When I get older I want to either try out for a major league team or try to walk on at a college and I wanted to know how hard it is to actually make a good impression. I know it would be harder at the major league tryout but I feel like I could do it. I am only 15 but I was just wanting to get some information on this topic
2007-02-19 11:33:49 · 7 answers · asked by HI 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I tried out for the majors 3 times, twice for pitcher, one for position player. For pitching, you have to throw hard, like 92+ to make the first cut. If not, you are done. For postion players, you start with the 40 yard dash. If you have a good run time, you make the first cut. Yeah, I haven't made it past the first cut. I throw in the upper 80s, and I had a poor run time. I'm good (IMO), but not good enough to be the best piece of meat in the cattle car. I did all 3 tryouts in California, admittedly one of the toughest places to tryout, considering the talent pool.
I'll be trying out at a university next year as a walk on. Who knows? I've been busy in the Air Force for the last few years...
2007-02-19 11:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by Superscoot52 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you're only 15 then you still have plenty of time to get recruited out of high school either to a college or to the minor leagues. Don't think so far in advance, work on the little things first.
I'd say bust your *** in high school and see where that gets you. Otherwise you can always try the walk-on route. I tried it in college and I screwed up and waited too long to do it. I missed the first try-out my freshman year and it was a rebuilding year so I'd have had a great chance. Unfortunately by the next year's tryouts the team was stocked with outfielders and there wasn't room for anyone but pitchers and catchers. The coaches said that I had a great tryout but there just wasn't any room for a sixth outfielder...so if you want to do it...committ to it early and stay focused or you'll always have to wonder what could have been.
2007-02-19 11:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by tkatt00 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with what the first two said. If you have ever watched a college game every player is absolutely huge and all the pitchers throw incredibly hard. im 17 and im considering walking on in college but it will be tough. i think the best thing to do is really work hard right now and see what happens in a few years. however it might be best to try to play for a division 2 school if you dont turn out to be a phenomenal athlete at least there you could get so PT and improve you game and possibly move on to the pros. and dont be turned off because it's division 2, d2 has basically just as good "players" as D1 but D1 just has the freak athletes and is all about potential not necessarily skill
2007-02-19 12:35:11 · answer #3 · answered by jesus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a high school coach and I'm here to tell you: work you're butt off. I've had 11 kids move on to play college ball in my 5 years with my current school. They've had one thing in common, DEDICATION. You don't have to be a monster to play Division One ball or better. My short stop from last year is currently playing D-1 ball and went to Italy over the summer to play or Team USA in the Goodwill Games. He's 6 foot 1 and weighs about 160 pounds. Colleges look for heart and dedication as much as they look for anything. Make no mistake though, you do have to have talent to play. However they can get tons of "talented" kids, they want the ones who have heart and dedication to go with it. Hope this helps. P.S. Hit the weights!!!
2007-02-22 17:02:53 · answer #4 · answered by Samuel W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 10:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The things that scouts look for is natural talents such as speed,hand-eye coord., fielding skills,and of coarse attitude
2007-02-20 02:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bust your butt and develop eyes like Ted Williams, wrist like Hank Aaron, speed like Ricky Henderson, and a heart like David Eckstein
2007-02-22 22:03:50 · answer #7 · answered by allenmontana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