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Take this for what it’s worth to you:  committing early is not good in my opinion strictly because at 12-15, you may be fully developed and the field will catch up with you.  You also might not know what Juco kids signs to fill a spot the year before you sign or another high school kid blossoms a year before you can legally sign.  I know a lot of college head coaches and they have the final say, not the recruiter at the showcase tournaments.  Also, don’t just look D-1 because the numbers are pretty right when you 1 out of 11 might play in college and probably 2 per year in golden triangle will play D-1 on yearly average.  If you wanna play the game and not just be on a team, be honest with yourself and go where you can play everyday.  I watch a lot of juco and D-2 games and it’s good baseball and both have scholarships to offer. 

Take this for what it’s worth to you:  committing early is not good in my opinion strictly because at 12-15, you may be fully developed and the field will catch up with you.  You also might not know what Juco kids signs to fill a spot the year before you sign or another high school kid blossoms a year before you can legally sign.  I know a lot of college head coaches and they have the final say, not the recruiter at the showcase tournaments.  Also, don’t just look D-1 because the numbers are pretty right when you 1 out of 11 might play in college and probably 2 per year in golden triangle will play D-1 on yearly average.  If you wanna play the game and not just be on a team, be honest with yourself and go where you can play everyday.  I watch a lot of juco and D-2 games and it’s good baseball and both have scholarships to offer. 

I'm not sure what "the way it used to be" means.  I grew up here and I didn't make this team in '89! But the news reporters where at a lot of my games, there was just a lot of talent to pick 11 players from.  I know for a fact some of these players definitely were not not the coaches favorites!