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re: Close friend's kid got first recruiting letter
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:59 am to RileyTime
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:59 am to RileyTime
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If he's mid 70's at 13-14 he can easily get to 90 if he's got some more developing to do with his body and a good pitching coach gets a hold of him.
My son's freshman team had an insane number of 80+ MPH pitchers (5). They finished 28-4. To my knowledge, recruiting/offers cannot begin this early but verbals are possible.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:08 am to nofear67
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To my knowledge, recruiting/offers cannot begin this early but verbals are possible.
the letter was received Sat...so theyre doing something
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:11 am to GhostofJackson
I received a letter from Mississippi State for football in the mid 80s when they were terrible. The letter I received had the most wonderful smelling perfume to my 17 year old mind. I went there for a visit and met a blue eyed blonde that was as charming as could be. I didnt get an offer......but those blue eyes and that full sweater would have been difficult to turn down. I cant imagine what those kids go through now.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:59 am to dallastiger55
A lefty with great command throwing in the mid 80's will get recruited by Sec schools.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 1:28 pm to mpar98
For baseball, it happens all the time.
One kid got scouted by the Yankees at age 10 or something.
One kid got scouted by the Yankees at age 10 or something.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 4:02 pm to Lester Earl
Lefty 85 range will get you d1. 88-low 90s is draftable. Of course, your effectiveness, movement, and variety of pitches plays a major role.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:10 pm to dallastiger55
Seriously? A lefty that throws 83 with good movement, location, and off speed is better than a righty that throws 95 but only has a fastball any day. D1 hitters can catch up to that if that's all they're seeing and they know it
Posted on 5/29/13 at 2:59 am to Alt26
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Sounds like just a generic letter
This. The schools get the names/addresses from the tournament rosters, especially the major tournaments and for higher profile teams/programs, and they are basically camp invites, not "recruiting letters" in the technical sense (which, last I checked, couldn't start until a certain date at the beginning of Junior year). My youngest son, who's just finishing his freshman year in high school, got some letters before he entered his freshman year (likely from playing in a higher age group), which he thought was pretty cool so it does have an affect. My older son started getting letters as a sophomore but he didn't play in any national tournaments/show cases until after his freshman year.
Also of note, however, is that colleges are recruiting baseball players earlier. There's already a couple of freshmen players in my area who have committed to UCLA. My son's travel coach was recently talking about how the recruiting cycle for baseball is much earlier now due to the competition for elite players and the greater access coaches have to see players at younger ages.
[edit to add "not recruiting letters"]
This post was edited on 5/29/13 at 3:09 am
Posted on 5/29/13 at 2:59 am to BR_Bengal
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What academics? He's going into his freshman year?
I laughed at this. What could they possibly mean? Maybe he has taken a high school Algebra I class but kids all over the state do this. I am sure he will be a good student but that sounds a little weird they would be impressed with all A's in 8th grade.
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