Almost identical to former NLB star Tyler Holton at the same age in terms of moxie, feel, command, pitchability and velocity. Like Holton, Rabion will add velocity responsibly and methodically. Rabion was an impact starter for the Lincoln state championship team as a sophomore. He is the opposite of a showcase superstar. He is the kid you want on the mound in games vs good teams. Mature, intelligent, competitive, composed and most importantly confident. The college coach that gets him committed is going to look as smart as the coach that got Tyler Holton committed.

Asking for Donations. Please Read. P5 schools pay their coaches like NFL, NBA or MLB coaches. They have incredible TV contracts. They are some of the most irresponsible people with money in the world. They spend money like congress. The best job in sports is the fired P5 coach with a contract because of ignorant athletic directors. They need donations to pay their players and it is disgusting and greedy. Paying a college athlete like a professional with donations isn't helping the player. It is actually destroying a lot of the players. Want to donate money? Want to make a difference? Consider finding a local high school or junior college. They need it and will appreciate it.

Free Advice I talk to players and parents every day from all over the country at all different levels. I find myself saying the same things over and over and over again, because so many just don't know. They don't know what it really takes to be great at baseball and how many different levels are extraordinarily imperative. I want to take a few minutes and share some things with you that you may want to share with your son. -The most important thing to athletes is their bodies. Strength and athleticism are the prerequisite to success at a high level. Coaches are not recruiting weak and or out of shape kids. If your kid is genuinely chasing athletic greatness he should be on a "year-round" strength and conditioning program. Doing it for a few months at a time and then stopping because of a season is a waste of time. Strength and speed diminish very quickly when a kid stops working out. @strengthdebates on twitter is a great follow for strength and conditioning advice. weak and or out of shape is average or below average regardless of skill set. 1. It's not supposed to be easy. Competitive athletics are designed to be hard, uncomfortable at times and rewarding to the highest achievers. Comfort and ease are awarded to players that are physical, strong, athletic and highly skilled because of their intense work ethic over long periods of time. 2. When you think you're good enough, you're really not. Being one of the best in your town, city or your high school-travel team isn't enough. It's a big world and a lot of players are genuinely hungry for greatness. The minute you think you're good enough, you're beat. Players should always be striving to get stronger, more physical (faster, more athletic), more skilled and better at playing the actual game. 3. When you think you're working hard enough, somebody is outworking you. Some players (worldwide) are "all in" on being the best and they're your competition if you want to play at the highest level. Every player with high aspirations should be keeping a time spent log-diary. If players aren't spending a couple hours a day getting better, for approximately 300 of the 365 days per year, they aren't genuinely chasing athletic (baseball) greatness. There is no easy way to get or be great. It takes an incredible amount of time, effort, energy, sacrifice and desire. It's the lifestyle of the best of the best and they embrace and love it. 4. How long and far are you willing to go? The daily workouts, long tossing, cage sessions, defensive work, speed work, etc. must be very important to the player. They have to sacrifice a tremendous amount and be driven to the point of being considered weird or an outcast to others at times. 5. What are you doing that separates you from the competition? Players must continually evaluate themselves and their performances. The majority of players nationwide are incredibly average or grossly below average because they're doing nothing to separate themselves from the competition. What are you doing to separate yourself? Are you getting stronger daily, in better shape daily, arm strength improving daily with long toss, hitting velocity and taking swings daily, defensive work daily? When evaluating performances, it all comes back to what you're doing leading up to the competition. Some players get exactly what they've worked for, pitiful performances. Others get what they've worked for, great performances. 6. How much does it really mean to you? It's OK to simply want to be an average or good high player. It's OK to simply want to be part of a college team. Being a good high school player takes very little work. Playing low level college baseball can also be done at times with subpar work ethic, desire, sacrifice. But if you're legitimately chasing greatness, you must understand exactly how much it means to you. It has to mean so much to you that you're once again considered weird or an outcast at times. Players genuinely chasing greatness are different. -They consistently do the following 1. Get Stronger. Players should be on a year-round strength and conditioning program You don't need a personal trainer. You do need the willingness to work out every day on your own. 2. Get Faster and More Physical. You get faster by getting stronger, in better shape and sprinting on a regular basis. 3. Skill Work. Cage Work-Great hitters miraculously take hundreds of thousands more swings than their competition in their careers. You don't need lessons; you need more cage and machine reps (velocity-breaking balls) than your competition and remember your competition is worldwide. Defensive Work-ground balls/fly balls/angles/etc. Long Tossing-Year-Round Long Tossing-Throwing Program-Buy the Jaeger Sports Year-Round Throwing manual and follow it exactly. 4. Undersized No More. If you need to gain weight. Do it and stop making excuses. Caloric intake and pounding the weights is how you gain weight. Thinking a young athlete is going to gain weight eating 2500-3000 calories per day is fooling yourself. The goal should be 6000 calories per day. Simply stated, if the game means enough to you, you will get your body where it needs to be very quickly (year). Understanding the journey of professional athletes is something that is in my arena. I've signed and coached MLB players and spent decades educating myself on what it "really takes". The one thing I've realized is it takes a lot more than what the overwhelming majority of people want to believe it takes. Searching for shortcuts or the easy way always leads to short careers and disappointment. The kids that played at an incredibly high level were different. They thought differently. They acted differently. They were willing to sacrifice more, and they loved the process. They bought into the hard work part of the equation and had an incredible willingness to do the hard things that required effort and sacrifice. They knew they wanted it and refused to listen to bad advice. They looked at shortcuts as the enemy. Parents If you embrace your son chasing athletic greatness, I highly recommend you take some time and read a few books. 1. Outliers 2. Talent Code 3. Tipping Point

