74-76mph as a high school senior
Firmly on the bench
Might get cut
There was a LOT of work to do, in a short time frame. This was a major problem
Now every kid who comes to us has a problem. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t have sought a solution
The irony is that EVERY baseball kid has a problem. Because they ALL talk not just a scholarship, not just the minor leagues, but MLB
As it is, there’s a little over 500,000 high school varsity baseball players in America. 750 MLB players, 32.6% of that is international. So 500,000 high school players into about 500 MLB spots, that a 0.01% chance High School to MLB
0.01%
The problem kids have is they always think the sport will be as easy as it was when they were 14 playing in the Cranberry Classic. They have no concept of how competitive the sport is at the higher levels
So they ALL talk it, but take no action beyond what EVERYONE is doing: the exact same practice as everyone else, playing the same game schedule as everyone else, and doing the same team workout as everyone else
They wait around, they wait around, taking no action, and then the next level of competition takes them by complete surprise
That is often the worst place to be as a young athlete, the top 2 or 3 players on your high school or college team
Complacency sets in quick
In order to reach your potential as an athlete, you have to realize how small the window truly is to make the progress necessary BEFORE the next level hits
There has to be a sense of urgency or you quickly fall behind
-Fenske