re: Jared Mitchell's high school baseball career

No but they have an adjustment period... I can tell you the baseball players I know in high school they played both but their focus was baseball.

So even during football season they were at batting cages. Mitchell/Jones being so good at football probably put more focus and effort into it. Thus resulting in a delay when they come back to start working on baseball...

Hitting a 90 mph baseball is hard to do, I imagine its harder to do after not seeing one for 4-6 months out of year.

Also there is a body adjustment, I am sure. Teaching your body not to swing at pitches Working on bad habits that you can develop by not playing every day or practicing every day.