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Can't even tell you how many times I have gone to a game to see a player never get pitched to.

95% or more of the players scouts follow closely, the players that require crosschecker or Scouting Director attention,  are well known before their final HS season.  There are spring HS games from coast to coast that draw the "Big Heat" Scouting Directors and even GMs.  They don't end up there by accident or by any real marketing, they are there because the player has already been identified as an early round prospect. 

A general rule of thumb... Potential top 5 round pick will be crosschecked. Potential first couple rounds will bring in Scouting Directors and even front office at times.  Others are mostly seen by area scouts. This can vary slightly from one club to the next.  Every so often someone pops up as an early round prospect, but almost every case those that are scouted the heaviest have already been identified at least by the previous year of their final HS season. Mostly players and pitchers that have shown they can compete at a very high level.   Then that final HS season, the follow list is used to separate the best prospects for the June draft.  If and when a new name pops up that shows excellent draft potential the word travels fast.

Those that end up going early really don't have to do anything other than show up at their games and perform.  However it is a good policy to let scouts know when, where and what is taking place.  Area scouts are important and will turn in reports to the Scouting Directors.  Some area scouts carry more weight that others, but for the most part, The Scouting Director will make the final decision on the clubs first few picks at least, based on a combination of what he hears from the cross checkers, his area supervisor and mostly based on what he has seen with his own eyes.  In later rounds the Area Supervisors play a much bigger role in the draft.  Don't ever think they aren't important because they are the ones that have to know the most about you, both on and off the field. It is vitally important what they think (positive or negative) about a player.  They very much want to sign future Big Leaguers.

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