GT Visits Chapel Hill & UNC

[65Jacket]

Any home games this week? I'd like to stop by on my way home from work on a nice evening of weather.

Also, we play Duke at 4:00 on Friday.

 

[Squints]

Well, if the family or the player are balking on pitching based upon some doctor's diagnosis over a year ago of 'dead arm', whatever that is, it's an unfortunate decision. I watched him pitch throughout high school, and he had way more stuff than some who were drafted higher and/or made it to the majors. He will find out the world is filled with line drive gap hitters, but there is a dearth of guys who can throw low to mid 90s and locate it down, in and away.

No offense man but if I'm the family or the player I'm going with the doctor 110% no doubt in my mind. College coaches are notorious for abusing pitchers and that's after years of abuse by showcase, by high-school, and travel ball coaches. Taking a year off from pitching isn't going to tank his potential future but trying to pitch through a minor injury that could alter your mechanics and hurt something else absolutely could. It's not like he's eligible to be drafted any time soon.