privately feel he is as good as some who are ranked higher than he is, mostly he never thinks about it, and is just happy he is ranked at all.
I recognize not everybody feels this way, and some may be disappointed if they aren't ranked, or with where they are ranked relative to others, or when they move down. But that brings me to my different take: to the extent some ARE disappointed, isn't that a result of the false precision implied in rankings of this sort? I think PG mostly agrees with me, as they have moved away from specific numerical rankings outside of the first 500, listing just "tiers" of Top 500, Top 1000, High Follow, and Follow below that.
I understand the marketing impact of wanting to have a specific numerical ranking for at least some number of the top players. It brings interest and eyeballs. But beyond a number that I believe should be much smaller than 500 (maybe 50 or 100, with a clear understanding that the differences between ranked players and even two or three adjacent "tiers" is very small and movement between them is both natural and to be expected) and maybe more "tiers" after that than exist now. That way, most players wouldn't move much: they'd generally remain within their "tier," maybe they move between 2-3 adjacent tiers once they settle in and the numbers of players PG gets to see in their Class gets to be of a reasonable size.
If it were me, I'd probably limit the numerical rankings to the Top 100 (or 1-99) That represents guys who are probably very good candidates to be Top Three Round MLB picks. I think top three rounds carries a little more prestige than top five or ten, which to some extent the next couple of "tiers" might represent. After that, I'd label an unspecified number of kids (but probably no more than a 100-150 at a time) "Top 100" players. Again, this is out of respect for the difficulty in drawing such precise distinctions as numerical rankings imply among a group of players who project very similarly. Generally, you don't move a player out of a tier unless it grows to be too big a group or the talent gap between the top and bottom of the tier (which would only be visible internally, or maybe publicly as "top third of tier" or "middle third of tier," etc.) grows to be too wide.
Then I'd have a similar tier at Top 250, Top 500, Top 750, and Top 1000, with the same High Follow and Follow categories below that.
You'd see more better (but less falsely specific) distinctions between more meaningful "tiers" of players this way, especially among guys who are kind of "middle round" draft types of prospects, with less publicly visible movement of player rankings in those tiers. If they wanted to, PG could still put an up arrow next to kids - even for those who are not moving up to a higher tier - to indicate progress and a positive impression the last time they saw a kid.
Just my opinion.... To the extent rankings movement causes false impressions or bad feelings, it is IMO almost solely a result of the numbers creating a false impression of greater distinctions between players than there really are. Moving away from numbers, but keeping some kind of ranked tiers that mean something would be an improvement and IMO would address JP's concerns.
Not a bad idea at all, Edgerfan.
We actually feel fairly comfortable with a higher number than top 100, but that number fluxuates from one year to the next. Usually it is somewhere in the 200s where it gets a bit confusing. Truth is there are a large number of players that are hard to choose between. Because of that we went to the current system. People will notice that the top 500 includes well over 500 players. That is because they all have a lot of talent, but nearly impossible to say player A has more talent than player B. Both are good enough however to include in the top 500. Same goes for top 1,000 or high follow or follow.
As most of us know there are very many talented kids in the country. Without knowing things like desire, toughness, persistence, etc. there is no way of separating them with an exact number.
Edgarfan brings up some good points. We actually try to separate players in FIVES, before finalizing them, but the players change from one group of 5 to another constantly. and of course they change within their group of 5 also.
We have found this makes things a bit easier if not more accurate. It's easier to look at one group of 5 players and see they might be a bit ahead of another group of 5.
In the end, all our people are involved in making suggestions on any player.
Younggun -- this is ridiculous.
The only one who interpreted my observation as offensive is you. It wasn't, and I think Jerry knows that.
You DID take me to task, and it's not cool.
I wouldn't want to lose the rankings either, I totally understand how they do it and I think it is as accurate as it can be at that time with what information they have gathered so far. PG frequently mentions how they could be off at times, and I know a few things play into that, so I wont hold that against them either.
I have access to some old scouting reports on some guys in MLB, it is really interesting what professional scouts have said about Jeter, Griffey, Chipper and others back in high school. Can you picture Jeter in left field the last 19 years? The more a kid is seen the better chance he will have of showing his tools and drawing some interest.
jp sorry that i offended you. I assure you that wasn't my intention. You are not the only one to post on this topic. I was not responding to anyone in particular. My point was that it is more than gracious that PG would take time out of his day to even post on a message board. I am not trying to interpret anyone's post or opinion. Sorry my post came across that way.
I too did not mean to offend or even imply criticism of PG, and I really don't think anybody said anything that would offend Jerry or anybody at PG. I really have nothing but respect and admiration for everything they do at PG; if my comments above are taken as criticism, I hope it is viewed as constructive criticism.
I do agree with younggun about how lucky we are that PGStaff cares enough about the HSBBWeb and the people on it that he actively participates in discussions here - and is so open and responsive about questions and topics involving PG. I think I speak for EVERYONE when I say thank you, Jerry.
BTW, I found your response to my ideas for more "tiering" of the rankings really interesting and substantive. Whatever the usual number where "it gets a bit confusing" (200? 250?) that's probably a good place to start the "tiering" idea if it is an appealing one. 200 is a decent proxy for the first 5 round draft (including supplemental and compensation rounds/picks) talent, 500 is a decent proxy for first 10-12 round talent and 750 to 1000 is a decent proxy for rounds 15-20. Not that those represent anything like guarantees.... I guess my mind just works in ways where I find it easier to accept uncertainties in a process like this by lumping players into groups, but again, that's not to say I find ANYTHING wrong with the way things are, just suggesting a different way of approaching it, and maybe one that might generate fewer questions.
jp sorry that i offended you. I assure you that wasn't my intention. You are not the only one to post on this topic. I was not responding to anyone in particular. My point was that it is more than gracious that PG would take time out of his day to even post on a message board. I am not trying to interpret anyone's post or opinion. Sorry my post came across that way.
No worries. And of course it's cool that Jerry jumps in. We take it for granted, but it's huge.
But to be clear: As much as I respect and value Perfect Game, as Jerry says, it's a continuous process of improvement. I just challenge the value of posting ever-changing national rankings three years out to begin with -- but believe that if they elect to do so, the History should be included. That's all.
It's a fair criticism to some extent, JP, but I don't know how PG can put together some of their national and regional invitational showcases without going through that process. As PGStaff said, for the June National Showcase, they have to identify guys who are likely to be top draft prospects before they play a single HS game in their Junior year. Rankings are an integral part of that identification process. I'm actually surprised that they do so consistently well based on essentially a year-and-a-half's worth of evaluation of a Class.
You might argue that the rankings could be done internally until Junior year, but I'd counter that making the rankings public adds an element of accountability that improves the process and makes it more likely that they identify the right players.
It's a fair criticism to some extent, JP, but I don't know how PG can put together some of their national and regional invitational showcases without going through that process. As PGStaff said, for the June National Showcase, they have to identify guys who are likely to be top draft prospects before they play a single HS game in their Junior year. Rankings are an integral part of that identification process. I'm actually surprised that they do so consistently well based on essentially a year-and-a-half's worth of evaluation of a Class.
You might argue that the rankings could be done internally until Junior year, but I'd counter that making the rankings public adds an element of accountability that improves the process and makes it more likely that they identify the right players.
It is also good marketing that creates a buzz and draws kids/parents into signing up for events in hopes of improving their rankings. Although one is not required to attend an event in order to be ranked, it definitely helps to become ranked and to maintain one's ranking.
I actually love suggestions and even complaints are OK. It just depends on who, what and why. When it is a new poster and their very first post or two is a complaint about PG my alarm system goes off. It has happened a lot over the years. In fact, at one point Julie discovered the poster cutting down PG was employed by a competing business.
I've had debates with lots of people who have been involved here for a long time. I respect those people, they don't have an agenda, they just have an opinion. Sometimes those opinions are valid. There are a lot of good people on this site and unfortunately we have lost some over the years.
I think it is fine to question what we do and why we do things. No one in this thread has been disrespectful.
Someone wants to see previous rankings, maybe lots of people would be interested in that. I am talking to some in our building to figure out how to make that available. I actually want it to happen because I think it will be a positive for us. So it's actually a good idea all the way around.
I am talking to some in our building to figure out how to make that available. I actually want it to happen because I think it will be a positive for us. So it's actually a good idea all the way around.
