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Can't help but smile at this one. One of those stories I think we are going to look back and laugh at one day. ⬇️ James Voorhies was an uncommitted catcher (and a very good one) just over a year ago. Hadn't thrown a varsity inning on the mound. In October going into his senior year I played catch with him at the local elementary school. We threw on a crabgrass field and I told him after 15 minutes of playing catch that his arm, body type, and feel for the baseball were far too advanced for him to not be on the mound. James agreed to start throwing bullpens and "give it a shot". 3 weeks later I did a workout with some of our clients and James threw a bullpen on the game mound. He was 85-87 and absolutely pounded the zone. Threw 3 of the dirtiest changeups I’ve seen (we had played with a kick-change grip a few weeks prior). I had never seen him throw against hitters. Saw a 15 minute catch play session and his first bullpen in years. I Immediately sent the video to a handful of Division 1 programs that were on his list and gave them the scoop. “He's got zero track record but everything about him looks like a future pro arm”. Responses ranged anywhere from excitement to skepticism, which was 100% to be expected. Fast forward a few months to February... CSUN pulled the trigger before his high school season even started and James went on to post a 1.09 ERA, 83 IP, 60 H, 21 BB, and 83 K in his first year of pitching to help take College Park HS to the NCS championship. So here we are essentially 1 year after Jimmy started pitching full time and he’s up to 94 mph as a true freshman, with a win and a save in his first two collegiate appearances with 7.2 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 13 K. Pretty cool story of a guy going “all in” on something new and different, and a college program taking a chance on a guy that they see future potential in. But the best part of this story and biggest point I want to make is that I firmly believe the reason Jimmy V was the guy that CSUN took a shot on was because of his makeup, work ethic, character, and competitiveness. Jimmy is one of the best “makeup” guys I’ve ever recruited or advised. He is the perfect combination of humble and confident and was the QB/captain of his football team in high school. Jimmy made it easy for CSUN to say “that’s the guy we want to take a chance on.” And yes, it helped that he was 6’4” and a big time multi-sport athlete with a ton of upside. It fires me up to watch Jimmy doing his thing at a very high level. He’s got a ton of good baseball ahead of him. @jam8svoorhies CollegePark Baseball Diablo Valley Baseball Club CSUN Baseball

Can't help but smile at this one. One of those stories I think we are going to look back and laugh at one day. ⬇️ James Voorhies was an uncommitted catcher (and a very good one) just over a year ago. Hadn't thrown a varsity inning on the mound. In October going into his senior year I played catch with him at the local elementary school. We threw on a crabgrass field and I told him after 15 minutes of playing catch that his arm, body type, and feel for the baseball were far too advanced for him to not be on the mound. James agreed to start throwing bullpens and "give it a shot". 3 weeks later I did a workout with some of our clients and James threw a bullpen on the game mound. He was 85-87 and absolutely pounded the zone. Threw 3 of the dirtiest changeups I’ve seen (we had played with a kick-change grip a few weeks prior). I had never seen him throw against hitters. Saw a 15 minute catch play session and his first bullpen in years. I Immediately sent the video to a handful of Division 1 programs that were on his list and gave them the scoop. “He's got zero track record but everything about him looks like a future pro arm”. Responses ranged anywhere from excitement to skepticism, which was 100% to be expected. Fast forward a few months to February... CSUN pulled the trigger before his high school season even started and James went on to post a 1.09 ERA, 83 IP, 60 H, 21 BB, and 83 K in his first year of pitching to help take College Park HS to the NCS championship. So here we are essentially 1 year after Jimmy started pitching full time and he’s up to 94 mph as a true freshman, with a win and a save in his first two collegiate appearances with 7.2 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 13 K. Pretty cool story of a guy going “all in” on something new and different, and a college program taking a chance on a guy that they see future potential in. But the best part of this story and biggest point I want to make is that I firmly believe the reason Jimmy V was the guy that CSUN took a shot on was because of his makeup, work ethic, character, and competitiveness. Jimmy is one of the best “makeup” guys I’ve ever recruited or advised. He is the perfect combination of humble and confident and was the QB/captain of his football team in high school. Jimmy made it easy for CSUN to say “that’s the guy we want to take a chance on.” And yes, it helped that he was 6’4” and a big time multi-sport athlete with a ton of upside. It fires me up to watch Jimmy doing his thing at a very high level. He’s got a ton of good baseball ahead of him. @jam8svoorhies CollegePark Baseball Diablo Valley Baseball Club CSUN Baseball

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Feel pretty strongly about this one... got a chance to see Ollie Obenour again yesterday. He is an elite defender. Will play SS at a very high level. He has everything you want... actions, arm, intangibles, skill set, it's all there. Plays with a humble swagger that you can't teach. Wants the ball. He made a ridiculous diving play in the 5-6 hole with a rifle across the diamond. The type of play that only elite defenders make. Ollie is a dirtbag baseball rat from a baseball family. Always at the field or in the cages. High floor recruit with a huge ceiling. The type of player that you like more and more as you watch how he plays the game. Someone is going to get a winner. Zoots Baseball. .

