Ah to be proven right. As my sons coach until high school ball, I moved him around to various positions as I did with all the players, despite occasional complaints. Now in college he is playing a position he probably played the least (cf) but has some experience at least, and is comfortable and doing well. His h.s coach played him at 1B. Some of his college teammates are trying to play positions other than they played their whole lives and are struggling and may well be cut or relegated to bench because they did not have variety in their playing positions prior to college. The college coaches have needs on a team and will try to fill those needs with what is available. Better be ready, and better prepare for a spot beyond ss or catcher if college ball is your goal as it does not automatically come easy, nor do they appear to have much patience.

OUTSTANDING...
...I love hearing stories about the versatile players earning spots.

I have done the same as he was playing youth ball. He was a middle infileder who could play OF and also be a catcher.

He is a catcher for his HS team and it has given a chance he may not have had if he wasn't pretty comfortable behind the plate.

Similar story here...during travel ball, which I assisted in coaching, head coach regularly had the guys rotate around...giving that exact speech..."you might be a very good ss, but what if you go somewhere and the ss is a returning AA (or maybe just a little bit better)...you might want to be ready to play somewhere else to get in that lineup."

My son, 2b all of high school (and his most effective position), is now getting some decently-played fall ball time in left (returning senior @ 2b). Coach asked him if he had played any outfield...his parent/coach properly taught response..."Not lately, but I WILL if that's what I need to do!"

agreed...

my son was recruited out of HS as a shortstop...

Freshman year - SS and second base
Sophomore year- second base
Junior year- 3rd base
Senior year- 1st base and catcher

you want to play...be versatile...each year brings new players and new opportunities.

There is a "flip side" to this too. My son was a "versatile" player. He played 4 different positions in one game in college as a freshman (C/P/3rd/1B). While it helped him get into the lineup in college, it also left him with many unanswered questions. His sophomore year (after the SEC started) was relegated to pitching and DH and some 3rd. --- he wanted to catch but was asked to pitch (catching was his primary position in his eyes). His junior year was spent almost entirely behind the plate with no pitching. I feel as if his "versatility" helped him with more options in playing college ball, but hurt him in his pro career. There is some truth to the saying "Jack of all trades, master of none".
Fungo