OK Jerry, since you're actually considering a change, I'll throw this idea into the mix. You could add the denominator at the time the ranking was set, similar to the way academic rankings are done. For example, a player might fall from #300 to #350, but he's still in the top 20%. Just a thought. I enjoy following the rankings regardless.
PGStaff, I have a question about the rankings (actually two):
(1) When ranking players, is there any consideration for what position the player occupies on the defensive spectrum, and the relative scarcity/value of certain positions (i.e., all else being equal, up-the-middle defenders over corner guys, LHP over RHP, that sort of thing) relative to others? It seems from just looking at the rankings that is not done much and that projectability and perceived ability to succeed at the next level is emphasized, BUT that when doing draft prospect projections, more consideration is given to these things. Is that accurate?
(2) As somebody who plays a small role in trying to rank players regionally (privately, for the purpose of inviting players to play on teams that play in high-end tournaments like yours), I am intrigued by your comment about grouping players in fives as a way to more easily figure out where they generally belong. How did this process and coming to that number for grouping players evolve? Can you expand a bit on how that kind of grouping helps the process and why the number 5 is better than, say, 7 or 10 (or any other number you guys may have used)?
Thanks in advance for answering, if you can. I completely understand if that is something about the process you consider proprietary or don't want to share, as well....
Please know that my initial post was not meant to be negative in any way towards PG. I was just trying to figure it all out. When it says email a recommendation - who do you receive emails from that you take seriously? Do they contain video?
Edgarfan,
We actually separate in larger numbers then separate those by 5. Then we separate the 5 players 1 thru 5. Any number could be used but usually 5 does a good job of separating groups, top 5, next 5, and so on. No real science involved, just the way we do it. If you have 100 groups of 5 that are in order 1 thru 5, you have the rankings once you figure out where the 1 thru 100 groups fit.
I'm going to post something in a bit, I took our current 2014 rankings (part of it anyway) and looked up where all those players were ranked as sophomores. I will try to get it up shortly. see if this is the kind of stuff that JP is looking for.
Carolina Girl,
I sure didn't take your post as being negative. We take all emails seriously and we do view video.
It has been suggested that I don’t do this because the rankings are actually supposed to be for subscribers only. However, our rankings change so often it doesn’t much matter. In fact, we are updating the rankings again next week. Even a new #1
I’m not sure how well this will copy, but hopefully good enough. NR means they were not ranked by us as sophomores. You will notice more than one #500, that is because there are several players ranked 500.
I haven’t studied this to have any thoughts. Some might see it as extremely accurate, others might not. I only did the current top 100 for adding unranked when they were sophomores. There are about 30 players in the current top 100 that we didn’t know about or we didn’t rank when they were sophomores.
At first glance, there are only a couple of players we had ranked in the top 250 in 2012 that are no longer in the rankings. You will see many cases where players have moved up and many where they have moved down. Usually the down movement is simply because we have seen thousands of players since the first ranking. Obviously lots of those players are extremely talented as you can tell by looking at the top 100. That said, more than half of the current top 100 were ranked in the top 100 2 years ago.
I have talked to our tech guys and they will be adding past rankings to the site. It is not as easy as some might think because everything is database driven. So our IT guys have to do some work. Problem is they have several jobs they need to finish first. Thanks for all the suggestions.
Current | 2012 | Player | Pos | HS | Hometown | ST | Current | 2012 | Player | Pos | HS | Hometown | ST | ||||||
1 | 3 | Nicholas Gordon | SS RHP | Olympia | Windermere | FL | 1 | 3 | Nicholas Gordon | SS RHP | Olympia | Windermere | FL | ||||||
2 | 14 | Michael Gettys | OF RHP | Gainesville | Gainesville | GA | 2 | 14 | Michael Gettys | OF RHP | Gainesville | Gainesville | GA | ||||||
3 | 1 | Alex Jackson | C 3B | Rancho Bernardo | Escondido | CA | 3 | 1 | Alex Jackson | C 3B | Rancho Bernardo | Escondido | CA | ||||||
4 | 101 | Tyler Kolek | RHP | Shepherd | Shepherd | TX | 4 | 101 | Tyler Kolek | RHP | Shepherd | Shepherd | TX | ||||||
5 | NR | Kodi Medeiros | LHP | Waiakea | Hilo | HI | 5 | NR | Kodi Medeiros | LHP | Waiakea | Hilo | HI | ||||||
6 | 45 | Grant Holmes | RHP OF | Conway | Conway | SC | 6 | 45 | Grant Holmes | RHP OF | Conway | Conway | SC | ||||||
7 | 111 | Sean Reid-Foley | RHP | Sandalwood | Jacksonville | FL | 7 | 111 | Sean Reid-Foley | RHP | Sandalwood | Jacksonville | FL | ||||||
8 | 103 | Luis Ortiz | RHP 1B | Sanger | Fresno | CA | 8 | 103 | Luis Ortiz | RHP 1B | Sanger | Fresno | CA | ||||||
9 | 4 | Jacob Gatewood | SS | Clovis | Clovis | CA | 9 | 4 | Jacob Gatewood | SS | Clovis | Clovis | CA | ||||||
10 | 2 | Touki Toussaint | RHP UT | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Coral Springs | FL | 10 | 2 | Touki Toussaint | RHP UT | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Coral Springs | FL | ||||||
11 | 11 | Braxton Davidson | OF LHP | T C Roberson | Arden | NC | 11 | 11 | Braxton Davidson | OF LHP | T C Roberson | Arden | NC | ||||||
12 | 27 | Michael Chavis | 3B 3B | Sprayberry | Marietta | GA | 12 | 27 | Michael Chavis | 3B 3B | Sprayberry | Marietta | GA | ||||||
13 | 59 | Cobi Johnson | RHP | James W. Mitchell | Holiday | FL | 13 | 59 | Cobi Johnson | RHP | James W. Mitchell | Holiday | FL | ||||||
14 | 78 | Dylan Cease | RHP | Milton | Milton | GA | 14 | 78 | Dylan Cease | RHP | Milton | Milton | GA | ||||||
15 | 222 | Scott Blewett | RHP | Charles W Baker | Baldwinsville | NY | 15 | 222 | Scott Blewett | RHP | Charles W Baker | Baldwinsville | NY | ||||||
16 | 17 | Zach Shannon | 1B RHP | Anderson | Cincinnati | OH | 16 | 17 | Zach Shannon | 1B RHP | Anderson | Cincinnati | OH | ||||||
17 | 55 | Alex Verdugo | LHP LHP | Sahuaro | Tucson | AZ | 17 | 55 | Alex Verdugo | LHP LHP | Sahuaro | Tucson | AZ | ||||||