Feel pretty strongly about this one... got a chance to see Ollie Obenour again yesterday. He is an elite defender. Will play SS at a very high level. He has everything you want... actions, arm, intangibles, skill set, it's all there. Plays with a humble swagger that you can't teach. Wants the ball. He made a ridiculous diving play in the 5-6 hole with a rifle across the diamond. The type of play that only elite defenders make. Ollie is a dirtbag baseball rat from a baseball family. Always at the field or in the cages. High floor recruit with a huge ceiling. The type of player that you like more and more as you watch how he plays the game. Someone is going to get a winner. Zoots Baseball. .

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This one is a must read. I hope the takeaway is, at minimum, eye opening. To any player/parent trying to navigate the recruiting process right now - here is some perspective for you. I came across this video recently on Twitter - It’s a video of Juan Soto when he was 16 years old in the Dominican Republic. (Credit to parker hageman for digging it up and posting it.) I decided to do an informal case study. I sent the Soto video to 13 high-level baseball evaluators - 4 current MLB scouts, 7 current and former D1 recruiting coordinators & head coaches, 1 former pro manager/ college head coach, and 1 current JC head coach. All guys that I know and trust to give honest feedback. I told them that I had just started working with this 16 year old international player and that I was hoping to get their feedback from an evaluation perspective. 3 of the 13 knew it was Soto from the video. Of the other 10, here were the results: - 1 current D1 coach said “He looks like he’s gonna get paid. I have money for a ’26 if he doesn’t want to sign with an MLB team. Somebody will pay that swing.” - 2 of them liked his physical upside and bat speed and said once he puts on some weight they think he’s got a chance. - 7 of them said something along the lines of… “He needs to go to a JC”, “he has too much effort in his swing”, “looks like he has some timing issues”, etc... The video was taken shortly before he signed for $1.5m with the Washington Nationals. He is a future Hall of Famer. Let that sink in for a moment. The question is, why were the majority of these college coaches and scouts flawed in their initial evaluation of the short video I sent them of a guy who signed for $1.5m with the Washington Nationals a few months later? - Are they bad evaluators? - Was the video not a good enough representation of Soto’s ability? - Was there not enough context as to his track record and other tools to make an informed evaluation? - Is it just difficult to evaluate a player off of 1 minute of video? - Did the fact that he is an international guy change things? - If he had hit 3 homers in this video reel would they have a different opinion? In all honesty, I wasn’t surprised by any of these responses. I might’ve said the same thing if I didn’t know it was Soto. It is likely a combination of multiple of the reasons I listed above… but the point I am trying to make here is this: I hear all the time from high school and JC players/parents about how frustrated, disappointed, or defeated they feel because they aren’t getting interest from college coaches, and because coaches don’t respond to their emails & DM’s. So here is the perspective that you need to understand: even Juan Soto’s video from a few months before signing a $1.5m contract didn’t garner the type of interest that you would expect. Are you better than Juan Soto was at 16 years old? Are you a future hall of fame caliber player? There are so many factors that go into the recruiting process. It is a multi-sided marketplace where each stakeholder (college coach and player) has to have a mutual need and interest in one another. Baseball is the hardest sport to evaluate and it’s not even close, IMO. Coaches and scouts are wrong all the time. Players can get exponentially better in a short period of time. It’s not always a pretty process, but all it takes is one coach to see something in you and want to invest in you. Dial in the things you can control. Make sure coaches to have the full picture of who you are as a player and why you can help them win. And don’t be upset when you get limited responses/feedback. It happened to Soto too - and he is much better than you.

