Just wondering if anyone elses son attended this showcase at Incarnate Word College Sunday Nov. 9th and what they thought of it.
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I talked with the mother of a player who participated and she said it was fairly well-run, but because of the sheer numbers (200+) there was some waiting-around time.
She said she saw a very large number of pro scouts plus numerous coaches from D3's and JUCO's (plus other schools that she couldn't identify).
I'm curious - what was your experience, Three Bagger?
She said she saw a very large number of pro scouts plus numerous coaches from D3's and JUCO's (plus other schools that she couldn't identify).
I'm curious - what was your experience, Three Bagger?
Infield08, The showcase was pretty well organized although I don't think there were as many scouts as last year. The one thing I don't like that they did was that they had about 3 or 4 older free agent guys who just jumped in to the hitting twice each after not doing anything else. So we happened to be in the second to last group of hitters and it was getting dark and they had been letting earlier guys take 8-10 cuts, a few even more, but the guy who threw to our group was six quick pitches and out. This showcase had advertised for 09's and 10's but they were letting these older guys who we know are older because at least one was at another tryout camp we were at and I knew he was a released pro player. I don't mind them hitting if they wait til last since they weren't the age the showcase was advertised at and the scouts said they only need to see about six swings but they let these guys jump in right at the start twice and it just pushed everybody else back when there were about 200 guys waiting to hit. I know somebody has to be at the end and it was just our bad luck. Oh well, the rest was done pretty efficiently and there was some talent there.
Three Bagger, I can understand your frustration. It certainly doesn't sound like an optimal situation.
I don't get why the older-age prospects were allowed to hit. Perhaps some of the pro scouts in attendance requested seeing them and the organizers felt obliged to make it happen. Regardless, it sure stinks that they got to hit ahead of the last group, thus limiting the '09 and '10 players' at bats and prolonging their day even more.
I don't get why the older-age prospects were allowed to hit. Perhaps some of the pro scouts in attendance requested seeing them and the organizers felt obliged to make it happen. Regardless, it sure stinks that they got to hit ahead of the last group, thus limiting the '09 and '10 players' at bats and prolonging their day even more.
Does anyone know when and how to find the results of the showcase?
Results of the top performers in various categories should be posted in the next few days on www.jimscout.com. If someone is not a "top performer" but still wants their measurable stats (60 time, pop time, IF velocity, etc.), they can send an email to Jimmy.Gonzales@nationals.com. They will need to identify the player and his jersey number.