18 | 10 | Jack Flaherty | SS | Harvard-Westlake | Burbank | CA | 18 | 10 | Jack Flaherty | SS | Harvard-Westlake | Burbank | CA | ||||||
19 | 18 | Gregory Deichmann | SS | Brother Martin | Metairie | LA | 19 | 18 | Gregory Deichmann | SS | Brother Martin | Metairie | LA | ||||||
20 | 68 | Mac Marshall | LHP OF | Parkview | Lilburn | GA | 20 | 68 | Mac Marshall | LHP OF | Parkview | Lilburn | GA | ||||||
21 | 56 | Marcus Wilson | OF | Junipero Serra | Los Angeles | CA | 21 | 56 | Marcus Wilson | OF | Junipero Serra | Los Angeles | CA | ||||||
22 | 53 | Ti'quan Forbes | SS RHP | Columbia | Columbia | MS | 22 | 53 | Ti'quan Forbes | SS RHP | Columbia | Columbia | MS | ||||||
23 | 7 | Justus Sheffield | LHP OF | Tullahoma | Tullahoma | TN | 23 | 7 | Justus Sheffield | LHP OF | Tullahoma | Tullahoma | TN | ||||||
24 | 43 | Brady Aiken | LHP | Cathedral Catholic | Cardiff by the Sea | CA | 24 | 43 | Brady Aiken | LHP | Cathedral Catholic | Cardiff by the Sea | CA | ||||||
25 | NR | Foster Griffin | LHP | The First Academy | Orlando | FL | 25 | NR | Foster Griffin | LHP | The First Academy | Orlando | FL | ||||||
26 | 67 | Keith Weisenberg | RHP 3B | Osceola | Seminole | FL | 26 | 67 | Keith Weisenberg | RHP 3B | Osceola | Seminole | FL | ||||||
27 | NR | Forrest Wall | MIF | Orangewood Christian | Winter Park | FL | 27 | NR | Forrest Wall | MIF | Orangewood Christian | Winter Park | FL | ||||||
28 | 47 | Jakson Reetz | C | Norris | Hickman | NE | 28 | 47 | Jakson Reetz | C | Norris | Hickman | NE | ||||||
29 | 85 | Jon Littell | OF | Stillwater | Stillwater | OK | 29 | 85 | Jon Littell | OF | Stillwater | Stillwater | OK | ||||||
30 | 12 | Justin Smith | OF 3B,RHP | Bartram Trail | St. Johns | FL | 30 | 12 | Justin Smith | OF 3B,RHP | Bartram Trail | St. Johns | FL | ||||||
31 | NR | Milton Ramos | MIF | American Heritage | Hiealea | FL | 31 | NR | Milton Ramos | MIF | American Heritage | Hiealea | FL | ||||||
32 | 16 | Stone Garrett | OF | George Ranch | Sugar Land | TX | 32 | 16 | Stone Garrett | OF | George Ranch | Sugar Land | TX | ||||||
33 | 60 | Derek Hill | OF | Elk Grove | Sacramento | CA | 33 | 60 | Derek Hill | OF | Elk Grove | Sacramento | CA | ||||||
34 | 6 | Gareth Morgan | OF | North Toronto Collegiate | Toronto | ON | 34 | 6 | Gareth Morgan | OF | North Toronto Collegiate | Toronto | ON | ||||||
35 | NR | Shane Benes | 3B | Westminster Christian Academy | Town and Country | MO | 35 | NR | Shane Benes | 3B | Westminster Christian Academy | Town and Country | MO | ||||||
36 | 28 | Kel Johnson | OF 1B | Homeschool | Palmetto | GA | 36 | 28 | Kel Johnson | OF 1B | Homeschool | Palmetto | GA | ||||||
37 | 58 | Keaton McKinney | RHP | Ankeny | Ankeny | IA | 37 | 58 | Keaton McKinney | RHP | Ankeny | Ankeny | IA | ||||||
38 | 126 | Alex Destino | LHP | North Buncombe | Weaverville | NC | 38 | 126 | Alex Destino | LHP | North Buncombe | Weaverville | NC | ||||||
39 | 20 | David Peterson | LHP | Regis Jesuit | Denver | CO | 39 | 20 | David Peterson | LHP | Regis Jesuit | Denver | CO | ||||||
40 | NR | Trenton Kemp | OF | Buchanan | Clovis | CA | 40 | NR | Trenton Kemp | OF | Buchanan | Clovis | CA | ||||||
41 | 76 | Monte Harrison | OF | Lee`s Summit West | Lee's Summit | MO | 41 | 76 | Monte Harrison | OF | Lee`s Summit West | Lee's Summit | MO | ||||||
42 | 115 | Jake Godfrey | RHP | Providence Catholic High Schoo | New Lenox | IL | 42 | 115 | Jake Godfrey | RHP | Providence Catholic High Schoo | New Lenox | IL | ||||||
43 | 248 | Reese Cooley | OF | Fleming Island | Orange Park | FL | 43 | 248 | Reese Cooley | OF | Fleming Island | Orange Park | FL | ||||||
44 | 9 | Michael Kopech | RHP | Mt Pleasant | Mount Pleasant | TX | 44 | 9 | Michael Kopech | RHP | Mt Pleasant | Mount Pleasant | TX | ||||||
45 | 24 | Cameron Varga | RHP RHP | Cincinatti Hills Christian Academy | Loveland | OH | 45 | 24 | Cameron Varga | RHP RHP | Cincinatti Hills Christian Academy | Loveland | OH | ||||||
46 | NR | Devon Fisher | C 3B | Western Branch | Portsmouth | VA | 46 | NR | Devon Fisher | C 3B | Western Branch | Portsmouth | VA | ||||||
47 | 134 | Joseph Gatto | RHP 1B | St Augustine Preparatory | Hammonton | NJ | 47 | 134 | Joseph Gatto | RHP 1B | St Augustine Preparatory | Hammonton | NJ | ||||||
48 | 34 | Scott Hurst | OF | Bishop Amat | Glendora | CA | 48 | 34 | Scott Hurst | OF | Bishop Amat | Glendora | CA | ||||||
49 | NR | Donald "DJ" Peters | OF | Glendora | Glendora | CA | 49 | NR | Donald "DJ" Peters | OF | Glendora | Glendora | CA | ||||||
50 | 143 | JJ Schwarz | C RHP | Palm Beach Gardens | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | 50 | 143 | JJ Schwarz | C RHP | Palm Beach Gardens | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | ||||||
51 | 82 | Bryce Carter | C OF | Cascia Hall Preparatory | Tulsa | OK | 51 | 82 | Bryce Carter | C OF | Cascia Hall Preparatory | Tulsa | OK | ||||||
52 | 35 | Josh Morgan | SS | Orange County Lutheran | Corona | CA | 52 | 35 | Josh Morgan | SS | Orange County Lutheran | Corona | CA | ||||||
53 | NR | Alexis Pantojas | SS | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and | Vega Alta | PR | 53 | NR | Alexis Pantojas | SS | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and | Vega Alta | PR | ||||||
54 | 73 | Carl Chester | OF UT | Lake Brantley | Longwood | FL | 54 | 73 | Carl Chester | OF UT | Lake Brantley | Longwood | FL | ||||||
55 | NR | Chase Vallot | C | St Thomas More | Youngsville | LA | 55 | NR | Chase Vallot | C | St Thomas More | Youngsville | LA | ||||||
56 | 54 | Tate Blackman | SS | Lake Brantley | Altamonte Springs | FL | 56 | 54 | Tate Blackman | SS | Lake Brantley | Altamonte Springs | FL | ||||||
57 | 172 | Devin Smeltzer | LHP OF | Bishop Eustace Prep | Voorhees | NJ | 57 | 172 | Devin Smeltzer | LHP OF | Bishop Eustace Prep | Voorhees | NJ | ||||||
58 | 152 | Darius Day | OF OF | Simeon Career Academy | Chicago | IL | 58 | 152 | Darius Day | OF OF | Simeon Career Academy | Chicago | IL | ||||||
59 | NR | Luke Bonfield | OF 3B | IMG Academy | Skillman | NJ | 59 | NR | Luke Bonfield | OF 3B | IMG Academy | Skillman | NJ | ||||||
60 | NR | Sean Bouchard | 3B | Cathedral Catholic | San Diego | CA | 60 | NR | Sean Bouchard | 3B | Cathedral Catholic | San Diego | CA | ||||||
61 | 8 | Bryce Montes De Oca | RHP | Lawrence | Lawrence | KS | 61 | 8 | Bryce Montes De Oca | RHP | Lawrence | Lawrence | KS | ||||||
62 | 155 | Jacob Nix | RHP | Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos | CA | 62 | 155 | Jacob Nix | RHP | Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos | CA | ||||||
63 | NR | Alex Faedo | RHP 1B | Alonso | Tampa | FL | 63 | NR | Alex Faedo | RHP 1B | Alonso | Tampa | FL | ||||||
