My son received and email that he has been selected for a sophomore team in Florida at the PG series classic. How selective is this series? If they are just looking for bodies to fill a team, I am not interested. Between travel expenses, travel team fees and stuff like that, I can't go to everything but if this event has serious scouting potential, I would find a way to pay for it.
Anyone know about event?
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I can only say it is selective. We are looking for the very best players possible. So my guess is your son is very talented.
I have no idea how well it will be scouted.
I hear questions like this all the time and I just really need to say this. Hope it comes across the right way. We have a tremendous amount of credibility and influence when it comes to professional and college baseball. If we like a player nearly everyone is going to like that player. So the truth is when we see something good, pretty much everyone involved in making decisions know about it. They might not be at that event, but they will make it a point to see you. In other words, interest is created. We have well over 800 players we have seem make it to the Big Leagues. When that happens you get real good at evaluating talent and everyone knows that. It just means the players we like, pretty much everyone will like. And we tell everyone who we like!
A few years ago an overweight pitcher originally from Cuba came to a PG event. We didn't know him at all. By the end of that season everyone in baseball knew about him. He went in the first round and now is one of the best RHPs in the Big Leagues. Before that we had a tall skinny lefty show up at one of our smaller events. After that we invited him to bigger things. Before he was done college or pro was the decision. He is now a star reliever for the Yankees.
That is the biggest difference between PG and other events. If a player has talent we make sure all the right people know about it. And those people can't afford to ignore it, based on our track record.
good enough for me...thanks for the reply Jerry. I have tremendous respect for PG, I just didn't know about this particular event.
My son attended last year's event for 13U, which I believe was the first year of the event. 4 or 5 days of good baseball against good competition. Well run event. JetBlue is top notch baseball facility. Son got to know other players from the region, in addition to some of his teammates that also attended. Be prepared for weather. Weather moves fast with rain and lightning delays. Summer baseball in Florida.
Turned it into a mini vacation - beach, fishing. Had a great time.
We were invited to return but given current summer schedule, need some down time and this was a conflict.
Just curious: What are they charging to play in this? Feel free to PM me if you don't want to reply to public forum.
Initech posted:Just curious: What are they charging to play in this? Feel free to PM me if you don't want to reply to public forum.
$599
My son went to the 2016 13U Series Classic. He loved it. He earned two MVP awards out of 7 games and was named to the Top Prospect Team. My question is, should he go to the 2017 14U classic? His team is already going to the 2017 14U WWBA National Championship in Atlanta and 3 Super25 tournaments (2 in NJ and 1 VA). He made the all-tournament team at a PG fall event in October, so I figured this series classic invitation was coming again. Will Atlanta be enough exposure? Money doesn't grow in my backyard.
Question for you: what if any PG did they do when he was 12u? Is any of that worth it?
He didn't do any PG events at 12U. I thought that the 13U classic was worth it because he did well and got onto the PG map. Now that he just started his freshman year, I am more concerned about exposure and the costs of it.