This one is a must read. I hope the takeaway is, at minimum, eye opening. To any player/parent trying to navigate the recruiting process right now - here is some perspective for you. I came across this video recently on Twitter - It’s a video of Juan Soto when he was 16 years old in the Dominican Republic. (Credit to parker hageman for digging it up and posting it.) I decided to do an informal case study. I sent the Soto video to 13 high-level baseball evaluators - 4 current MLB scouts, 7 current and former D1 recruiting coordinators & head coaches, 1 former pro manager/ college head coach, and 1 current JC head coach. All guys that I know and trust to give honest feedback. I told them that I had just started working with this 16 year old international player and that I was hoping to get their feedback from an evaluation perspective. 3 of the 13 knew it was Soto from the video. Of the other 10, here were the results: - 1 current D1 coach said “He looks like he’s gonna get paid. I have money for a ’26 if he doesn’t want to sign with an MLB team. Somebody will pay that swing.” - 2 of them liked his physical upside and bat speed and said once he puts on some weight they think he’s got a chance. - 7 of them said something along the lines of… “He needs to go to a JC”, “he has too much effort in his swing”, “looks like he has some timing issues”, etc... The video was taken shortly before he signed for $1.5m with the Washington Nationals. He is a future Hall of Famer. Let that sink in for a moment. The question is, why were the majority of these college coaches and scouts flawed in their initial evaluation of the short video I sent them of a guy who signed for $1.5m with the Washington Nationals a few months later? - Are they bad evaluators? - Was the video not a good enough representation of Soto’s ability? - Was there not enough context as to his track record and other tools to make an informed evaluation? - Is it just difficult to evaluate a player off of 1 minute of video? - Did the fact that he is an international guy change things? - If he had hit 3 homers in this video reel would they have a different opinion? In all honesty, I wasn’t surprised by any of these responses. I might’ve said the same thing if I didn’t know it was Soto. It is likely a combination of multiple of the reasons I listed above… but the point I am trying to make here is this: I hear all the time from high school and JC players/parents about how frustrated, disappointed, or defeated they feel because they aren’t getting interest from college coaches, and because coaches don’t respond to their emails & DM’s. So here is the perspective that you need to understand: even Juan Soto’s video from a few months before signing a $1.5m contract didn’t garner the type of interest that you would expect. Are you better than Juan Soto was at 16 years old? Are you a future hall of fame caliber player? There are so many factors that go into the recruiting process. It is a multi-sided marketplace where each stakeholder (college coach and player) has to have a mutual need and interest in one another. Baseball is the hardest sport to evaluate and it’s not even close, IMO. Coaches and scouts are wrong all the time. Players can get exponentially better in a short period of time. It’s not always a pretty process, but all it takes is one coach to see something in you and want to invest in you. Dial in the things you can control. Make sure coaches to have the full picture of who you are as a player and why you can help them win. And don’t be upset when you get limited responses/feedback. It happened to Soto too - and he is much better than you.

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Rocco Muccilli - Rocco Muccilli 2024 MIF/OF from powerhouse Valley Christian HS in San Jose, CA. Gritty player, soft handed defender with physical presence in the box and the ability to drive the ball the other way. Rocco is an athlete that can play multiple positions on the field. 3.3 GPA. Video attached with cage swings, live game AB’s from recent trip to the DR, and defensive work.

Rocco Muccilli - Rocco Muccilli 2024 MIF/OF from powerhouse Valley Christian HS in San Jose, CA. Gritty player, soft handed defender with physical presence in the box and the ability to drive the ball the other way. Rocco is an athlete that can play multiple positions on the field. 3.3 GPA. Video attached with cage swings, live game AB’s from recent trip to the DR, and defensive work.

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Nolan Randol - nolan ’24 OF/Utility from Bellarmine HS (San Jose, CA). Physical frame at 6’1”, 195lb that can run. Big time leader and high baseball IQ guy that plays the game the right way. GPA - 3.75 UW/3.92 Weighted Verified 60-yard dashes from PBR events over the past year - 6.71, 6.91 Due for a strong senior season after missing a chunk of his junior '23 season w/ a broken hand. Nolan will be attending PBR Uncommitted games on Sunday, Oct. 8th @ Chabot College. @AlphaMovementBB Bellarmine College Preparatory Baseball @Clemmens_PBR

Nolan Randol - nolan ’24 OF/Utility from Bellarmine HS (San Jose, CA). Physical frame at 6’1”, 195lb that can run. Big time leader and high baseball IQ guy that plays the game the right way. GPA - 3.75 UW/3.92 Weighted Verified 60-yard dashes from PBR events over the past year - 6.71, 6.91 Due for a strong senior season after missing a chunk of his junior '23 season w/ a broken hand. Nolan will be attending PBR Uncommitted games on Sunday, Oct. 8th @ Chabot College. @AlphaMovementBB Bellarmine College Preparatory Baseball @Clemmens_PBR