64 | NR | Evan Skoug | C | Libertyville | Libertyville | IL | 64 | NR | Evan Skoug | C | Libertyville | Libertyville | IL | ||||||
65 | NR | Isan Diaz | SS | Springfield Central | Springfield | MA | 65 | NR | Isan Diaz | SS | Springfield Central | Springfield | MA | ||||||
66 | NR | Weston Davis | RHP 3B | Manatee | Bradenton | FL | 66 | NR | Weston Davis | RHP 3B | Manatee | Bradenton | FL | ||||||
67 | 87 | Dalton Guthrie | SS P | Venice Senior | Sarasota | FL | 67 | 87 | Dalton Guthrie | SS P | Venice Senior | Sarasota | FL | ||||||
68 | 219 | Brandon Murray | RHP | Hobart | Hobart | IN | 68 | 219 | Brandon Murray | RHP | Hobart | Hobart | IN | ||||||
69 | 52 | Spencer Adams | RHP SS | White County | Cleveland | GA | 69 | 52 | Spencer Adams | RHP SS | White County | Cleveland | GA | ||||||
70 | NR | Benito Santiago | C | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Pembroke Pines | FL | 70 | NR | Benito Santiago | C | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Pembroke Pines | FL | ||||||
71 | 41 | Luke Dykstra | SS | Westlake | Thousand Oaks | CA | 71 | 41 | Luke Dykstra | SS | Westlake | Thousand Oaks | CA | ||||||
72 | 174 | Joe Gillette | 3B | Scotts Valley | Scotts Valley | CA | 72 | 174 | Joe Gillette | 3B | Scotts Valley | Scotts Valley | CA | ||||||
73 | 13 | Justin Bellinger | 1B 1B | St Sebastians School | Weston | MA | 73 | 13 | Justin Bellinger | 1B 1B | St Sebastians School | Weston | MA | ||||||
74 | 66 | Turner Larkins | RHP | Martin | Arlington | TX | 74 | 66 | Turner Larkins | RHP | Martin | Arlington | TX | ||||||
75 | 91 | Cre Finfrock | RHP RHP | Martin County | Jensen Beach | FL | 75 | 91 | Cre Finfrock | RHP RHP | Martin County | Jensen Beach | FL | ||||||
76 | NR | Lane Thomas | OF | Bearden | Knoxville | TN | 76 | NR | Lane Thomas | OF | Bearden | Knoxville | TN | ||||||
77 | NR | Willie Rios | LHP OF | IMG Academy | Waterford | CT | 77 | NR | Willie Rios | LHP OF | IMG Academy | Waterford | CT | ||||||
78 | NR | Jeren Kendall | OF | Holmen | Holmen | WI | 78 | NR | Jeren Kendall | OF | Holmen | Holmen | WI | ||||||
79 | NR | Keven Pimentel | RHP IF | Montverde Academy | Wading River | NY | 79 | NR | Keven Pimentel | RHP IF | Montverde Academy | Wading River | NY | ||||||
80 | 15 | Bennett Sousa | LHP 1B | The Benjamin School | North Palm Beach | FL | 80 | 15 | Bennett Sousa | LHP 1B | The Benjamin School | North Palm Beach | FL | ||||||
81 | 29 | Justin Twine | SS OF | Falls City | Hemphill | TX | 81 | 29 | Justin Twine | SS OF | Falls City | Hemphill | TX | ||||||
82 | 189 | Jonathan Ducoff | SS SS | Kingwood Park | Kingwood | TX | 82 | 189 | Jonathan Ducoff | SS SS | Kingwood Park | Kingwood | TX | ||||||
83 | 21 | Carson Sands | LHP 1B | North Florida Christian | Tallahassee | FL | 83 | 21 | Carson Sands | LHP 1B | North Florida Christian | Tallahassee | FL | ||||||
84 | NR | Garrett Fulenchek | RHP | Howe | Howe | TX | 84 | NR | Garrett Fulenchek | RHP | Howe | Howe | TX | ||||||
85 | 90 | Tylor Megill | RHP 1B | Los Alamitos | Seal Beach | CA | 85 | 90 | Tylor Megill | RHP 1B | Los Alamitos | Seal Beach | CA | ||||||
86 | NR | Gabriel Gonzalez | RHP | Arbor View | Las Vegas | NV | 86 | NR | Gabriel Gonzalez | RHP | Arbor View | Las Vegas | NV | ||||||
87 | NR | Blake Bivens | RHP | George Washington | Sutherlin | VA | 87 | NR | Blake Bivens | RHP | George Washington | Sutherlin | VA | ||||||
88 | NR | Marvin Gorgas | RHP | East Hampton | East Hampton | CT | 88 | NR | Marvin Gorgas | RHP | East Hampton | East Hampton | CT | ||||||
89 | NR | Todd Isaacs Jr | OF | American Heritage | Delray Beach | FL | 89 | NR | Todd Isaacs Jr | OF | American Heritage | Delray Beach | FL | ||||||
90 | NR | Jacob Bukauskas | RHP 3B | Stone Bridge | Ashburn | VA | 90 | NR | Jacob Bukauskas | RHP 3B | Stone Bridge | Ashburn | VA | ||||||
91 | 168 | Brendan Spagnuolo | RHP RHP | Chaminade | Massapequa | NY | 91 | 168 | Brendan Spagnuolo | RHP RHP | Chaminade | Massapequa | NY | ||||||
92 | 218 | Kevin Bryant, Jr. | OF RHP | Wade Hampton | Taylors | SC | 92 | 218 | Kevin Bryant, Jr. | OF RHP | Wade Hampton | Taylors | SC | ||||||
93 | 50 | Jeremy Vasquez | 1B OF | Martin County | Palm City | FL | 93 | 50 | Jeremy Vasquez | 1B OF | Martin County | Palm City | FL | ||||||
94 | NR | Austin Murphy | OF 1B | Episcopal | Jacksonville | FL | 94 | NR | Austin Murphy | OF 1B | Episcopal | Jacksonville | FL | ||||||
95 | NR | Clay Casey | OF | Desoto Central | Southhaven | MS | 95 | NR | Clay Casey | OF | Desoto Central | Southhaven | MS | ||||||
96 | 30 | Montrell Marshall | SS RHP | South Gwinnett | Snellville | GA | 96 | 30 | Montrell Marshall | SS RHP | South Gwinnett | Snellville | GA | ||||||
97 | 186 | Cole Tucker | SS | Mountain Pointe | Phoenix | AZ | 97 | 186 | Cole Tucker | SS | Mountain Pointe | Phoenix | AZ | ||||||
98 | NR | Tucker Baca | LHP 1B | North Gwinnett | Suwanee | GA | 98 | NR | Tucker Baca | LHP 1B | North Gwinnett | Suwanee | GA | ||||||
99 | 42 | Derek Casey | RHP RHP | Hanover | Mechanicsville | VA | 99 | 42 | Derek Casey | RHP RHP | Hanover | Mechanicsville | VA | ||||||
100 | NR | Bryan Dobzanski | RHP | Delsea Regional | Franklinville | NJ | 100 | NR | Bryan Dobzanski | RHP | Delsea Regional | Franklinville | NJ | ||||||
104 | 246 | Drew Lugbauer | C | Arlington | Pleasant Valley | NY | 104 | 246 | Drew Lugbauer | C | Arlington | Pleasant Valley | NY | ||||||
105 | 22 | Charlie Cody | 3B RHP | Great Bridge | Chesapeake | VA | 105 | 22 | Charlie Cody | 3B RHP | Great Bridge | Chesapeake | VA | ||||||
107 | 23 | Ryan Castellani | RHP 1B | Brophy College Preparatory | Phoenix | AZ | 107 | 23 | Ryan Castellani | RHP 1B | Brophy College Preparatory | Phoenix | AZ | ||||||
108 | 32 | Braden Webb | RHP | Owasso | Owasso | OK | 108 | 32 | Braden Webb | RHP | Owasso | Owasso | OK | ||||||
109 | 183 | Matthew Railey | OF LHP | North Florida Christian | Tallahassee | FL | 109 | 183 | Matthew Railey | OF LHP | North Florida Christian | Tallahassee | FL | ||||||
111 | 242 | Adam Haseley | OF LHP | The First Academy | Windermere | FL | 111 | 242 | Adam Haseley | OF LHP | The First Academy | Windermere | FL | ||||||
114 | 38 | Alex Lange | RHP | Lee`s Summit West | Lee's Summit | MO | 114 | 38 | Alex Lange | RHP | Lee`s Summit West | Lee's Summit | MO | ||||||
115 | 19 | Bryson Brigman | SS | Valley Christian | San Jose | CA | 115 | 19 | Bryson Brigman | SS | Valley Christian | San Jose | CA | ||||||
116 | 128 | Michael Cantu | C RHP | Moody | Corpus Christi | TX | 116 | 128 | Michael Cantu | C RHP | Moody | Corpus Christi | TX | ||||||
