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It's not all about the travel ball events, anyway. If that kid magically goes from 80 to 88 over the course of a summer, he can go to Marty Smith's JUCO camp for $150 and walk away with two years of free college from someone. The kid doesn't need to spend three grand to play for SWFL Elite just...

Yeah, I agree that you need to keep training, but my point is that a showcase event isn't going to end with an offer for everyone, even for the kids who have talent to keep playing. There is some pretty mediocre college baseball out there, which means that there is a place to play for just about...

Honestly, though, sometimes a kid just is who he is, and he will never be noticed by anyone at any showcase. But that kid still might have the talent to play at an NAIA program or a lesser D2 like a Barry or Lander or Augusta.

The success stories of the top players getting offers after summer tournaments is putting a false sense of hope in all of the other players. It's like the people who are telling EVERY kid to focus on launch angle because "Mookie Betts is only 5'9"!! Look at his power!!", and the result is a...

If you perform during those five days AND your skill set matches up with the level and needs of someone who happens to see you AND it fits your personal situation regarding finances, location, and major, then you can find an opportunity at the next level. For the majority of kids who spent money...

This is extremely misleading, because all of those guys are there watching one elite player on that one field, probably a pitcher. The other 1500 kids in the tournament paid $3,000 to play travel ball and most of them won't be contacted by a single school. That's where the relationship with a...

South Florida is a cesspool of greaseball cheaters, but those clowns were dumb enough to leave paper trails and get caught.

A lot of it depends on their background. How old are they? Were they playing wherever they're moving from? If so, at what level? If they're not elite players now, taking them to a Pace or STA would be a waste of time. So, again, it really depends on your assessment of them up to this point.