The Office of the Superintendent of the Seido High School Baseball Team.

A few reports, scattered on the desk. If you zoom in closer, you will see the content on the report, which happens to be the ranking list that the Qingdao players have been talking about before.

Minister Ota, still holding one in his hand, stared carefully at the scores and rankings on it.

"The others are normal, but can this first place be reliable?"

It's no wonder that he thinks so, as one of the leaders of the team, they still have a general understanding of the strength of their own team's players.

For example, who is stronger, who has a stronger sense of existence, and so on......

Although they can't tell the ranking of each player clearly, they can still divide the players into three, six, nine and so on.

According to Minister Ota's original analysis, he himself has a rough ranking.

When Coach Ochiai made this ranking list, he immediately compared it with the ranking in his mind.

The heroes see the same thing, and they have almost the same opinion on the strength level of most of the players.

There are only a limited number of players, and both sides are a little skeptical about their respective rankings.

For example, Kawakami.

In Minister Ota's view, this is a player with great potential, and even an indispensable and important member of the team.

However, his ranking situation is not ideal, among the more than 20 players in the first army, the ranking is almost bottom, and he is about to be kicked out of the main first army team.

Of course, this is very far from the ranking that Minister Ota originally had in mind.

However, it is not incomprehensible that although Kawakami is not bad at pitching, his ability to strike is really average.

There were also mistakes when guarding.

Comprehensive evaluation, the score is lagging behind, and it is understandable.

"But it can't be completely representative of a player's true strength, right?"

Minister Ota still raised his own questions.

He is not untargeted, he also has his own ideas and opinions. For example, they chose Kawakami to be an important rotation pitcher for the team, and the most important reason was that they liked Kawakami's pitching ability.

For Kawakami's blow, everyone itself has no expectations.

In the absence of expectations, even if he performs unsatisfactory, everyone will selectively let it go.

In this way, in fact, as long as the players can play well in their respective strengths, and the team gives reasonable arrangements according to their characteristics, the strength of the players can be maximized.

It's not that the higher the rating, the better the team.

"I said it, and that's a reference."

Coach Ochiai touched the mustache on his chin and replied seriously.

Judging from the rankings, several first-year newcomers generally did not perform well.

For example, of the two pitchers who had high hopes, Xiao Shigu ranked first from the bottom, and there was almost no outstanding performance on the court.

Even with the bonus of strikeouts, he is still the lowest one in the rankings.

But if you want to pick someone from this group of players, you basically won't choose him.

Because the most important purpose of keeping him in the First Army was to see his future potential.

As long as his future potential is expected, as long as he can win the summer tournament, the Qingdao High School baseball team will not let go of such a potential piece of sweetness.

Another newcomer, Sawamura, has a remarkable performance in pitching, but he also has no performance in hitting.

He was ranked a little higher than Kawakami, and out of twenty-four, he was ranked seventeenth.

Considering the contribution of the third year to the team, such a ranking does not seem to be enough to keep him in the first team. But his performance on the pitcher's mound has a very special meaning for the Qingdao High School baseball team.

If the choice of Akira Tani is because of his future potential, then the choice of Sawamura Eijun is because of his current pitching strength.

He may be even stronger on the pitch than Kawakami.

On the contrary, Jingu Temple, which was particularly favored before, has a very big gap between his performance this time and the impression he gave people in the past.

He finished in 14th place.

In terms of rankings alone, the ranking is very high among the freshmen, and it stands to reason that there is no problem in staying in the first army.

But considering that he doesn't have any special merits, he is the one who is most likely to be eliminated when the team needs to add a lot of strength.

Of course, this is not the most outrageous.

The most outrageous one is Kominato Haruichi, who has just joined the First Army for less than two weeks.

When a few new recruits were just joining the First Army, people asked who would be able to stay? Some say it's the third-grade senior, and some say it's the second-grade front garden.

Most people are more optimistic about Sawamura Rongjun, who has served as an ace in the Second Army.

This guy's performance in the orientation game and in the second team earned the respect of everyone on the Qingdao High School baseball team.

Now that the team's pitchers lack combat power, this pitcher with an extroverted personality, who can drive the team's atmosphere, and who has good pitching ability, is stuffed into the first army.

It is a big addition to the team's combat effectiveness.

There has never been anyone who will regard Kominato Harushi as the one that will inevitably stay.

Correspondingly, if someone asks, who is the one most likely to be eliminated?

Then there is no doubt that at least 90% of the players will point the finger at this little guy.

Everyone is generally not optimistic about this child who looks a little thin and introverted.

But this little kid has never slackened in all the previous training.