117 | 124 | Pavin Smith | 1B 1B | Palm Beach Gardens | Jupiter | FL | 117 | 124 | Pavin Smith | 1B 1B | Palm Beach Gardens | Jupiter | FL | ||||||
119 | 51 | Branden Kelliher | RHP SS | Lake Stevens | Lake Stevens | WA | 119 | 51 | Branden Kelliher | RHP SS | Lake Stevens | Lake Stevens | WA | ||||||
120 | 139 | Gage Burland | RHP | East Valley | Otis Orchards | WA | 120 | 139 | Gage Burland | RHP | East Valley | Otis Orchards | WA | ||||||
121 | 250 | Colton Shaver | C | Jordan | Riverton | UT | 121 | 250 | Colton Shaver | C | Jordan | Riverton | UT | ||||||
122 | 86 | Tommy Doyle | RHP | Flint Hill | Vienna | VA | 122 | 86 | Tommy Doyle | RHP | Flint Hill | Vienna | VA | ||||||
123 | 25 | Ryder Ryan | 3B RHP | North Mecklenburg | Huntersville | NC | 123 | 25 | Ryder Ryan | 3B RHP | North Mecklenburg | Huntersville | NC | ||||||
125 | 37 | Jake Jarvis | RHP OF | Klein Collins | Spring | TX | 125 | 37 | Jake Jarvis | RHP OF | Klein Collins | Spring | TX | ||||||
128 | 33 | Bobby Bradley | 3B | Harrison Central | Gulfport | MS | 128 | 33 | Bobby Bradley | 3B | Harrison Central | Gulfport | MS | ||||||
128 | 36 | Liam Sabino | SS | Blair Academy | East Stroudsburg | PA | 128 | 36 | Liam Sabino | SS | Blair Academy | East Stroudsburg | PA | ||||||
129 | 100 | Daniel Gooden | LHP 1B | Griffin | Griffin | GA | 129 | 100 | Daniel Gooden | LHP 1B | Griffin | Griffin | GA | ||||||
131 | 116 | Quinn Brodey | LHP OF | Loyola | Los Angeles | CA | 131 | 116 | Quinn Brodey | LHP OF | Loyola | Los Angeles | CA | ||||||
134 | 156 | Travis Jones | SS RHP | Atascocita | Humble | TX | 134 | 156 | Travis Jones | SS RHP | Atascocita | Humble | TX | ||||||
135 | 49 | Jonah Patten | RHP OF | Norwell | Ossian | IN | 135 | 49 | Jonah Patten | RHP OF | Norwell | Ossian | IN | ||||||
137 | 95 | Trace Loehr | SS | Putnam | Milwaukie | OR | 137 | 95 | Trace Loehr | SS | Putnam | Milwaukie | OR | ||||||
139 | 48 | Andrew Karp | RHP 3B | West Orange | Winter Garden | FL | 139 | 48 | Andrew Karp | RHP 3B | West Orange | Winter Garden | FL | ||||||
140 | 31 | Jeff Harding, Jr. | RHP 3B | Cambridge-South Dorchester | Cambridge | MD | 140 | 31 | Jeff Harding, Jr. | RHP 3B | Cambridge-South Dorchester | Cambridge | MD | ||||||
141 | 26 | Grant Hockin | RHP | Damien | Pomona | CA | 141 | 26 | Grant Hockin | RHP | Damien | Pomona | CA | ||||||
143 | 161 | Luis Alvarado | SS | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy/HS | Salinas | PR | 143 | 161 | Luis Alvarado | SS | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy/HS | Salinas | PR | ||||||
144 | 230 | Kevin Steen | RHP | Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | TN | 144 | 230 | Kevin Steen | RHP | Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | TN | ||||||
145 | 94 | Hunter Williams | 1B 1B | Cosby | Chesterfield | VA | 145 | 94 | Hunter Williams | 1B 1B | Cosby | Chesterfield | VA | ||||||
146 | 130 | Raphael Ramirez | OF | Pace Academy | Atlanta | GA | 146 | 130 | Raphael Ramirez | OF | Pace Academy | Atlanta | GA | ||||||
147 | 138 | Hunter Taylor | C C | Nandua | Onley | VA | 147 | 138 | Hunter Taylor | C C | Nandua | Onley | VA | ||||||
149 | 65 | JJ Matijevic | 1B 3B | Norwin | North Huntingdon | PA | 149 | 65 | JJ Matijevic | 1B 3B | Norwin | North Huntingdon | PA | ||||||
150 | 119 | Domnique Key | RHP | University Of San Diego High S | San Diego | CA | 150 | 119 | Domnique Key | RHP | University Of San Diego High S | San Diego | CA | ||||||
151 | 120 | Handsome Monica | C RHP | St. Paul`s | Mandeville | LA | 151 | 120 | Handsome Monica | C RHP | St. Paul`s | Mandeville | LA | ||||||
153 | 96 | Drew Carlton | RHP | George W. Jenkins | Lakeland | FL | 153 | 96 | Drew Carlton | RHP | George W. Jenkins | Lakeland | FL | ||||||
154 | 40 | Dalton Ewing | OF RHP | Milton | Alpharetta | GA | 154 | 40 | Dalton Ewing | OF RHP | Milton | Alpharetta | GA | ||||||
155 | 165 | Brad Bass | RHP | Lincoln-Way Central | New Lenox | IL | 155 | 165 | Brad Bass | RHP | Lincoln-Way Central | New Lenox | IL | ||||||
157 | 39 | Gerard Hernandez | OF | Pinnacle | Phoenix | AZ | 157 | 39 | Gerard Hernandez | OF | Pinnacle | Phoenix | AZ | ||||||
158 | 204 | Joseph Dunand | SS 3B | Gulliver Schools | Miami | FL | 158 | 204 | Joseph Dunand | SS 3B | Gulliver Schools | Miami | FL | ||||||
159 | 241 | Grayson Byrd | SS RHP | Kings Ridge Christian | Alpharetta | GA | 159 | 241 | Grayson Byrd | SS RHP | Kings Ridge Christian | Alpharetta | GA | ||||||
160 | 137 | Justin Morris | C | Dematha Catholic | Edgewater | MD | 160 | 137 | Justin Morris | C | Dematha Catholic | Edgewater | MD | ||||||
163 | 109 | Jake Latz | LHP OF | Lemont Twp | Lemont | IL | 163 | 109 | Jake Latz | LHP OF | Lemont Twp | Lemont | IL | ||||||
164 | 72 | Denz'l Chapman | OF | Junipero Serra | Los Angeles | CA | 164 | 72 | Denz'l Chapman | OF | Junipero Serra | Los Angeles | CA | ||||||
167 | 84 | Dakota Robbins | C 1B | Westminster Christian | Miami | FL | 167 | 84 | Dakota Robbins | C 1B | Westminster Christian | Miami | FL | ||||||
168 | 163 | Spencer Levine | C OF | Miami Killian Senior | Miami | FL | 168 | 163 | Spencer Levine | C OF | Miami Killian Senior | Miami | FL | ||||||
170 | 129 | Max George | 2B | Regis Jesuit | Parker | CO | 170 | 129 | Max George | 2B | Regis Jesuit | Parker | CO | ||||||
171 | 57 | John Jones | C 3B | Orangewood Christian | Orlando | FL | 171 | 57 | John Jones | C 3B | Orangewood Christian | Orlando | FL | ||||||
172 | 122 | Marco A. Rivera Rios | OF | Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy | Vega Alta | PR | 172 | 122 | Marco A. Rivera Rios | OF | Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy | Vega Alta | PR | ||||||
175 | 64 | Brian Gonzalez | 1B 1B | Archbishop Edward Mccarthy | Miramar | FL | 175 | 64 | Brian Gonzalez | 1B 1B | Archbishop Edward Mccarthy | Miramar | FL | ||||||
176 | 224 | Ryan Avidano | LHP 1B | Starrs Mill | Fayetteville | GA | 176 | 224 | Ryan Avidano | LHP 1B | Starrs Mill | Fayetteville | GA | ||||||
177 | 145 | Khevin Brewer | OF 1B | William B Travis | Richmond | TX | 177 | 145 | Khevin Brewer | OF 1B | William B Travis | Richmond | TX | ||||||
183 | 192 | Bryce Dyrda | RHP | Oakdale | Oakdale | CA | 183 | 192 | Bryce Dyrda | RHP | Oakdale | Oakdale | CA | ||||||
184 | 146 | Keegan McGovern | OF OF | Coffee County | Willacoochee | GA | 184 | 146 | Keegan McGovern | OF OF | Coffee County | Willacoochee | GA | ||||||
187 | 147 | Broderick (Brodie) Leftridge | OF RHP | Saint Johns Catholic Prep | Highland | MD | 187 | 147 | Broderick (Brodie) Leftridge | OF RHP | Saint Johns Catholic Prep | Highland | MD | ||||||
