Not sure if this is the best forum in which to post this, but will give it a shot.
My son is a '22 who just signed his NLI to a Power 5. He has participated in a lot of high level/highly scouted events and has had a lot of communication with MLB scouts (including the MLB and individual team questionnaires). We have also had multiple conversations with multiple advisors over the past few years, but my son has not agreed to work with an advisor.
If you read the NCAA rules and the language in the grant in aid contract that accompanies the NLI, it is clear that a HS student can have an advisor, but that advisor cannot communicate on the player's behalf with MLB teams. We know players who have worked with advisors and been drafted out of HS after signing their NLIs. We also know players who have worked with advisors to test the draft waters out of HS before opting to attend and play in college. In my son's class, at a number of events he attended this past summer and fall, he was in the vast minority of players who are NOT currently working with an advisor.
I know that most of these advisors communicate with MLB teams on behalf of these players. For the '22 kids, that will only pick up in the spring and heading into the draft. So I think it's a fair observation to say that most players with advisors are breaking the rules. They are also lying to the NCAA about it when they complete their eligibility clearinghouse info. I am not condemning these players and families -- the fact is that everyone is doing it.
So the question I have -- why does the NCAA have a rule (seemingly an important one regarding eligibility) that they don't enforce? Especially given that those who follow the rule will be at a significant disadvantage heading into the draft. People I know say we are overthinking it (everyone does it), but I cannot get beyond the fact that the rules and the contractual language in the grant in aid say my kid can lose his scholarship and eligibility if he works with an agent/advisor (the difference being someone who does or does not communicate on your behalf with MLB teams, so most of these "advisors" are actually agents).