Even if he was exhausted and couldn't finish it, he gritted his teeth and survived.

He waited until the end of the training session before he lost consciousness and fainted to the ground.

Of course, if this is the case alone, although everyone admires his efforts, they are still not optimistic that he will be able to stay in the ranks of the First Army in the future.

Kominato Harushi really stood out in four practice matches.

The guy came on the pitch a total of six times, and in the process, the ball flew in front of him seven times.

Hit six times and scored six hits.

Baseball flew into his defensive range seven times, six times in his defensive range.

That is to say, he should be able to catch the baseball at this landing point.

On these six occasions, he didn't make any mistakes and stopped the ball beautifully.

The most incredible thing is the fourth, although the baseball is in his defensive range, but it is seven or eight meters away from his position.

According to the rules of scoring, even if he fails to stop this ball, it cannot be regarded as a mistake.

However, it was such a ball that seemed impossible for everyone to catch, and the little guy acted in advance, ran to the landing point of the baseball, and then directly made a horizontal pounce and hit the ball with his gloves.

Kuramochi followed closely behind, and the two played a perfect match and solved the runner beautifully.

In other words, in the practice competition, he not only got a perfect score of 70 points, but also added points because of a beautiful skill defense.

Although he deducted five points in the 30-point practice assessment, his overall rating was still the highest in the entire team.

96 points!

The entire Seongdo High School baseball team, all the players in the First Army, ranked first.

One of the five members of the team with an overall rating of 90.

It was precisely because of seeing his name that Minister Ota could not believe that this ranking was reliable.

Yes, he also admitted that Kominato Haruichi performed very well in the practice competition.

Give him a high score, and it's understandable.

But to say that his strength has surpassed Zhang Han and Yuuki, isn't it a joke?

People have misses, horses have stumbled......

Who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year......

Minister Ota has all sorts of reasons to explain why this is happening.

So he had no way of believing that this ranking was really reliable.

The most important thing is that they are not facing the same opponents. Zhang Han and Yuuki's opponents are the super dark horse pharmacist, and the emerging forces in East Tokyo, respectively.

In short, they are all strong teams that have a certain level and can wrestle with the Qingdao High School baseball team.

In contrast, the opponents of the substitutes are more average......

Not only Ota, but several other giants in the team, seeing the name of Kominato Haruichi, also had a toothache.

Even when Coach Ochiai announced the scoring rules, they didn't expect that this little guy would win the first place.

But that's what it is, and no one can deny it.

"It's just a reference, and it doesn't fully prove the difference in quality between the players. However, judging from the training camp and these practice games, the performance of Kominato Harushi is obvious to all. I don't think he's necessarily worse than the Jingu players. ”

It's a very controversial place, who exactly should be left in the first grade?

Superintendent Kataoka looked at the list in front of him and fell into deep thought.

He knew that the teammates in the team must be looking forward to it and waiting for the final results to be announced.

Before this was announced, the players had no intention of continuing to train.

"We can't wait any longer, we have to decide as soon as possible."

Rei Takashima stood aside with his chest crossed.

Of course, she also understands that this matter is easy to say, and if she really wants to decide, it is not so easy.

After all, what is bothering Kataoka now is not only the problem of first-year newcomers, but also the problem of three catchers and five pitchers exceeding the standard.

The selection of the new lineup, which does not require so many catchers and pitchers anyway.

"In total, there were five contestants with a rating of more than 90 and four players with a rating of more than 85. Yuuki in second place, Zhang Han in third place, Ryosuke Kominato in fourth place, Kazuya Miyuki in fifth place, Chris in sixth place, Jun Izashaki in seventh place, Yoichi Kuramochi in eighth place, and Toru Masuko in ninth place. If all eight players remain in the main lineup of the first army, there is no reason for us to eliminate the No. 1 ranked Kominato Haruichi. ”

Coach Ochiai pinched the mustache on his chin and said righteously.

He also knows that his scoring criteria are not perfect.

But to eliminate the number one person is unjustifiable anyway.

"In other words, should there be at least three new students? Is it even possible that all four will stay? Among the second-year players, there are also Zhang Han, Yuyuki, Kuramochi, and Hakushu, as well as Hitachi and Aso. In this way, the third grade ......"

Minister Ota was hesitant.

According to Coach Ochiai, the first and second year players alone account for more than half of the number.

The places reserved for the third grade, except for the main force, there are few substitutes.

Compared with last autumn, the substitution of the first army is equivalent to a major change.

"Mae-en also works hard......"

Minister Ota changed the subject.

"Don't talk about being ranked third from the bottom, plus he doesn't have any characteristics."