188 | 74 | Blake Wiggins | 3B RHP | Pulaski Academy | Little Rock | AR | 188 | 74 | Blake Wiggins | 3B RHP | Pulaski Academy | Little Rock | AR | ||||||
189 | 158 | Kevin Williams | OF | American Senior | Miramar | FL | 189 | 158 | Kevin Williams | OF | American Senior | Miramar | FL | ||||||
191 | 80 | Jesse Lepore | RHP SS | Trinity Catholic | Beverly HIlls | FL | 191 | 80 | Jesse Lepore | RHP SS | Trinity Catholic | Beverly HIlls | FL | ||||||
192 | 107 | Matt Morgan | C OF | Thorsby | Thorsby | AL | 192 | 107 | Matt Morgan | C OF | Thorsby | Thorsby | AL | ||||||
193 | 105 | Kirvin Moesquit | SS 2B | Highlands Christian Academy | Deerfield Beach | FL | 193 | 105 | Kirvin Moesquit | SS 2B | Highlands Christian Academy | Deerfield Beach | FL | ||||||
194 | 88 | Tommy Pincin | C | Upland | Upland | CA | 194 | 88 | Tommy Pincin | C | Upland | Upland | CA | ||||||
196 | 167 | Taylor Lane | SS | Great Bridge | Chesapeake | VA | 196 | 167 | Taylor Lane | SS | Great Bridge | Chesapeake | VA | ||||||
198 | 181 | Ricardo Salinas | RHP OF | North Shore | Houston | TX | 198 | 181 | Ricardo Salinas | RHP OF | North Shore | Houston | TX | ||||||
199 | 113 | Brandon Bielak | RHP | St Joseph | Sayreville | NJ | 199 | 113 | Brandon Bielak | RHP | St Joseph | Sayreville | NJ | ||||||
204 | 71 | Jack Gerstenmaier | SS RHP | Freeman | Richmond | VA | 204 | 71 | Jack Gerstenmaier | SS RHP | Freeman | Richmond | VA | ||||||
206 | 235 | Brandon Vicens | OF 2B | American Heritage | Miami Lakes | FL | 206 | 235 | Brandon Vicens | OF 2B | American Heritage | Miami Lakes | FL | ||||||
207 | 97 | Chandler Avant | MIF RHP | Pike Liberal Arts | Troy | AL | 207 | 97 | Chandler Avant | MIF RHP | Pike Liberal Arts | Troy | AL | ||||||
208 | 142 | Griffin Canning | RHP | Santa Margarita | Coto De Caza | CA | 208 | 142 | Griffin Canning | RHP | Santa Margarita | Coto De Caza | CA | ||||||
210 | 69 | Cole Bedford | C C,SS | Deer Park | Deer Park | TX | 210 | 69 | Cole Bedford | C C,SS | Deer Park | Deer Park | TX | ||||||
211 | 114 | Kyle Kemp | RHP UT | Bishop Verot | Port Charlotte | FL | 211 | 114 | Kyle Kemp | RHP UT | Bishop Verot | Port Charlotte | FL | ||||||
212 | 98 | Jordan Pearce | RHP RHP | El Camino | Oceanside | CA | 212 | 98 | Jordan Pearce | RHP RHP | El Camino | Oceanside | CA | ||||||
215 | 169 | Mathew Annunziata | 3B | Eastport-South Manor | Manorville | NY | 215 | 169 | Mathew Annunziata | 3B | Eastport-South Manor | Manorville | NY | ||||||
216 | 133 | Cody Reed | LHP 1B | Ardmore | Athens | AL | 216 | 133 | Cody Reed | LHP 1B | Ardmore | Athens | AL | ||||||
218 | 99 | Luke Spangler | LHP 1B,LHP | Cape Coral | Cape Coral | FL | 218 | 99 | Luke Spangler | LHP 1B,LHP | Cape Coral | Cape Coral | FL | ||||||
221 | 102 | Colton Hock | RHP | Bloomsburg Area | Bloomsburg | PA | 221 | 102 | Colton Hock | RHP | Bloomsburg Area | Bloomsburg | PA | ||||||
221 | 108 | Duke Stunkel, Jr. | OF IF | William T. Dwyer | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | 221 | 108 | Duke Stunkel, Jr. | OF IF | William T. Dwyer | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | ||||||
222 | 104 | Hunter Tackett | OF RHP | Anderson County | Heiskell | TN | 222 | 104 | Hunter Tackett | OF RHP | Anderson County | Heiskell | TN | ||||||
227 | 180 | Jack Benninghoff | OF | Rockhurst | Overland Park | KS | 227 | 180 | Jack Benninghoff | OF | Rockhurst | Overland Park | KS | ||||||
231 | 121 | Dale Burdick | SS | Summit | Spring Hill | TN | 231 | 121 | Dale Burdick | SS | Summit | Spring Hill | TN | ||||||
234 | 166 | Griffin Helms | C OF | Norcross | Duluth | GA | 234 | 166 | Griffin Helms | C OF | Norcross | Duluth | GA | ||||||
235 | 233 | Ryan Day | SS RHP | Los Osos | Phelan | CA | 235 | 233 | Ryan Day | SS RHP | Los Osos | Phelan | CA | ||||||
238 | 209 | Kevin Buckley | 3B | King | Tampa | FL | 238 | 209 | Kevin Buckley | 3B | King | Tampa | FL | ||||||
241 | 197 | Nicholas Valaika | MIF | Hart | Valencia | CA | 241 | 197 | Nicholas Valaika | MIF | Hart | Valencia | CA | ||||||
245 | 249 | Nathan Rodriguez | C | El Dorado | Yorba Linda | CA | 245 | 249 | Nathan Rodriguez | C | El Dorado | Yorba Linda | CA | ||||||
249 | 243 | Doug Norman | RHP 3B | Ardrey Kell | Fort Mill | SC | 249 | 243 | Doug Norman | RHP 3B | Ardrey Kell | Fort Mill | SC | ||||||
250 | 81 | Alex Abbott | OF RHP | Tift County | Tifton | GA | 250 | 81 | Alex Abbott | OF RHP | Tift County | Tifton | GA | ||||||
256 | 110 | Christopher Koppenhaver | RHP | Pine Crest | Davie | FL | 256 | 110 | Christopher Koppenhaver | RHP | Pine Crest | Davie | FL | ||||||
257 | 44 | Kyle Marsh | RHP SS | Spruce Creek | Port Orange | FL | 257 | 44 | Kyle Marsh | RHP SS | Spruce Creek | Port Orange | FL | ||||||
258 | 112 | Jacob Niggemeyer | RHP 1B | Olentangy Liberty | Powell | OH | 258 | 112 | Jacob Niggemeyer | RHP 1B | Olentangy Liberty | Powell | OH | ||||||
261 | 118 | AJ Moore | RHP 1B | Mountain View | Dacula | GA | 261 | 118 | AJ Moore | RHP 1B | Mountain View | Dacula | GA | ||||||
262 | 123 | Sam Proctor | RHP OF | Booker | Sarasota | FL | 262 | 123 | Sam Proctor | RHP OF | Booker | Sarasota | FL | ||||||
264 | 70 | Jeremiah Muhammad | RHP | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Somerset | NJ | 264 | 70 | Jeremiah Muhammad | RHP | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Somerset | NJ | ||||||
265 | 231 | John Gavin | LHP | St Francis | San Jose | CA | 265 | 231 | John Gavin | LHP | St Francis | San Jose | CA | ||||||
267 | 225 | Kameron Uter | RHP | Pace Academy | Atlanta | GA | 267 | 225 | Kameron Uter | RHP | Pace Academy | Atlanta | GA | ||||||
270 | 131 | Rahman Williams | MIF | Montverde Academy | Matteson | IL | 270 | 131 | Rahman Williams | MIF | Montverde Academy | Matteson | IL | ||||||
272 | 132 | Dominick Cammarata | C | T C Roberson | Asheville | NC | 272 | 132 | Dominick Cammarata | C | T C Roberson | Asheville | NC | ||||||
275 | 135 | Jack Labosky | 3B | Clovis North | Clovis | CA | 275 | 135 | Jack Labosky | 3B | Clovis North | Clovis | CA | ||||||
276 | 136 | Carson Larue | RHP SS | Dewey | Dewey | OK | 276 | 136 | Carson Larue | RHP SS | Dewey | Dewey | OK | ||||||
280 | 141 | Darren Miller | SS | Key West | Key West | FL | 280 | 141 | Darren Miller | SS | Key West | Key West | FL | ||||||
283 | 199 | Matt Trask | RHP | Davis | Davis | CA | 283 | 199 | Matt Trask | RHP | Davis | Davis | CA | ||||||
286 | 159 | Caleb Potter | OF | Mentor | Mentor | OH | 286 | 159 | Caleb Potter | OF | Mentor | Mentor | OH | ||||||
287 | 144 | Reagan Todd | LHP | Regis Jesuit | Centennial | CO | 287 | 144 | Reagan Todd | LHP | Regis Jesuit | Centennial | CO | ||||||
290 | 221 | Brad Wegman | RHP OF | Great Oak | Temecula | CA | 290 | 221 | Brad Wegman | RHP OF | Great Oak | Temecula | CA | ||||||