Teams do not win championships because they out data and analytic the competition. They win because they have the right players and coaches.

Hopefully MLB owners are figuring out what separates the Brewers. Culture. and The willingness to play a brand of baseball that does not create superstars. Winning baseball requires players to do things that help the team more than themselves at times. Players have to be willing to take a lot of check downs for the team.

Almost every athlete should be taking NSF certified creatine and protein.

The Brewers play an old school brand of baseball and it works. Hopefully MLB owners are paying attention. Their hitters look a lot different than the majority of other teams hitters. They have a fundamental unselfish team approach.

The player with the best showcase tools or measurables is rarely the most productive player on their team. The player with the most competitiveness and toughness usually is.

This is not arguable.

The trend is not arguable. A lot of kids get offers pulled after being seen and exposed in Jupiter. Those kids will be announcing their decommitment on social media by thanking the school and their coaches even though they got their offer pulled. It is an incredibly great but tricky event. Most think it is the answer and it is not for a lot of players. The kids that basically take the fall off except for Jupiter are the ones that are getting incredibly poor advice. The most attended scouting and recruiting event in the country requires you to be game ready and in great shape. If you are not ready to put on a show. Do not go. Especially if you are committed or a real draft prospect. Until you sign the scholarship the school can pull the offer at any time and a lot of schools pull a lot of offers.

Acquaintances and support staff make or break a lot of athletes.

Every baseball person should listen to this. and I mean really listen and learn from it.

Real velocity training has to include the weight room and conditioning or it becomes TJ training.

If you think a kid can be special. Look him in the eye and tell him. You may be surprised how much of an impact it can have.

Elite offenses are consistently efficient. They are smart and disciplined. They make pitchers work like maniacs to get them out. Runs are equal or greater than hits.

The body has to be able to support and maintain the velocity. Almost every city or county with a velocity guru has an arm injury epidemic. The gurus do not advertise how many they have hurt. Velocity progression is supposed to be gradual. Example 9th-79-81 10th-82-84 11th-85-87 12th-88-90 Then continue climbing in college. It is how injury risk is reduced drastically. Learn to pitch. Then add velocity over time. A consistent effort in the weight room and long tossing.

Niles can be described in one word. Winner. The college coach that gets him committed is going to look really smart.

MLB Organizations that lose a hundred games in a season should lose their first round draft pick the next year and also be fined. Gross negligence should not be rewarded. Teams that win a hundred should get an extra first round pick. Rewarding intelligence is the way to increase quality.