I’m sitting here on a bench getting ready to head back to the ballpark after wrapping up meetings this morning, and frankly, I’m exhausted. Beyond exhausted. As I think about everything that had to happen for us to get here and how the stars aligned, I’m grateful that I got to see every pitch, every swing, and every ground ball. I missed the C-SPAR testing, which I understand was exceptional, but that was always going to happen given the schedule.
Most importantly, the players left happy.
For those who weren’t able to make it, I’m sorry you missed it. I hope we can line something up in the future and continue expanding opportunities within this ecosystem because days like yesterday remind us why we’re building it.
Everybody on the field yesterday was a prospect of some kind.
What made the day so enjoyable was the diversity of talent. We saw right-handed and left-handed strike throwers. We saw power arms, breaking-ball specialists, finesse pitchers, power bats, natural hitters, athletes, grinders, and players with real upside.
But what stood out most wasn’t necessarily who had the loudest tools. It was how many players simply knew how to play. They mastered the environment. They competed. They hustled. They executed defensively. They were good teammates.
There was one small “snowball fight” out there—which can happen when players who don’t know each other are put together for the first time—but for ten innings, it was a really good brand of baseball.
And the tools absolutely showed up.
We had left-handers up to 94 mph, with one touching 95. We had right-handers at 95 and 96. We had power bats that stood out, repeatable swings, athletes who could really move, and grinders who wanted information and made adjustments in real time.
Some of these players are ready right now. Some need development. Some need to sign and find the right environment.
What was particularly interesting was how little information existed on some of these players.
As someone who is working more and more every day within the junior college landscape, I’d be frustrated if I were a coach. The players we had on the field yesterday possess as much raw, unfiltered, untapped talent as many players currently in Division I baseball. That isn’t a criticism of Division I baseball at all. Those players have earned their opportunities and deserve them. It’s simply a reminder that talent exists everywhere.
In fact, apples to apples, it’s often the player who still has something to prove coming out of high school who possesses tremendous developmental upside.
David Castillo is an above-average athlete with fast twitch to his body and good arm at SS. Very quiet approach at the plate, advanced bat speed and stays behind the ball well. On the mound, he has a fast arm, locates to both sides of the plate and can spin a SL with depth and control.
As our media team begins pushing content across all channels and a much more detailed recap is prepared, I can comfortably say this:
We had future college all-stars and All-Americans on that field. We had future impact players in professional baseball. We had future role players. We had players at different stages of development and on different paths to get where they want to go.
We had a left-hander with a 60 fastball and a 60 curveball. We had another left-hander with 55 grades across the board. We had two right-handers with legitimate 70-grade fastballs that play. We had pitchers who could sink it, cut it, and make it dart. We had pitchability guys who knew how to get outs and miss bats.
Mason Green throws from a 3/4 slot which adds to his deception. His FB plays up — hitters don’t see it well — and the slider is short, late, and very tough on LHH. He’s not afraid to throw it in any count. You’re going to get a true bulldog type mentatlity from him every time he takes the mound. — Robbie Moen, FSS Scout
Defensively, we had infielders executing double plays, making proper double cuts, and consistently putting themselves in the right spots. Offensively, we had players driving the baseball and making hard contact repeatedly. Behind the plate, we had catchers throwing runners out in the 1.9 range during game action.
TJ Sunderhaus is a plus athlete and an 80 runner with an above average-to-plus arm — a true CF type. — Robbie Moen
If I dropped you into any college baseball game in America and all of that showed up, you’d be excited because those are professional tools.
What made it even more rewarding was the enthusiasm. The players wanted to compete. They wanted information. They wanted to improve. They wanted to be coached.
The college coaches who found their way to the field saw it. The scouts who came through saw it. It was a really good day.
The phones have been blowing up all morning, and those conversations will continue. The work now is helping these players find opportunities and making sure the information gets into the right hands.
A more detailed recap is coming, but the short version is simple:
It was a pretty fun day. A pretty good day.
And I’ll leave you with this: there were uncommitted players on that field yesterday who have absolutely no business being uncommitted. We will continue doing everything we can to provide information, create opportunities, and connect the right players with the right programs and organizations.
That’s what this ecosystem is built to do.
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