291 | 93 | Jonah Girand | C RHP | Edgewater | Maitland | FL | 291 | 93 | Jonah Girand | C RHP | Edgewater | Maitland | FL | ||||||
296 | 148 | Mitch Cavanagh | RHP RHP | Oneida Senior | Oneida | NY | 296 | 148 | Mitch Cavanagh | RHP RHP | Oneida Senior | Oneida | NY | ||||||
299 | 150 | Matthew Collins | OF 3B | Memorial | Houston | TX | 299 | 150 | Matthew Collins | OF 3B | Memorial | Houston | TX | ||||||
301 | 151 | John Wesley Ray | RHP 1B | Christian Brothers | Southhaven | MS | 301 | 151 | John Wesley Ray | RHP 1B | Christian Brothers | Southhaven | MS | ||||||
303 | 62 | John Thomas Mauldin | 3B RHP | St. Michael the Archangel | Baton Rouge | LA | 303 | 62 | John Thomas Mauldin | 3B RHP | St. Michael the Archangel | Baton Rouge | LA | ||||||
305 | 206 | Colby Fitch | C | Columbia-Hickman | Rocheport | MO | 305 | 206 | Colby Fitch | C | Columbia-Hickman | Rocheport | MO | ||||||
307 | 153 | Tristan Widra | RHP OF | John Carroll Catholic | Hoover | AL | 307 | 153 | Tristan Widra | RHP OF | John Carroll Catholic | Hoover | AL | ||||||
308 | 154 | Nathaniel Alam | OF | El Dorado | Placentia | CA | 308 | 154 | Nathaniel Alam | OF | El Dorado | Placentia | CA | ||||||
309 | 157 | Clay Moffitt | RHP | Catholic High School- Baton Rouge, La | Baton Rouge | LA | 309 | 157 | Clay Moffitt | RHP | Catholic High School- Baton Rouge, La | Baton Rouge | LA | ||||||
312 | 162 | Lincoln Henzman | RHP P | Lexington Christian Academy | Lexington | KY | 312 | 162 | Lincoln Henzman | RHP P | Lexington Christian Academy | Lexington | KY | ||||||
313 | 164 | Daniel Goss | OF | Homeschool | Humble | TX | 313 | 164 | Daniel Goss | OF | Homeschool | Humble | TX | ||||||
315 | 170 | Wyatt Marks | RHP | St Thomas More | Lafayette | LA | 315 | 170 | Wyatt Marks | RHP | St Thomas More | Lafayette | LA | ||||||
317 | 227 | Evelino Ruibal | RHP | Millburn | Millburn | NJ | 317 | 227 | Evelino Ruibal | RHP | Millburn | Millburn | NJ | ||||||
319 | 196 | Blake Jackson | 3B OF | Houston County | Warner Robins | GA | 319 | 196 | Blake Jackson | 3B OF | Houston County | Warner Robins | GA | ||||||
320 | 171 | Grant Fennell | SS | Scripps Ranch | San Diego | CA | 320 | 171 | Grant Fennell | SS | Scripps Ranch | San Diego | CA | ||||||
329 | 173 | John Hisel | RHP OF | East Jessamine | Nicholsville | KY | 329 | 173 | John Hisel | RHP OF | East Jessamine | Nicholsville | KY | ||||||
330 | 238 | Evan Dougherty | OF | Bishop Verot | Fort Myers | FL | 330 | 238 | Evan Dougherty | OF | Bishop Verot | Fort Myers | FL | ||||||
331 | 175 | Hansen Butler | RHP 3B | High Point Christian Academy | High Point | NC | 331 | 175 | Hansen Butler | RHP 3B | High Point Christian Academy | High Point | NC | ||||||
332 | 176 | Austin Bain | SS | Dutchtown | Geismer | LA | 332 | 176 | Austin Bain | SS | Dutchtown | Geismer | LA | ||||||
333 | 177 | Brock Barger | RHP | San Angelo Central | San Angelo | TX | 333 | 177 | Brock Barger | RHP | San Angelo Central | San Angelo | TX | ||||||
337 | 200 | Blake Billinger | 1B 3B | St Francis | Los Gatos | CA | 337 | 200 | Blake Billinger | 1B 3B | St Francis | Los Gatos | CA | ||||||
338 | 182 | Evan Cannan | OF SS | Jesuit | Tarpon Springs | FL | 338 | 182 | Evan Cannan | OF SS | Jesuit | Tarpon Springs | FL | ||||||
339 | 83 | Brandon Elmy | OF 1B | Venice Senior | Nokomis | FL | 339 | 83 | Brandon Elmy | OF 1B | Venice Senior | Nokomis | FL | ||||||
340 | 195 | Jakob Goldfarb | OF OF | Desert Mountain | Scottsdale | AZ | 340 | 195 | Jakob Goldfarb | OF OF | Desert Mountain | Scottsdale | AZ | ||||||
341 | 184 | Zac Carter | RHP | Pantego Christian Academy | Arlington | TX | 341 | 184 | Zac Carter | RHP | Pantego Christian Academy | Arlington | TX | ||||||
345 | 185 | Mikey Diekroeger | 3B | Menlo | Woodside | CA | 345 | 185 | Mikey Diekroeger | 3B | Menlo | Woodside | CA | ||||||
352 | 187 | Dominique Jackson | OF RHP | South Gwinnett | Snellville | GA | 352 | 187 | Dominique Jackson | OF RHP | South Gwinnett | Snellville | GA | ||||||
355 | 92 | Byron Hood | RHP | Norris | Roca | NE | 355 | 92 | Byron Hood | RHP | Norris | Roca | NE | ||||||
357 | 106 | Matthew Ruppenthal | RHP 2B | Brother Rice | Bloomfield Hills | MI | 357 | 106 | Matthew Ruppenthal | RHP 2B | Brother Rice | Bloomfield Hills | MI | ||||||
358 | 188 | Nick Agosto | SS 2B | Charlotte | Port Charlotte | FL | 358 | 188 | Nick Agosto | SS 2B | Charlotte | Port Charlotte | FL | ||||||
361 | 190 | Nick Bottari | C OF | Montverde Academy | Wading River | NY | 361 | 190 | Nick Bottari | C OF | Montverde Academy | Wading River | NY | ||||||
368 | 208 | Mitch Keller | RHP | Xavier | Cedar Rapids | IA | 368 | 208 | Mitch Keller | RHP | Xavier | Cedar Rapids | IA | ||||||
369 | 193 | Patrick Mahomes | RHP | Whitehouse | Lindale | TX | 369 | 193 | Patrick Mahomes | RHP | Whitehouse | Lindale | TX | ||||||
370 | 194 | David Banuelos | C | Damien | Ontario | CA | 370 | 194 | David Banuelos | C | Damien | Ontario | CA | ||||||
371 | 236 | Ryan Gridley | MIF RHP | Milton | Milton | GA | 371 | 236 | Ryan Gridley | MIF RHP | Milton | Milton | GA | ||||||
375 | 61 | Tyree Davis | OF | Centennial | Compton | CA | 375 | 61 | Tyree Davis | OF | Centennial | Compton | CA | ||||||
377 | 198 | Dazon Cole | RHP | Pontiac | Pontiac | MI | 377 | 198 | Dazon Cole | RHP | Pontiac | Pontiac | MI | ||||||
387 | 201 | Chace Sarchet | OF RHP | Frenship High School | Lubbock | TX | 387 | 201 | Chace Sarchet | OF RHP | Frenship High School | Lubbock | TX | ||||||
389 | 149 | Aaron Floyd | OF | Longwood | Huntington | NY | 389 | 149 | Aaron Floyd | OF | Longwood | Huntington | NY | ||||||
394 | 202 | Zach Jancarski | OF 3B | Chestnut Hill Academy | East Norriton | PA | 394 | 202 | Zach Jancarski | OF 3B | Chestnut Hill Academy | East Norriton | PA | ||||||
398 | 203 | Eric Hepple | RHP 3B | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Margate | FL | 398 | 203 | Eric Hepple | RHP 3B | Coral Springs Christian Academ | Margate | FL | ||||||
399 | 205 | Mike Papierski | C 1B | Lemont Twp | Lemont | IL | 399 | 205 | Mike Papierski | C 1B | Lemont Twp | Lemont | IL | ||||||
401 | 46 | Christian Martinek | LHP | Jesuit | Beaverton | OR | 401 | 46 | Christian Martinek | LHP | Jesuit | Beaverton | OR | ||||||
412 | 207 | Trey Quinn | OF P | Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | 412 | 207 | Trey Quinn | OF P | Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | ||||||
416 | 210 | Austin Edens | 1B RHP | St. Michael the Archangel | Baton Rouge | LA | 416 | 210 | Austin Edens | 1B RHP | St. Michael the Archangel | Baton Rouge | LA | ||||||
