Congrats to a certain CBer...

Jun 15, 2019
10:18:12am

CoachSpeak All-American

His grandson was voted Mr. Baseball for the state of Utah. He’s a great kid, a great baseball player, and a future Cougar.

DeseretNews.com

2019 Mr. Baseball: Pleasant Grove's Brock Watkins rises above the curb in becoming the state's best player

Pleasant Grove's Brock Watkins responded early and often after being put in a central spot at an early age. All the work paid off with Watkins putting forth his best season as a senior, becoming a clear choice to be selected as 2019's Mr. Baseball.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900075396/2019-mr-baseball-brock-watkins-pleasant-grove.html

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Congrats to a certain CBer...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 10:18am

Best guess on what percent of kids who earn this honor will ever make more than $100k playing baseball professionally?

HarlemCoug

6/15/19 10:56am

I was told on CB that kids shouldn’t even try because they won’t make it.

The Dude Abides

6/15/19 10:57am

I’ve said people shouldn’t sink tens of thousands in it and consider it

gwalker

6/15/19 11:27am

My guess is for some families it's not a financial decision at all

Saxa

6/15/19 12:00pm

For sure. I’ve just known a number of families that turn their world upside

gwalker

6/15/19 12:02pm

As a parent of one of the best athletes in the state I’ve ignored those people..

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 1:33pm

Agreed! Your kid is a top athlete and worth it.

BYU71

6/15/19 3:18pm

I originally had your screen name in the OP but I had to change it...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 3:37pm

Yes, was there. Was Derek Robinson coaching them.

BYU71

6/15/19 4:21pm

Yep, Darek, me, and Danny Norman...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 4:27pm

As long as it gets them a college schollie and a degree, then prof baseball

StarMan

6/15/19 12:41pm

I don’t know of one that has...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 1:21pm

I'm surprised. I was expecting the number to be high.

HarlemCoug

6/15/19 3:44pm

There could be, and now that I think about it I believe that...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 4:07pm

Peyton Henry year before drafted by Brewers

BYU71

6/15/19 4:30pm

Congrats and proud for you as parents going through it as well.

whiteninja

6/15/19 11:07am

Brock’s parents are great...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 1:36pm

PG produces some good baseball players.

BustinCoveys

6/15/19 11:36am

Thanks, he is struggling a bit in summer ball. He will figure it out.

BYU71

6/15/19 3:16pm

I’m sure he’ll get it going...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 4:02pm

Yea the Marshall's. They have 42 kids on roster

BYU71

6/15/19 4:34pm

That Bucks team was good...

CoachSpeak

6/15/19 4:48pm

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