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Interesting, thanks.  Generally what this shows is how difficult it is to make the major leagues. And how difficult it is to determine  who will eventually become a major league level player.  

Stanford baseball camp director and assistant coach Dean Stotz used to illustrate the odds in this way - on the first evening, all 2,000 or so campers (plus many parents) would be in the stands of Sunken Diamond for an orientation. He'd ask the 20 campers in the first row to join him atop the dugout to represent all the high school players in the country. He'd then ask all but 2 to return to their seats - those 2 representing those who make college varsity. Then he'd ask one to take off a shoe, which is equivalent to MLB draftees. Finally, he'd ask for a shoelace - that's how many get to play in at least one MLB game. Puts things in perspective in a hurry for all those with dreams of playing in the big leagues... (not to leave everyone crestfallen, Stotz would then go on to talk about the things that players can control even if they can't control their destiny: effort and attitude).

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Interesting, thanks.  Generally what this shows is how difficult it is to make the major leagues. And how difficult it is to determine  who will eventually become a major league level player.  

Stanford baseball camp director and assistant coach Dean Stotz used to illustrate the odds in this way - on the first evening, all 2,000 or so campers (plus many parents) would be in the stands of Sunken Diamond for an orientation. He'd ask the 20 campers in the first row to join him atop the dugout to represent all the high school players in the country. He'd then ask all but 2 to return to their seats - those 2 representing those who make college varsity. Then he'd ask one to take off a shoe, which is equivalent to MLB draftees. Finally, he'd ask for a shoelace - that's how many get to play in at least one MLB game. Puts things in perspective in a hurry for all those with dreams of playing in the big leagues... (not to leave everyone crestfallen, Stotz would then go on to talk about the things that players can control even if they can't control their destiny: effort and attitude).