417 | 211 | Beau Jordan | OF OF | Alfred M. Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | 417 | 211 | Beau Jordan | OF OF | Alfred M. Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | ||||||
418 | 212 | DJ Burt | OF OF | Fuquay-Varina | Fuquay-Varina | NC | 418 | 212 | DJ Burt | OF OF | Fuquay-Varina | Fuquay-Varina | NC | ||||||
419 | 77 | Patrick Wiseman | RHP RHP | Pope | Roswell | GA | 419 | 77 | Patrick Wiseman | RHP RHP | Pope | Roswell | GA | ||||||
421 | 213 | Tyler Deason | RHP | St Francis | Campbell | CA | 421 | 213 | Tyler Deason | RHP | St Francis | Campbell | CA | ||||||
423 | 214 | Jared Datoc | RHP RHP | Pace Academy | Atlanta | GA | 423 | 214 | Jared Datoc | RHP RHP | Pace Academy | Atlanta | GA | ||||||
427 | 160 | Thomas Digiorgi | RHP | Half Hollow Hills West | Dix Hills | NY | 427 | 160 | Thomas Digiorgi | RHP | Half Hollow Hills West | Dix Hills | NY | ||||||
437 | 215 | Logan Browning | LHP OF | Lakeland Christian | Lakeland | FL | 437 | 215 | Logan Browning | LHP OF | Lakeland Christian | Lakeland | FL | ||||||
451 | 216 | Bryce Jordan | 3B 1B | Alfred M. Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | 451 | 216 | Bryce Jordan | 3B 1B | Alfred M. Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | ||||||
454 | 220 | Henry Rowling | C 3B | Walton | Marietta | GA | 454 | 220 | Henry Rowling | C 3B | Walton | Marietta | GA | ||||||
455 | 223 | Tevin Symonette | OF | Christian Home And Bible Schoo | Mount Dora | FL | 455 | 223 | Tevin Symonette | OF | Christian Home And Bible Schoo | Mount Dora | FL | ||||||
456 | 226 | Taylor Walls | SS SS | Crisp County | Cordele | GA | 456 | 226 | Taylor Walls | SS SS | Crisp County | Cordele | GA | ||||||
458 | 228 | Wesley Noble | RHP | Lebanon | Lebanon | OH | 458 | 228 | Wesley Noble | RHP | Lebanon | Lebanon | OH | ||||||
461 | 229 | Carson Gregory | RHP | Beaufort | Beaufort | SC | 461 | 229 | Carson Gregory | RHP | Beaufort | Beaufort | SC | ||||||
468 | 232 | Brady Acker | OF OF | Atholton | Columbia | MD | 468 | 232 | Brady Acker | OF OF | Atholton | Columbia | MD | ||||||
475 | 79 | Richard Boe | RHP | St Francis | San Carlos | CA | 475 | 79 | Richard Boe | RHP | St Francis | San Carlos | CA | ||||||
479 | 140 | Patrick Stephens | RHP RHP | University | Orlando | FL | 479 | 140 | Patrick Stephens | RHP RHP | University | Orlando | FL | ||||||
484 | 234 | Logan Moseley | SS RHP | Mill Creek | Hoschton | GA | 484 | 234 | Logan Moseley | SS RHP | Mill Creek | Hoschton | GA | ||||||
492 | 237 | Ryan Hoogerwerf | 3B RHP | Allen | Allen | TX | 492 | 237 | Ryan Hoogerwerf | 3B RHP | Allen | Allen | TX | ||||||
496 | 239 | Matt Wezniak | 1B LHP | Carlsbad | Carlsbad | CA | 496 | 239 | Matt Wezniak | 1B LHP | Carlsbad | Carlsbad | CA | ||||||
497 | 240 | Kennon Fontenot | SS RHP | Alfred M. Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | 497 | 240 | Kennon Fontenot | SS RHP | Alfred M. Barbe | Lake Charles | LA | ||||||
500 | 63 | Kyle Wright | RHP 3B | Buckhorn | Huntsville | AL | 500 | 63 | Kyle Wright | RHP 3B | Buckhorn | Huntsville | AL | ||||||
500 | 127 | Myron Burton | RHP RHP | Peachtree Ridge | Lawrenceville | GA | 500 | 127 | Myron Burton | RHP RHP | Peachtree Ridge | Lawrenceville | GA | ||||||
500 | 178 | Garrett Pearson | RHP SS | St Johns College | Rockville | MD | 500 | 178 | Garrett Pearson | RHP SS | St Johns College | Rockville | MD | ||||||
500 | 179 | Ethan Walker | RHP | Arlington Country Day | Jacksonville | FL | 500 | 179 | Ethan Walker | RHP | Arlington Country Day | Jacksonville | FL | ||||||
500 | 245 | Ray Hutchinson | SS | Holden | Holden | LA | 500 | 245 | Ray Hutchinson | SS | Holden | Holden | LA | ||||||
500 | 247 | Shelton Schimming | OF | Deland | DeLand | FL | 500 | 247 | Shelton Schimming | OF | Deland | DeLand | FL | ||||||
NR | 125 | Jason Todd | RHP | Henry M. Jackson | Mill Creek | WA | NR | 125 | Jason Todd | RHP | Henry M. Jackson | Mill Creek | WA | ||||||
NR | 217 | Marc Jimenez | 3B 1B | Osbourn Park | Woodbridge | VA | NR | 217 | Marc Jimenez | 3B 1B | Osbourn Park | Woodbridge | VA |
I have no idea why that came out like that.
PG, you rock my friend. This is exactly what I was asking about.
And btw ... you said: "So our IT guys have to do some work."
Heck, I feel good contributing, even in a small way, to our nation's employment challenge!
jp,
when I asked them I was told they can do it for sure because all previous rankings (at least the bigger updates) are in our database. Other than that I'm not sure what they need to do. I am kind of tech challenged. They just said they have some other projects thy need to finish before getting this done.
I actually like the idea. In some ways it will make us look good and it will also show everyone we are far from perfect. The thing is sometimes we don't know everything we need to know about a sophomore in high school. We've seen kids quit and concentrate on a different sport. We have even seen ranked kids die before they finish high school. (That's by far the hardest to take). A few years ago there was a highly ranked player who was committed to a college powerhouse. He took his own life! That will bother me forever!
i was hesitant to use the actual names of the players in this forum. People don't always see things correctly. They might see a senior ranked 500 that was ranked 200 when he was sophomore and think he really got worse. It isn't that at all, it's just because we saw thousands and thousands of players we hadn't seen the previous two years. And there are a lot of very talented kids. Even at that if a player is ranked among the top 500 in the country, plus Canada and Puerto Rico, it means he is a rare player. And nobody knows if #500 will end up being better than #150. Or even if a high follow will end up being better than #150. Everything can't be measured well enough to determine every player's future potential.
Bottom line... We are most often right, but we are also wrong at times. Kind of the same way the draft and college recruiting works. Kind of the way that everything works.
Thanks for sharing PGStaff.
I'm completely tracking with what you're saying, PG, and thanks again.
Here are two takeaways from this data that I think all players and parents should understand, and why I think showing the history can be important:
Out of the Top 20 sophomore players in 2012, 9 did not end up in the Top 20 in their senior year -- so almost 50%. Lesson: Never think you've arrived.
Out of the Top 20 senior players in 2014, 11 were not in the Top 50 in their sophomore year -- more that 50%. Lesson: If you have talent and work hard, keep at it. Things can change fast.