I had a parent recently approach me and they asked a very good question. Their 2017 is truly a quintessential utility player. He is the best catcher we have, an excellent receiver, pitchers love throwing to him because nothing gets past him and his arm is good, but not great (73 to second 2.1 POP). But he is also the best outfielder we have, not the greatest initial reads compared to some of the best I have seen but gets to everything and catches it when he gets there. 2nd best MIF we have, fields everything knows the game makes all the routine plays and most of the crazy ones. He is fast (last spring I had him at 6:92) he pitches, RH low 80's with natural tail and sink and excellent control. Because of this he plays every inning of every game and hits lead-off (Switch hits in lead-off ) to number three in the order depending on what we need. Last year he played about 50% at catcher, 25% outfield, 15% MIF and 10% on the mound but that was because it was what the team needed not because it was best for him individually.
The question was "Do you think our son needs to pick a position and focus on it for college coaches to notice him". My gut says yes but after watching him for 3 years I have no idea what to tell him to focus on. He is just a great athlete that does everything well but nothing that makes any scout drool so now I ask myself have we done him a disservice because we have not allowed him to focus his efforts in just one area????
Any thoughts or experiences with similar players would be appreciated.