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Nolan Randol is one of the top hitters in the WCAL this Spring: .392 AVG, 1.044 OPS w/ 20 hits in 51 AB. Above avg. runner, had him at a 4.28 down the line the other day. Physical CF with a very accurate arm. High motor competitor with plus makeup playing in one of the top HS leagues in California. 3.9 GPA @ Bellarmine HS in San Jose, CA. nolan #uncommitted

Nolan Randol is one of the top hitters in the WCAL this Spring: .392 AVG, 1.044 OPS w/ 20 hits in 51 AB. Above avg. runner, had him at a 4.28 down the line the other day. Physical CF with a very accurate arm. High motor competitor with plus makeup playing in one of the top HS leagues in California. 3.9 GPA @ Bellarmine HS in San Jose, CA. nolan #uncommitted

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Anthony Scheppler - P4 transfer LHH INF/UTIL with 3 years of eligibility. Originally from San Marin HS in Novato, CA. Left handed bopper with big power upside. 20 career HR in high school and has defensive versatility. Anthony Scheppler Zoots Baseball

Anthony Scheppler - P4 transfer LHH INF/UTIL with 3 years of eligibility. Originally from San Marin HS in Novato, CA. Left handed bopper with big power upside. 20 career HR in high school and has defensive versatility. Anthony Scheppler Zoots Baseball

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Ben Giovannetti - Ben Giovannetti 6’0’, 198 lb sophomore corner infielder at Skyline College (San Bruno, CA). Ben tore it up offensively last season as a true freshman @ DeAnza College while playing through a wrist injury. Down 12 lbs since last season and looking more athletic this fall.. keep an eye on this guy! 2023 Freshman year stats: .361 AVG, .952 OPS, 119 AB, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR 2022 Senior year HS stats: .413 AVG, 1.269 OPS, 75 AB, 4 2B, 7 HR Game swings from 2023 season attached. @SkyTrojanBB

Ben Giovannetti - Ben Giovannetti 6’0’, 198 lb sophomore corner infielder at Skyline College (San Bruno, CA). Ben tore it up offensively last season as a true freshman @ DeAnza College while playing through a wrist injury. Down 12 lbs since last season and looking more athletic this fall.. keep an eye on this guy! 2023 Freshman year stats: .361 AVG, .952 OPS, 119 AB, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR 2022 Senior year HS stats: .413 AVG, 1.269 OPS, 75 AB, 4 2B, 7 HR Game swings from 2023 season attached. @SkyTrojanBB

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Tommy Curran, 6’2” 2024 LHP @ powerhouse De La Salle HS is putting up a monster senior season. The kid can PITCH. Up to 87 with 3 pitches for strikes & plenty of upside. Legitimate strike pounder performing in a very strong league. Tommy has shoved this postseason in some extremely high leverage playoff situations for DLS. Overall Stats - 1.35 ERA, 36.1 IP, 26 H, 5 BB, 30 K Postseason stats - 0.00 ERA, 10.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 9 K High academic guy w/ 3.85 GPA. Young for his grade, won’t turn 18 until Sept. of his freshman fall. Tommy Curran david jeans De La Salle Baseball

Tommy Curran, 6’2” 2024 LHP @ powerhouse De La Salle HS is putting up a monster senior season. The kid can PITCH. Up to 87 with 3 pitches for strikes & plenty of upside. Legitimate strike pounder performing in a very strong league. Tommy has shoved this postseason in some extremely high leverage playoff situations for DLS. Overall Stats - 1.35 ERA, 36.1 IP, 26 H, 5 BB, 30 K Postseason stats - 0.00 ERA, 10.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 9 K High academic guy w/ 3.85 GPA. Young for his grade, won’t turn 18 until Sept. of his freshman fall. Tommy Curran david jeans De La Salle Baseball

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Colin Trizuto - Colin Trizuto 6’3” 180lb Sophomore RHP @ West Valley College (Saratoga, CA). Big time strike thrower who has made a velo jump this fall after putting on 25 lbs in the last year. 87-89 w/ ride! and an athletic frame w/ more in the tank. 7 walks in 45.2 IP last season as a freshman at WVC. Big time student w/ 3.9 GPA. Metrics via Trackman from recent outing: FB - 2250-2400 spin, 19-22” vert, 5’ release height SL - 2600-2750 spin, up to -19 inches of horizontal CH - 79-80mph, no TM data yet. West Valley College Vikings Baseball

