Baseball needs more summer coaches, more HS coaches, to be honest with kids about their future in baseball. FAR TOO MANY families are spending thousands of dollars per year on travel ball + showcases who will never play in college. Some will never play on their HS varsity team. Yet, the showcase circuit is happy to take every cent they can from those families. How many "scouting" videos do we have to see of a rising HS JR throwing 72-75 on the mound with a bad arm action whose write-up says, "Good run and sink. Elite spin rate. Attacks the zone." What the report should say is, "Needs to hit the books or maybe try other sports, because baseball's not in your future, young man." It takes a trusted coach with a lot of guts, and a lot of integrity, to sit that family down and have an honest conversation. That doesn't mean the coach needs to tell the kid to quit baseball. It just means it's time to have the, "It might not be so wise to keep spending $5,000 per summer" talk. Baseball needs more men willing to have this conversation with their players. Baseball needs less people (and fewer businesses) who value money over honesty and integrity.