When does a corner infielder typically get looked at?

Given that he has to work on strength and speed continuously, do you recommend working with a track coach and a weight trainer to navigate him in the right direction?

I also had a chance to meet and talk to "Diamond College Advisory team" in one of the showcases. They were very honest and upfront in their evaluation, with focus being on physicality and speed as the main drivers for college Baseball.

Their cost however was a bit high and hence I am still debating If I need to enroll. They advise throughout the next 2 years by setting goals and continuous checkpoints. Does anyone have experience using DCAT?

Raj posted:

Given that he has to work on strength and speed continuously, do you recommend working with a track coach and a weight trainer to navigate him in the right direction?

I also had a chance to meet and talk to "Diamond College Advisory team" in one of the showcases. They were very honest and upfront in their evaluation, with focus being on physicality and speed as the main drivers for college Baseball.

Their cost however was a bit high and hence I am still debating If I need to enroll. They advise throughout the next 2 years by setting goals and continuous checkpoints. Does anyone have experience using DCAT?

6'0 220. Unless he is built extremely well I'm going to assume he can trim that down a bit. I think you would be better served putting any money towards a personal trainer who can get him on a meal plan. Even if he hovers around the same weight -put on more muscle. Focus on speed and strength not advising/recruiting. If these guys can work him out at least 4x a week, get him on a meal plan, and sell him to schools then sure. But you can probably find a trainer at the local gym for much cheaper with it being more convenient. I've never been to hot on advising services/recruiters but if they offer a lot for the price then go ahead. Honestly you can probably go to a local college and pay one of the players to put your son thru their program. It's all baseball related. 

In son's D1 HA recruiting class of 8, two first basemen were recruited. Both had also pitched in HS. The first was the top 1B in his state and had the highest EV (reportedly) ever at the college. He was a power hitter that during his 4 years, primarily played first and third, rarely OF and also closed one year (submariner).

The second one also hit for power. In the college he played 1B, P and RF. He was the primary 1B (best defensively), number 3-4 hitter who came in throwing about 87 and graduated with a 94 mph fastball and nasty slider. He was the closer the last 2 years. The first one was drafted this past June. The second one had hoped to but got hurt his sr year and will use his 4th year eligibility at a P5 who have told him that he will be able to be 2-way player.

3and2Fastball posted:

In looking through college D1 rosters, it is pretty common to see corner infielders who are JUCO transfers.  Play 2 seasons in JUCO (4 seasons, really, considering how many games JUCO teams play in the fall), lift a ton of weights, work hard and go D1 as a Junior.  

This! My big slow lefty 1B and I watched a bunch of college games this spring. Middle-of-the-order bats were predominantly (and I mean like 90+% of the games we watched) upper-classmen, and over half of them were Juco transfers. As to the OP's question: my kid just started getting serious looks within the past couple of months, and he's a 2020. Corners are last...

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