SCOUTING & REPORTING
Overall Rating for Underclassmen
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"Tier Rating"

Assigned to: "Underclassmen". For the purposes of this scale, a player is designated an "Underclassmen" prior to
January 1 of the year they will become a senior.

Example: 2010 graduate is an "Underclassmen" until 1/1/09, when he becomes a "Rising Senior".

Purpose: show how the player rates against players in his same graduating class

Example: 2010 vs. 2010, 2011 vs. 2011, 2012 vs. 2012, etc.

Scale: Letters A - E. Top = A, Bottom = E

The chart below shows the Tier Ratings and their descriptions along with the recommended focus for each level of player.
Descriptions express standing against players with the same year of graduation (YOG).

Tier
 Description (vs. same YOG) & Recommended Focus
A
 Well Above Average
FOCUS - exposure, enhancement of skills and athleticism
B
 Above Average
FOCUS - exposure, development and/or enhancement of skills and athleticism
C
 Average
FOCUS - development of skills and athleticism, exposure
D
 Developmental
FOCUS - development of skills and athleticism (instruction & repetition)
E
 Below Average
FOCUS - major improvement of skills and athleticism (instruction & repitition)

When an "Underclassmen" becomes a "Rising Senior"

Our scouts must see and evaluate the player once his designation has changed from "Underclassmen" to "Rising Senior"
in order to assign him a Class Rating.

Example: 2010 graduate with a Tier Rating must be scouted again after 1/1/09 in order to be assigned a Class Rating.

In order to make the most accurate and fair decision on a Class Rating, we want to make sure the player has been given
enough time to mature and develop as a baseball player. Until a player is considered a "Rising Senior", it is too early to
make that decision.

For more information on the Class Rating system, please see the Class Rating page.

Class Rating     |     Tool Grades     |    Updated January 6, 2009