Sep 21, 2020; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Nationals second baseman Brock Holt (27) hits a single against the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
10.5 percent, that’s the percentage of baseball players in college that actually make it into the big leagues after being drafted.
Texas Rangers‘ 2021 spring training non-roster invitee Brock Holt is part of that 10.5 percent, but his odds of making it were even less than usual coming from the small central Texas town of Stephenville.
Stephenville is not known for high school baseball, so scouts from colleges and pro teams never come to check out the players.