High schools have trainers. There's so much more going on now. Baseball players shunned weights 30 years ago. Now, even high school players pump iron year-round in elaborate school weight rooms. But I think the most important thing is flexibility.
Flexibility enhances power, and more flexible players are less susceptible to injury.
But I think in recent years they've been stretched. To DeMacio, the benefits of size have their limits. Glavine eventually grew more than 2 inches, broadened at the shoulders and became a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner. You're looking for body control more than anything. We tell our scouts, 'Don't compare to the exception.