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Riley Greene says baseball showcases can actually hurt some of the best players because they measure tools more than who can really play “Showcases are a different animal when it comes to baseball, in my opinion. The way that I was taught was, hit balls as far as you can. That’s not really the reality of things in this game.” “You go to these showcases and they get ten swings, they throw a ball across the infield, they run a 60, they play a scrimmage, and it doesn’t really show much, in my opinion, because there are some guys that are gamers.” “Like, I was a gamer. I could hit some pull-side homers, but I had a super below-average arm. I still do. I wasn’t the fastest. I could hit, that was it. A lot of guys are gamers, and those showcases kind of hurt them more than they help them.” “Once we got into games, I would rake and do all these things to show them that I’m a gamer. But there are guys that ran the fastest 60 ever and hit the most homers and did this and did that, and they aren’t even in baseball anymore or didn’t even go to college for baseball. That’s why I think scouts are getting better and better, because they understand what these showcases are. They know what to look for, what to expect, and how to project people.” “Bobby Witt Jr., I came up with him. He could run fast, jump high, hit the ball far. He could do all those things. He still can. But when he got into games, it was like, ‘Whoa. Okay. Now we see it.’”

I don’t know how many H.S. players I see who don’t know how to play catch with a purpose. Every throw matters. Hit your partner in the chest. Move your feet. Catch it with two hands. Build good habits. Playing catch isn’t just warming up—it’s part of practice.

A father attended 87 of his son’s 91 baseball games over six years. His ex-wife attended 23. He had a dated photo from almost every game. At senior night, their son chose his mother to walk onto the field—and asked his father to stay in the bleachers. The father assumed his ex had turned the boy against him. His son took out his phone, searched their messages for “good game,” and showed him 79 results.

Konnor Griffin is 21 for 22 stealing — a 95% clip. Statcast shows the burst: nearly 10 ft gained before release, reaching 21 ft off the bag, +2 Basestealing Run Value, and a 30.2 ft/sec sprint speed in Bolt range. MLB's top prospect is a problem. 🏴‍☠️💨 Check out my video analysis:

You can send emails. You can post videos. You can have a recruiting service. You can DM coaches. You can go to every showcase and camp in the country. You can play travel baseball all over the country. But If you are not strong enough, physical enough and athletic enough, none of it matters.