I knew this would be a BruinVol post as it began to digress. I know exactly where he stands and why. We do agree on most things the difference is I believe that is where college baseball has gone and to compete you have to play on a level playing field. I said 11 of 19 would be back in the fall but I can guarantee seven because I know for sure. Keeping 2/3 of a class has become the norm in college baseball especially in the last couple of years. When you look at the guys that we got out of the portal you understand how it has transformed college baseball especially this year. One was a Friday starter for an SEC team, one a Saturday starter, one started almost all of their games in a power five conference. So you can read into that the guys are not just leaving things because they are not getting to play. Summer leaving due to lack of playing time and some are leaving to play a more competitive teams.
Our guys will leave for different reasons. Some because of no playing time last year, some because they were not getting enough playing time, and some because they see the competition coming in is better than them. Some will be told you do not fit into our plans but we will help you land at a great school. I also believe that coaches get a bad rap for running kids off when they actually just bring in other kids that are better. In recruiting I talk about fishing in the right pond and it is a choice that every player and parents make as to what level of competition they attempt to play in college. When you play at the highest level, you have to know that a team will bring in new competition for your position every year.
I would love to know if they actually pulled the offer on Kaleb or told him the current situation and how they saw him fitting. He had good numbers in single A in baseball and put up crazy great numbers in basketball.
I talked to a player the other day that said a coach pulled the offer. The conversation actually went we just want you to know that you will not be competing for a position this year but will be our bullpen catcher. We want to make sure that you fully understand your role as we see it for the coming year. As long as you understand your role for this year we’re excited about having you. But if this is not the role that you want to play we will be glad to help you find a new place to go. In his abd his parents minds, they pulled the offer so he decided to go somewhere else and the school helped him get into another D1. Mine is I do not think they pulled the offer just told him what his role would be. no different than telling a player they will be an automatic redshirt their freshman year.
