Is it unrealistic? Are people right when they tell me i have no shot?

Question

Im going to be entering my freshman year next year a small D3 college in New Hampshire as a walk on. I was a three year varsity starter and I played right field and didn't commit an error in my Junior year. My junior year I hit .330 and hit .400 for legion. My senior season was cut short after two games due to an injury. Right now I'm very small for my age, I'm only 5'11'' and weigh 150, I've yet to lift on a consistent basis, but over this summer and from this point on I'm dedicating myself to the game of baseball. Is there any chance if I continue to work on my game tirelessly and do great in college is there anyway I could get drafted even at a small D3 school. I love the game of baseball and it's my dream to play for as long as I can. Realistically I know my chances are a longshot, should i continue to pursue this? Can i get there with hard work and determination and endless practice?

Answer 1

What have you got to lose? I say go for it with all you got!! Try starting tonight before you go to bed doing 100 pushups. You don't have to do them all in a row but try to do as many as possible before you take your first 2 minute break. Keep doing this along with lots of fielding and batting practice and you may surprise yourself!!!

Answer 2

There are about 700 players that play in the Majors each year and to be one of those is very hard! The players playing right now are great players! They don't lack in anything and if they do lack, they only lack a small amount. If a team notices lacking, they send them down to the minors. Becoming a member of a baseball club is a great achievement! Try your hardest and have fun! Follow your dream of becoming a Major League player! Good luck!

Answer 3

i totally understand what you're going through right now.

i'm 16 and about to enter my junior year and i'm trying to

get some eyes looking at me this year. I'm actually smaller

then you. I'm 5'9 and weigh 140, but i'm the lead off hitter and

our center fielder. I played varsity freshmen year and hit .300

and then we got a new coach my sophomore year and he

dropped me down to jv where i hit .440. When the season was

over we also played legion (i live in southern california) and i hit .442. I'm an under sized guy like you but i believe that in

baseball stats cannot be denied. There is always going to be

those people that tell you that you can't do it and that you

aren't good enough. (my new coach who dropped me down, but is now on my sack after being the best all around hitter in our program) but it only feels that much better when you prove them wrong. I find the greatest joy in that. It's totally possible dude.

Answer 4

absolutely...just understand that the pro game is the hardest work you'll ever do...and even with very good talent, it's a longshot for everyone...

point is...playing pro ball takes more than almost any person will ever dream of putting into anything else...the fact that the game consists of having half the people involved in keeping you from doing your job while, on the other hand, you alone have to make the play or hit the ball, etc., on your own with little or no help from your own side, should tell you something...

it's a great game, a wonderful profession...and no matter what the odds, you should do all you can to excel and achieve in the game...

the point is simple...you don't try, you have no shot at all...you sound like someone who has the good sense to honestly evaluate yourself, your talent, your desire...the game is full of players like ryan freel right along with josh hamilton and mariano rivera...freddie patek was about 5'6" and 145 pounds, yet he was a starting shortstop in the major leagues for years and even had quite a bit of power at the plate..

so...yeah, go for it, stay both sane about yourself and a little nutty about your chances...you need both, and you will draw strength from both...loving something always helps, and believe me, in spite of all the talk about money, there isn't a pro player anywhere who lasts more than a little while who doesn't love the game...you can't make it without that, no matter how talented you are...

Answer 5

Its not unrealistic.  If you are a good player, and really devote yourself to the game its absolutly possible.  It all depends on your talent

Hope to see yah in the big leagues some day :)

Answer 6

You want the answer to this question?  Look at Billy Wagner.  5'11", 200 lbs.  Went to Ferrum College.  Where?  Exactly.  D3 school in the mountains in Virginia.  First round pick in the 1993 MLB amateur draft.

David Eckstein 5'7", 175 lbs.  2006 World Series MVP.  Led MLB in grand slams in 2002, with 3.

Answer 7

keep working hard, and be a student to the game and it's elements. You will have success that way.

Story: Craig Stansbury from Dallas, hit .270, older bro played in college. in High School he hit 2 home rums when jr. college scouts showed. Went to junior college and won a championship then went to Rice and won college world series. Now drafted by the Padres.

Keep Hope!

Answer 8

Probably not.  You are not likely to get drafted out of a small school even if you play great.  You might be able to get a minor league contract but probably would be for small dollars.  If you are really good see if your coach knows any major league scouts or has contacts with major or minor league teams.  If scouts are sent then your name will get known and improve any chance of signing a contract or end all hope.

I had major league aspirations.  I was 5'10" and 190.  I hit with power and had good speed.  Hit over 400 in high school, played American Legion and Connie Mack.  But I realized that as the competition got better I had some hitting problems.  A good fastball pitcher gave me trouble and you cannot play at the major league level with that kind of issue.  But that could be overcome by changing how I hit.  Move away from the power and move toward slap hitting.  But the biggest problem was that I had an average arm and there is not much you can do about that.  LF,2nd,catcher that would be the only positions open to me.  I went to a small college but our team was one of the best in the country so I elected to get an education and give up a long shot career.

Answer 9

look, they draft out of high school if your good enough they will find you don't worry

Answer 10

I graduated a few years ago and since i didnt have any offers from big time schools and I hated school, i didnt go to college at all. Now i have a regular job and play with all my buddies on a mens league team. I regret not taking a crack at it everyday. If you fail, at least you'll know. It's the not knowing that'll eat away at you.