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He should make it to the bigs just on his speed alone and defensive ability. Rooting for him!

If you're throwing 80 MPH, you're better off training all summer to get to 86-88 instead of throwing 80 in a PG tournament and watching the scouts walk away after 5 pitches. Or if you are 5'9" and 140 pounds, you might be better off lifting all summer until those flyouts turn into doubles/homeruns.

There was a player a few years ago who came over here from the Bahamas and played with Elite Squad. He was very raw, but had unbelievable athleticism/upside, and was seen on the travel ball circuit, not at a high school field. Luicius Fox ended up signing for 6 million dollars with the San...

If you've ever been to that tournament in Jupiter, you would know that there are over 1000 scouts there (all MLB teams, D1, D2, D3, JUCO, NAIA, etc.), and they are not looking at just one kid. There are 88 teams that play over 5 days. They are looking at all talent abilities, not just top draft...

I played against Champ in college. Fastest baseball player I've ever seen, dude can fly!

Colleges "rarely" go to high school games. Their seasons are at the same time as high school, and colleges play/practice 6 days a week. In my last 2 years of coaching in Broward County, I saw a total of 0 college coaches. See below, this is the WWBA World Championships in Jupiter. This is...

High school doesn't really matter, college coaches don't go to high school games. Get them on a good summer team with connections to college coaches (Richie Palmer knows every college coach in the Southeast). Get them to the Elite Squad Tryout this Fall, they usually have a bunch of colleges...