Travel Coaches: High School baseball during HS season ALWAYS comes first. For those travel organizations telling their families & players, you don't need to play high school ball because there aren't any scouts there or the HS coaches are bad. Get over yourself! C'mon people! Immediate red flag! High school baseball will provide some of the best memories for these players. There's nothing like competing with the guys you go to school with every day. The best programs (travel & HS) work together to take care of their players. Because that's what it's all about..THE PLAYERS! What will a college coach say when you tell them you chose not to play HS? 🤦🏼‍♂️

In baseball and life, we waste too much energy arguing "old-school" versus "new-school" instead of asking, "What can we learn from each other?" Let's all just be “in school” together. Stop taking sides and start learning together! True progress happens when we drop our egos, lock arms, and commit to understanding different perspectives. Whether it's analytics or experience, the best organizations create a hybrid approach that honors both human evaluation and statistical evaluation.