Colin Trizuto - Colin Trizuto 6’3” 180lb Sophomore RHP @ West Valley College (Saratoga, CA). Big time strike thrower who has made a velo jump this fall after putting on 25 lbs in the last year. 87-89 w/ ride! and an athletic frame w/ more in the tank. 7 walks in 45.2 IP last season as a freshman at WVC. Big time student w/ 3.9 GPA. Metrics via Trackman from recent outing: FB - 2250-2400 spin, 19-22” vert, 5’ release height SL - 2600-2750 spin, up to -19 inches of horizontal CH - 79-80mph, no TM data yet. West Valley College Vikings Baseball

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William Myers - William Myers 2025 LHH INF/U/RHP from Campolindo HS in Moraga, CA. Solid 6’0”, 180lb frame, William has put on 15 pounds since last Spring making some big physical strides. Projects at a corner infield spot w/ ability to plug elsewhere. Also pounds the zone on the mound with multiple pitches. 3.7 GPA. Worker. #Uncommitted Zoots Baseball Julian Fiammengo

William Myers - William Myers 2025 LHH INF/U/RHP from Campolindo HS in Moraga, CA. Solid 6’0”, 180lb frame, William has put on 15 pounds since last Spring making some big physical strides. Projects at a corner infield spot w/ ability to plug elsewhere. Also pounds the zone on the mound with multiple pitches. 3.7 GPA. Worker. #Uncommitted Zoots Baseball Julian Fiammengo

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Ethan Rowland - Ethan Rowland JC Soph. RHP at DeAnza College (Cupertino, CA) that is establishing himself as a legitimate NorCal JC arm. 2024 Spring stats: 2.05 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 22 IP, 18 H, 8 BB, 29 SO, 11.86 K/9 Athletic mover, low release height guy (4.7-5.1') with an upper 80's FB that has been up to 90 w/ cut-ride metrics. Supination bias guy that can spin multiple breaking balls & a seam shifted CH that has swing and miss potential.

Ethan Rowland - Ethan Rowland JC Soph. RHP at DeAnza College (Cupertino, CA) that is establishing himself as a legitimate NorCal JC arm. 2024 Spring stats: 2.05 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 22 IP, 18 H, 8 BB, 29 SO, 11.86 K/9 Athletic mover, low release height guy (4.7-5.1') with an upper 80's FB that has been up to 90 w/ cut-ride metrics. Supination bias guy that can spin multiple breaking balls & a seam shifted CH that has swing and miss potential.

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Lance Takamura - Lance Takamura 2025 C/UTIL at Leigh HS in San Jose, CA. Spark plug type player... very athletic behind the dish with a strong arm. I have gotten multiple sub 2.0 pop times in person. Agile mover with well above avg. feel behind the plate. Very strong defender that can receive, catch & throw, block & recover at a high level. Lance legitimately could play any position on the field. I've seen him take GB's up the middle & reps in the OF and he has instincts and natural actions at every position. Lance plays with swagger and is going to be a fun one to watch as he continues to physically develop. 3.58 GPA. Zoots Baseball Leigh Athletics

Lance Takamura - Lance Takamura 2025 C/UTIL at Leigh HS in San Jose, CA. Spark plug type player... very athletic behind the dish with a strong arm. I have gotten multiple sub 2.0 pop times in person. Agile mover with well above avg. feel behind the plate. Very strong defender that can receive, catch & throw, block & recover at a high level. Lance legitimately could play any position on the field. I've seen him take GB's up the middle & reps in the OF and he has instincts and natural actions at every position. Lance plays with swagger and is going to be a fun one to watch as he continues to physically develop. 3.58 GPA. Zoots Baseball Leigh Athletics

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Anthony Cortese - Anthony Cortese Redshirt Sophomore C/INF @ Cañada College (Redwood City, CA). 3.7 GPA. Offensive producer w/ a knack for finding barrel. 2023 Stats at West Valley College: .341 BA, .855 OPS, 85 AB, 9 2B, 11 SO, 8 BB

Anthony Cortese - Anthony Cortese Redshirt Sophomore C/INF @ Cañada College (Redwood City, CA). 3.7 GPA. Offensive producer w/ a knack for finding barrel. 2023 Stats at West Valley College: .341 BA, .855 OPS, 85 AB, 9 2B, 11 SO, 8 BB

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