Is playing in the pros even a realistic dream for me?

Question

Im entering my senior year in high school and have been playing baseball my entire life. Ive been a varsity starter since my sophomore year. During my junior year i hit .330 at the plate and i started taking the game seriously and ive been working out everyday and hitting.
The only problem is that I havent even been sniffed by a college scout. However this summer i am playing legion ball and hitting .400 and playing solid in the outfield. Its my dream to go and play at a good college and then after college to prolong my baseball career in the big leagues. However I know the odds. If I go on to play at a d3 college, do I have any shot whatsoever or should I just give up on my dream.
Another problem that I have is my size right now I'm currently 5 10 and only weigh about 150 and dont have to much bulk to me.
Do I have any realistic shot at someday becoming that good if I play through college. People who have seen me play now would say I have no shot. But what about in the future?

Answer 1

If you really enjoy the game, keep trying to play at the highest level you can. If you don't, make it more of a hobby. Where in the outfield you are playing could make a difference too--a lot of scouts look right up the middle of the field for talent--if you aren't a catcher, pitcher, shortstop, or center fielder, the scout will assume there is someone more defensively talented than you right there on your team.

It isn't really that unrealistic of a dream, but it isn't all that likely either. (If you did have scouts looking at you, I'd still say you have a 1 in 100 shot of making the pros.) Minor league baseball doesn't pay squat (you'd need a winter job or something), so you do have to come up with a back-up career. A lot of guys don't finish growing until age 20, and you can bulk up with the right diet and weight training.

The difference between a good player and a great player is often how much they love the game. If you love ball, the work you have to put into it doesn't feel like work, your attitude is great, and you'll play well. If you only like baseball, you may feel like you are putting in too much effort without enough reward. If the game itself isn't your reward, quit training so hard and worrying about getting better--start getting into adult softball when you leave high school. But if you still love the game enough to do more work than the next guy, by all means keep at it. Even if you don't make the majors, it will still be a rewarding experience.

Answer 2

Size is not an issue. Baseball is one of the few pro sports where players with a slight build can not only survive, but flourish. More often than not, the smaller guys have greater range, covering more area in the field. Look at Ryan Freel. Just don't make it your main plan AND your fallback plan. Anyone who's made it in the pros will tell you it's 90% drive and heart. You simply don't have the advantage of being a highly touted prospect. But why should that stop you or immediately render your chances nil? You don't want to be the guy musing and moaning to himself 20 years from now about how you could have been in the bigs. Put your soul into it, and the game will pay you back tenfold.

Answer 3

If you are good enough, the pros will find you. If you want to go pro, you will need to bat 400 in college at pretty much any level. If I were you though with your size and body type, I would work on my throwing arm, and speed. These two things alone can get you on to a d1 team. You may also need to attend tryouts or you will miss all college teams. Just an FYI, for those pros that played in high school, They each average above 400 at every level but the pros, and hit with power. Not to include natural talents such as body weight and core strength, which for the best, comes natural

Answer 4

I'm not going to lie. The odds are long. You know how good the guys in the majors are. Every last one of them was a great player growing up.

But you never know what can happen. You might take a jump forward in the near future. So stick with it, explore your opportunities, and good things might happen. Just be realistic, and play the game because you like it.

Answer 5

I don't know if you have shot. You probably are a little too small, but I think a lot of players today were a lot smaller too when they were in high school. Even if you play at a d-3 school, you have a shot cause there are many players in the MLB and minors who played at d-3/smaller schools. Just to name one, Billy Wagner went to Ferrum College in Virginia which is a D-3 school.

Answer 6

playing pros realistic dream

Answer 7

I Say go for it. Chase it as hard as you can, and talk to your school's guidance counselor about colleges with good teams, and keep your grades up so you can get in. Just make sure you have something reasonable to fall back on and keep your priorities straight. Handle the bigger things first. For instance there's more to baseball than bulk. But surely you know that.