No, as soon as this topic was raised, it was immediately suppressed by Takashima Rei.

Now the competition is already very fierce, and they will not allow it anyway, and things continue to be complicated.

Superintendent Kataoka nodded along with him.

Originally, it was a very difficult job to pick people out, and on the one hand, there was nothing eye-catching in the front garden, and on the other hand, it was a second-year player.

No matter what aspect you think about it, it is impossible to keep him in the first army.

In addition to him, the other third-year players who joined the First Army were exactly the same.

He was also not eligible to stay.

"In this way, two more people need to be singled out. Three catchers, will it be too much? ”

In the current army, there are a total of three catchers. One is the previous main player Miyuki Kazuya, the other is Chris who returned from injury, and the other is the previous substitute Miyauchi.

To tell the truth, with a total of 20 places, it would definitely be a waste to put three catchers.

It is also understandable to single one.

It's just that the rankings of these catchers are all very high, which means that their performance in the previous camps and practice competitions is very dazzling.

Miyuki with a score of 90.45 and Chris with 89.88 points are fifth and sixth respectively.

Although the palace was not able to enter the top ten, it was also ranked eleven.

Score 84.21.

Removing such a player from the main team is also a very difficult choice to make.

Superintendent Kataoka, when he heard this suggestion, was not able to give any reply.

He remained silent and did not say a word.

When he didn't speak, others naturally couldn't talk deeply.

After all, they are all people who come up with ideas, and it is Kataoka who really makes the ideas.

Those who come up with ideas can only give their own advice, and cannot make decisions directly.

Truth be told, they can't bear to make a decision either.

There are now 22 players, each with their own characteristics. Even though they are not flawless, it is still very painful to brush them down.

Superintendent Kataoka was obviously also very distressed, and never said a word.

"Five pitchers, again, is too much, if you really can't do it, take one from two first-graders."

Minister Ota actually likes Akira Shibuyani and Sawamura.

But compared to other third-year players, it is not unreasonable to let first-year players suffer a grievance.

These two first-year pitchers are naturally best able to stay, and if there is no way to stay, it is not impossible to leave one.

And once this opening is opened, the remaining one place will be easily solved.

Kominato Haru, Jinguji Temple.

Despite their performance, there is nothing to say. But if you really want to take the first-year players, the two of them will naturally bear the brunt.

"There is also a trump card candidate, and the same should be decided as soon as possible......"

Everyone was talking about it.

When one topic gets stuck in a dead end, they move on to another.

Decide what you can decide, and then discuss the things that are difficult to decide.

These leaders of the Qingdao High School baseball team are relatively wise.

But there are so many things that are dead, and there is only a limited amount of time left for them.

"Everyone, be quiet."

Superintendent Kataoka pondered for a long time, and finally realized that this was not the way to go.

No matter how hard they struggle, they can't solve the problem fundamentally.

There had to be a rule, and if there were no rules, they would never have to come up with a perfect solution.

"There are no rules, there is no circle, if we keep changing the angle of analysis, we can make any choice. In this way, we will never be able to negotiate a proper solution. The next personnel selection is based on the benefits to the development of the team, as well as the existing strength of the players and the help to the team. ”

With the final word of Superintendent Kataoka, the rest of the work suddenly became much easier.

Coach Ochiai nodded and gave his own answer.

"The main list, if we choose according to the strength and the future development of the team, we can only eliminate two third-year players. On the one hand, their rankings are really low, and they are basically on the edge of the top 20. On the other hand, they don't contribute much to the team. On the contrary, it is the palace, although the three catchers are a little wasteful, but his striking strength is good, and it is not ruled out that there may be any accidents in the middle. Plus Chris himself can play other positions, so I think the palace should be left behind. ”

Coach Ochiai has always liked Miyauchi, a down-to-earth and powerful player.

It's the same with Superintendent Kataoka.

Before Chris returned, the palace had already caused a lot of shock to Miyuki.

He is even qualified to compete with Yukiichi for the position of the team's main catcher.

Such a player, if he is really eliminated from the first army, it is a bit unusual.

"Two third-year players, if they don't join the first army this time, they won't have a chance in the future......"

Minister Ota, I think of the players who train day and night.

I remember them waving their bats in their hands in the dim light.

I think of the little bits and pieces they put in the practice.

It's really unbearable.

"If the goal is to dominate the country, there are some things that we have to face."

Superintendent Kataoka, too, couldn't bear it.

When he made this decision, his heart was even slightly aching.

But that's what they have to face.

This is also an obstacle that the Seongdo High School baseball team must overcome if it wants to go on and dominate the country.

"Gather the players, it's time to announce the back numbers."

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Stealing incense