dude said players coming out of Mississippi typically need to work on their swing, but SG wasdefinitely oneto keep an eye on. Wonder why our high school kid's swings aren't as advanced as other states? That was the first time I had heard that.
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For the most part going all the way back to the youth levels. There are some rare players that just naturally have a good swing. Most people don't- even guys that are in MLB had to develop.
It's not just hitting- it's pitching too.
The thing about Mississippi- most of the players that are from here are guys that can be very good players down the line- but they are usually guys that take a year or two of college baseball to reach that potential. See Jarrod Parks, Caleb Reed. Although, because you don't know how these players are going to develop, you end up with a Devin Jones sometimes as well.
Look at our team and who had the most immediate impact among the freshmen and where those players are from:
CT Bradford- Florida
Daryl Norris- Alabama
Adam Frazier- Georgia
Evan Mitchell- Georgia
Now, compare that to the immediate impact of the following guys- and I think these players will be good in time:
Hunter Renfroe
Demarcus Henderson
Taylor Stark- he was a solid pitcher for us, but not as much success at the plate early.
Now, I'm not saying that we shouldn't recruit Mississippi- I actually think we should recruit Mississippi as hard or harder than any other state. But, what I am saying is that when we get a guy from Mississippi, unless they are a very rare special type player- like Jeffrey Rea- we need to expect most of those guys to need about a year at least to get up to speed.
Also, because we have so many raw players, it's really, really, really important that we have coaches that are good at developing talent.
It's not just hitting- it's pitching too.
The thing about Mississippi- most of the players that are from here are guys that can be very good players down the line- but they are usually guys that take a year or two of college baseball to reach that potential. See Jarrod Parks, Caleb Reed. Although, because you don't know how these players are going to develop, you end up with a Devin Jones sometimes as well.
Look at our team and who had the most immediate impact among the freshmen and where those players are from:
CT Bradford- Florida
Daryl Norris- Alabama
Adam Frazier- Georgia
Evan Mitchell- Georgia
Now, compare that to the immediate impact of the following guys- and I think these players will be good in time:
Hunter Renfroe
Demarcus Henderson
Taylor Stark- he was a solid pitcher for us, but not as much success at the plate early.
Now, I'm not saying that we shouldn't recruit Mississippi- I actually think we should recruit Mississippi as hard or harder than any other state. But, what I am saying is that when we get a guy from Mississippi, unless they are a very rare special type player- like Jeffrey Rea- we need to expect most of those guys to need about a year at least to get up to speed.
Also, because we have so many raw players, it's really, really, really important that we have coaches that are good at developing talent.
Take a look at the type players that are typically drafted from HS in Mississippi. They are basically athletes. There is a young man on my team who I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to coach. He is from Mississippi and I would put his skills up against anybody from any state. Now I know that is a small sample, but I think population, pure athletecism that coaches take chances on, lots of variables. Do I think coaches are better in Alabama than in MS, I dont know. I do think baseball as a whole is better in MS than Alabama, only an opinion. Now Florida, that is a whole different animal, they go year round down there and just have more competetive baseball under their belt.
MS has a terrible problem with USSSA and all these "All Americans" (getting on my soap box) that think they are good and dont have to work hard. Not saying all utrip is bad, but I think some kids dont understand what it takes to be a D-1, major league draft pick. It takes work and some who are just better athletes dont think they have to do as much. Not saying its the whole reason, but it does not help. I have seen it first hand just as others have. 12 year old kid wins MVP of the "World Series" and now they are good. Some continue to work and make it some who choose not to fizzle out. It is the HS coaches fault though. All ways (sarcasm) Just my 2 cents.
MS does have a ton of athletes playing baseball that teams take a chance on developing them into MLB guys. Same as athletes in football. MS has a lot of athletes.
MS has a terrible problem with USSSA and all these "All Americans" (getting on my soap box) that think they are good and dont have to work hard. Not saying all utrip is bad, but I think some kids dont understand what it takes to be a D-1, major league draft pick. It takes work and some who are just better athletes dont think they have to do as much. Not saying its the whole reason, but it does not help. I have seen it first hand just as others have. 12 year old kid wins MVP of the "World Series" and now they are good. Some continue to work and make it some who choose not to fizzle out. It is the HS coaches fault though. All ways (sarcasm) Just my 2 cents.
MS does have a ton of athletes playing baseball that teams take a chance on developing them into MLB guys. Same as athletes in football. MS has a lot of athletes.
Between Mississippi and Alabama in baseball is that Alabama has more population.
You are right about the work that it takes to get to MLB. I don't think that a lot of people understand exactly how much you have to put in to get a shot. It's working out, it's working on all aspects of your game, and it's knowing your opponents and preparing to face them. And the thing about MLB- the ones that survive are the ones that can adjust. Pitchers are all the time finding weaknesses with hitters, and hitters are all the time figuring out what pitchers want to do to them. These players have to figure out what people are doing to attack them, and then they have to go out and correct it.
There is a reason why these MLB players have batting cages built into their house.
You are right about the work that it takes to get to MLB. I don't think that a lot of people understand exactly how much you have to put in to get a shot. It's working out, it's working on all aspects of your game, and it's knowing your opponents and preparing to face them. And the thing about MLB- the ones that survive are the ones that can adjust. Pitchers are all the time finding weaknesses with hitters, and hitters are all the time figuring out what pitchers want to do to them. These players have to figure out what people are doing to attack them, and then they have to go out and correct it.
There is a reason why these MLB players have batting cages built into their house.
game we run into many atheletes thatare expected to play multiple sports in high school and this just isn't the case in more urban and populated states. I know I was expeceted to play everything when I was in high school and did, it certainly isn't like it was when I was young but it still exists in our state more than others I think.