02-27-2020, 03:06 PM
(02-27-2020, 08:57 AM)BobK Wrote: I’ll use Perfect Game for this
The 2018 class was ranked 57th with one top 100 player
The 2019 class was ranked 32 with 2 top 100 players. Almost all if not all were committed to Stanford when Mark was the Head Coach. These are the Frosh. Toomer isn’t playing baseball football only. Our top recruit didn’t get accepted. Last name Diamond.
The 2020 class is ranked 32 with 2 top 100 players both of whom could go in the first 2 rounds. However this ranking of 32 is before the June draft where many commits will go pro thus changing the ranking quite a bit
The 2021 class almost 9 months away from signing and almost certainly none yet accepted is ranked 30 with 9 commits 1 is top 100. These athletes have just started their JR year of HS baseball
The 2022 class, all HS Sophs, is ranked 17 with 7 commits and 2 top 100
Stanford baseball, like most Stanford sports, tends to have smaller incoming classes and less churn than most other programs. Thus, in these ranking systems Stanford tends to rank higher on a per player basis than on total points. Which actually matters more for eventual team quality is unclear (and the subject of numerous board discussions), but one way or the other it is something to consider in analyzing Stanford recruiting.
So, to supplement Bobk's numbers above (all from Perfect Game):
Class of 2018 was #57 overall, #19 player avg, 8 players
Class of 2019 was #32 overall, #22 player avg, 11 players
Class of 2020 is #15 overall (so far), #2 player avg, 11 players
Class of 2021 is #30 overall (so far), #31 player avg, 9 players
Class of 2022 is #19 overall (so far), #26 player avg, 7 players
(especially for 2022, the player avg is kind of meaningless, some teams near the top have a single player committed.)
