Dan Cevette

Northeast Supervisor @prepbaseball | 3rd round draft pick, 11 yr pro, '02 PA @Gatorade ⚡️ POTY | ⚾️ & motivation | 80k+ strong | 🇺🇸 | ✝️

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

If you're struggling through your HS Baseball season, take a listen 👇🙌

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

@PrepBaseVAS @KSBombers @PrepBaseballPA 👏

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

This one really hits home.

I was a high school draft.

The professional baseball I grew up in was built on projection and player development.

Organizations took chances on talented 18-year olds. They invested in upside. They developed players through the minor leagues. Some became big leaguers. Some became trade pieces. Some never made it.

But the opportunity existed.

This proposal isn't just about eliminating high school players from the draft.

It's also about:
• A 40% reduction in draft rounds (20 → 12)
• Roughly a 44% reduction in bonus pool spending
• Fewer opportunities entering professional baseball

I understand MLB's side. Older players are easier to evaluate. They're closer to the big leagues. Development costs are lower.

But baseball development isn't linear.

Some players are stars at 18.
Some are stars at 22.
Some don't figure it out until 25.

As someone whose life was changed by being a high school draft, I can't help but wonder how many future opportunities disappear if the game moves away from betting on projection and toward only rewarding certainty.⚾️

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

MLB today proposed an overhauled domestic amateur-entry system that removes high school players from the draft, makes college players eligible after sophomore year, shortens the draft from 20 to 12 rounds, and cuts bonus pool from current $358.7M to $200M, sources tell ESPN.

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

'28 LHP on the 📈👇

[Prep Baseball New England @PBNewEngland]

2028 OF/LHP Francis Conners-Schmid (Salisbury School, NY); 6-2, 220 lbs.

FB: 88-89
SL: 77
CH: 79-82

#NewEnglandTPG | @ConnersSky43537 | @DanCevette | @ShooterHunt

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

'28 RHP on the 📈👇

[Prep Baseball New England @PBNewEngland]

2028 3B/RHP Owen Ma (St. Mark's School, MA); 6-0, 181.6 lbs.

FB: 89-91
SW: 75-76

#NewEnglandTPG | @owen_m274 | @DanCevette | @ShooterHunt

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

'28 RHP on the 📈👇

[Prep Baseball New England @PBNewEngland]

2028 RHP/3B Dylan Cunningham (Austin Preparatory School, MA); 6-3, 215 lbs.

FB: 90-92 T93
CB: 74-77
CH: 80

#NewEnglandTPG | @Cunningham96408 | @ShooterHunt | @DanCevette

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

Baseball Truths: Part 3

Here's another truth I've learned:

⚾ Nobody is coming to save your baseball career ‼️

Not your travel coach.
Not your high school coach.
Not your parents.
Not social media.

I've watched players spend years complaining about things out of their control.. playing time, exposure, opportunities, coaches, weather, and teammates.

Meanwhile, I've seen other players with less talent, head down grinding in the cages...

In the weight room..
In the bullpens..
In silence, alone..
Getting better..
Day after day..

The game usually finds those players.
Not always immediately.
But eventually.

Most players overestimate what one weekend can do for them.

And underestimate what 1,000 good days and hard work can do.

The players who make it the furthest rarely have the fewest obstacles.

They simply spend less time looking for excuses and more time finding solutions.

Build your floor, so YOU can chase your ceiling. 🙌⚾

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

No. 35 in the 🇺🇸 @OliverOlson00 👏

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

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🔋: @1stPhorm

We brush up the national '29 rankings after these players just completed their freshmen years in high school; expanded to a top-300 overall. 👀 @ShooterHunt

🔗: https://t.co/HB8IJQ6eOV

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

Baseball Truths: Part 2

At 20 years old, I reached AAA.
I thought the Major Leagues were getting close. Thirty days later, I was having shoulder surgery.

Just like that, the conversation changed.

No longer: "How fast can I move up?"

Now it was: "Will I ever be the same player again?"

That's when I learned one of baseball's hardest truths:

Failure is inevitable.

Injuries.
Slumps.
Getting cut.
Losing your spot.
Getting overlooked.

Nobody escapes them.

The game doesn't reward the players who never fail.

It rewards the players who keep showing up when failure gives them every reason not to.

The game rewards resilience, and it always will ⚾️🙌

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

'28 RHP on the 📈👇

[Prep Baseball Pennsylvania @PrepBaseballPA]

2028 RHP Kayden Wallace (Malvern Prep)

FB: 84-88💥
SL: 75-78
CH: 77-80👻

Dominant outing showcasing pitchability & command of all 3 pitches. Life on the FB, late break on the SL & CH fades out of the zone👍

#PAStateGames | @KaydenWallace28 | @ShooterHunt

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

'28 LHP on the 📈👇

[Prep Baseball Pennsylvania @PrepBaseballPA]

2028 LHP Greyson Bell (Daniel Boone Area HS)

No. 1 player in PA & top arm in 🇺🇸

FB: 89-91 T92💥
CT: 84-85
SL: 78-80
CB: 75-79
CH: 80-84

Dynamic outing showcasing 5 legit pitches‼️IZ & OZ whiffs on all pitches including a look at his refined CT📈

Must see player✔️

#PAStateGames | @GreyBell7 | @ShooterHunt

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

'28 MIF on the 📈👇

[Prep Baseball Pennsylvania @PrepBaseballPA]

2028 SS Cooper Stiscak (Pine-Richland)

EV: 104‼️

Twitchy SS showcasing his effortless power w/ a smooth RH stroke👍

#PAStateGames | @_stiscak2 | @ShooterHunt

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

I've played professional baseball.

I've coached collegiate baseball.

I've evaluated thousands of high school players over the last 12 years.

Here are a few baseball truths I've learned:

• Failure is inevitable. How you respond to it is a choice.
• The game rewards resilience far more than talent gives it credit for.
• Body language is visibly LOUD.
• You never know who's watching.
• Talent gets you noticed. Consistency gets you recruited.
• Nobody cares how good you were last week.
• The players who blame others rarely improve.
• Confidence comes from preparation, not motivation.
• The game owes you nothing.
• Coaches trust competitors before they trust tools.
• Your teammates know if you're real.
• Baseball has a funny way of exposing excuses.
• The best players are usually obsessed with improvement, not attention.
• Nobody remembers your excuses. They remember your actions.

Build your floor. Chase your ceiling. ⚾️

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

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[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

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[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

@Ruggierodom44 @PennStateBASE @NextLVLProspect #weare

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

The College World Series is baseball in its purest form. #CWS

Emotion.
Passion.
Urgency.
Pressure.

Every pitch matters.
Every out matters.
Every run matters.

No load management.
No excuses.
No saving it for tomorrow.

Just a bunch of competitors laying it on the line for the guy next to them.

That's a version of baseball I hope never changes. ⚾️🙌

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

I'm a little biased but I'm taking my Western Pennsylvania / now @PrepBaseballGA dog - @BreckHemphill10 📈👇

[Shooter Hunt @ShooterHunt]

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#NPI26

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[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

Summer baseball is here.

The College World Series. Summer leagues. Travel tournaments. Showcase events.

Everybody says they love baseball.

But baseball eventually asks for proof.

Long days. Short nights. Heat. Failure. Repetition.

You either love the dog days and the grind... or you don't.

The game always knows. ⚾️🔥

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

@coletuch8 @ocker_n @chrislemonis14 @Coach__McCann @CanesBBScouting @QtownHSBaseball @PrepBaseballPA Dog

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

@CoachSwit Pocket radar agree. Works in HS scouting when we have 20 guys out across a region, but at our events, never.