Why So Few 5' 11" Players?

Isn't the answer rather obvious?

A number of events that prospects attend will measure and weigh the kids. The truth comes out then. Only problem I noticed with that in our experience is even those measuring would disagree by an inch or a up to five pounds.

Lack of 5-11 could be that if a kid is 5-11 he adds an inch to be 6-0. And if he is 5-10 why not add two to be 6-0. Maybe they feel its too much of a stretch to go from 5-9 to 6-0 and if they list 5-11 they must be much shorter or they would have just listed 6-0. But it really doesnt matter. At some point and time the truth will be known. If you list the truth then you dont have to explain or worry about anything down the road.

My son went to a showcase his senior year, and yes, he listed his height as 6'. (He's 5'11.") After we got there and I started looking around at the other players, I told him he was the tallest 6'0" kid there!

I would not doubt that one bit. Hey this is not new and not just in baseball. When I was in College I played football. I was listed at 5'10 and I was 5'9. I cant tell you how many guys on our team were listed 6'0 and better that were 5'11. We went to a camp during the Christmas break at a D-1 school nearby. My 08 is 6'0 on the nose and 205. There were several players from this school helping out with the instruction. My son was eye to eye with several of these kids and a couple of inches taller than two or three of them. When I looked in the program that they gave us when we got there I saw that one of the kids eye to eye with my son was listed at 6'2. But like Ive said before it is really a non factor it is just the way it is.

It is really silly to put 6'0" pitchers as 6'2" or 6'2" pitchers at 6'4"; what for? However, if I had a son 5'8" or 5'9", well, I guess I might fudge a little.