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Jason Van Skike retweeted
Riley Greene says baseball showcases can actually hurt some of the best players because they measure tools more than who can really play
“Showcases are a different animal when it comes to baseball, in my opinion. The way that I was taught was, hit balls as far as you can. That’s not really the reality of things in this game.”
“You go to these showcases and they get ten swings, they throw a ball across the infield, they run a 60, they play a scrimmage, and it doesn’t really show much, in my opinion, because there are some guys that are gamers.”
“Like, I was a gamer. I could hit some pull-side homers, but I had a super below-average arm. I still do. I wasn’t the fastest. I could hit, that was it. A lot of guys are gamers, and those showcases kind of hurt them more than they help them.”
“Once we got into games, I would rake and do all these things to show them that I’m a gamer. But there are guys that ran the fastest 60 ever and hit the most homers and did this and did that, and they aren’t even in baseball anymore or didn’t even go to college for baseball. That’s why I think scouts are getting better and better, because they understand what these showcases are. They know what to look for, what to expect, and how to project people.”
“Bobby Witt Jr., I came up with him. He could run fast, jump high, hit the ball far. He could do all those things. He still can. But when he got into games, it was like, ‘Whoa. Okay. Now we see it.’”
Midterm elections got you thinking about sitting in cash?
Capital Group: since 1950, the avg one-year return following a midterm election was 15.1%, nearly twice all other years over a similar period. The midterm year itself has been bumpier.
History, not a promise. Don't let the election calendar set your game plan.
Source: Capital Group, "How U.S. midterm elections may affect markets," May 13, 2026.
Disclosures: Raymond James is not affiliated with Capital Group. Data and opinions are from Capital Group, are not necessarily those of Raymond James, and are from sources believed reliable but not guaranteed. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing involves risk and you may incur a profit or loss regardless of strategy selected. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held stocks generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index, and index returns do not include fees or costs, which would reduce returns. Sources: Capital Group, RIMES, S&P Global.
Jason Van Skike retweeted
BASEBALL PARENTS: ⚾️👇
According to NCAA estimates:
• 472,598 high school baseball players.
• Just 8.8% advance to NCAA baseball.
• Only 2.7% reach Division I.
Now consider this...
D1 programs operating under the new roster rules generally have 34 roster spots.
Those spots aren't just for incoming freshmen. They're shared with returning players, transfers, and other recruits.
Here's what I wish more parents understood...
Your son can be GOOD ENOUGH to play at a school and STILL never receive an offer.
Why?
Because recruiting isn't simply about talent.
It's about POSITIONAL NEEDS, ROSTER AVAILABILITY, PROJECTABILITY, ACADEMICS, FINANCES, and TIMING.
A coach knowing your son doesn't mean he's recruiting him.
And a coach not offering your son doesn't automatically mean he isn't good enough.
My advice?
Study rosters. Understand the numbers. Ask better questions. Find the right fit, and go where you're wanted ‼️
Don't put a ceiling on your kid's dreams, but don't ignore the realities of the process either.
The goal isn't just to get RECRUITED. It's to find somewhere your son can DEVELOP, COMPETE, and SUCCEED.
Knowledge is power. 🙌
Why are the Brewers so good? The little things.
2 outs, runners on 1st and 2nd, grounder to third. Yelich's lead and secondary got him in safe at second.
2-0 became 10-0 before the inning ended.
Little things don't make the box score. They decide games.
Here's the power of getting started early:
Save $250 a month for just 10 years between ages 25 and 35, and you can end up with more than someone who waits until 35 and saves the same amount every month for the next 30 years.
The difference isn't effort. It's time.
That's why the first signing bonus or NIL check should be about building habits, because when it comes to wealth creation, time is often the biggest advantage.
Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Guide to Retirement 2026, p15.
Disclosures: This is a hypothetical illustration and is not intended to reflect actual performance. Future performance cannot be guaranteed and investment yields will fluctuate with market conditions. Investments involve risk and you may incur a profit or a
Justin Masterson on the trap of thinking you’ve arrived.
The Bob Kipper’s. Managers who ran a room differently. Players whose habits were worth writing down. Sit, listen, watch, then decide what to keep.
Even if you’re the expert, stay humble enough to hear what you don’t know. Most of what he uses came from refusing to decide he was done learning.
Jason Van Skike retweeted
Buy the $350K house instead of $800K one.
Take the $90K job that lets you leave at 4.
Have dinner with your family.
Know your neighbors.
Grow tomatoes in the backyard.
Take camping trips.
Drive the same car for 10 years.
Pay off the mortgage.
Invest what’s left.
Then wake up at 70 with no debt, a paid-off home, and people you love around you.
Maybe the dream was never the big house.
Maybe it was the peaceful life inside it.
Since kindergarten, Justin Masterson told everyone he was going to play in the big leagues.
Backup point guard as a freshman. Threw 79 until one lesson fixed his front side and he hit 89 that summer.
Bethel College. Cape Cod League. Tony Gwynn. Fenway. 2008 playoffs. All-Star.
Next episode of Moneyball Wisdom. Coming soon.
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The @WVUBaseball presser clip from @NoahB77_ is worth your time if you have a kid in the draft conversation.
A PhD biomechanist in the dugout every day. Force plates in the mound. Motion capture. Trackman in every cage.
That’s a college program.
Now ask yourself what the team drafting your son’s development setup looks like.
Most orgs have improved the last 5 years. Some haven’t. But if your son has trained at a high-level facility the last several years and gets drafted into an org that barely uses that technology, that gap is real and it affects the decision.
Six-figure NIL at an SEC school + elite development resources = a genuinely hard conversation now.
The dollars matter. So does the development.
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I love that Chipper does this. Imagine being able to get batting tips from Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, or Hank Aaron. So cool.
Overall, pretty solid here. Keeps the back leg bent through the whole swing, so the balance is really good upon finish of the swing. Front elbow is bent, so no arm bar which is preferred. The only thing I would work on is the bat wrap. Bat almost points at pitcher as he loads. Top of the bat, ideally, should split the middle of his head. I only bring this up because the wrap could cause him to have a hard time catching up to velocity. Hope this helps…
First thing a lot of guys want to do early in their career is buy a house.
Nobody tells them the full picture.
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Which means someone has to check on it while you are gone.
A family member. A neighbor. A property manager you are paying out of pocket.
A pipe bursts in February while you are in Arizona for spring training. A storm damages the roof while you are on a road trip in August. You are finding out about it hours later from hundreds of miles away.
That is a real logistical and financial burden that most 22 year olds are not thinking about when they are picturing themselves as a homeowner.
None of this means buying is the wrong move.
For the right person at the right time with the right financial foundation it can absolutely make sense.
But that decision deserves a real conversation with a financial advisor before anything is signed.
That excitement early in your career is valid. Just make sure the numbers back it up.
This is where they housed us during mini camp.
Rookie ball paychecks in 2011: $420 every two weeks.
“But they fed you?” PB&J and turkey sandwiches. Clubhouse dues on top of that.
“Housing covered?” Not a chance. We paid out of pocket. Three guys in a hotel room, one in each bed and one on a cot ownership didn’t know about. 🤫 And once a year when @NASCAR came to Bristol, the hotel kicked us out to cash in on race week.
“How did you survive?” You didn’t. Signing bonus if you had one. Offseason job if you didn’t. I subbed and gave lessons every winter just to make it through the summer.
Today’s @MiLB players get livable wages, food, and housing. Long overdue.
Never understood why pro conditions had to be worse than D1 baseball.
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