@Iowamom23 posted:How do you know when you cross the line from "here's a kid who might not suck, let's keep an eye on him?" to "this is a kid we might want to give some money to in the near future?'
Unless the player is expected to be a very high pick, you dont know.
When son was at Clemson, once season began scouts could not talk to the players as per HC. I think there was communication with pitching coach. We never spoke to any scout. I don't know what went on with his advisor/agent because rules were different back then.
At FAU, we sit behind the scouts. I have seen a scout talk to a parent once. Again, unless its a top round, there usually wont be any discussion between scouts and parents. So you really don't know until draft day. If the player wants to get drafted, he will work hard enough to try to make it happen. I think a lot has to do with scout/coach relationships.
JMO