@Gregory H. posted:I’m hoping someone has some insight out of curiosity. I’ve read this forum for hours and have learned a lot but not a great answer to this questions.
Is the number of questionnaires indicative of a top prospect or does it simply mean they are a prospect that is being followed like anyone else that gets a questionnaire.
In ther words if my draft eligible college player has received questionnaires from 27 of the 30 teams since high school, is that normal for any draft eligible college player at a top program? Can any conclusions be drawn from that or maybe every kid in a top program gets that many?
"MLB developed the MLB Draft Prospect Link (“Prospect Link”) to be a centralized platform that streamlines the biographical and medical information collection process and allows MLB and MLB Clubs to communicate directly with amateur players and their families. The Prospect Link also contains resources for players and their families on the draft process."
You won't receive a questionnaire without first receiving an invite to the MLB Draft Prospect Link by at least one team. I say "at least one team" because you can receive a questionnaire from a team that did not send you an invite link--as long as you already accepted an invite from another team.
I would most definitely fill these out because if not, what is the point? If you don't you are showing a lack of interest in professional baseball.
These aren't just for HS and college players eligible for the 2021 draft. They are also sent to college players not eligible for the 2021 draft. As stated in the quote above, this is how teams communicate (initially) with players. For college players not eligible for the 2021 draft it appears they want to know how players are developing in their respective college programs and also where they are playing their summer ball.
One thing for sure, you will NOT be draft eligible for 2021 without registering on the Prospect Link website. Take a look at the 2020 MLB Draft Tracker. All the players listed on the tracker (drafted and undrafted) were registered on the 2020 Prospect Link.
So yes, to answer the OP, receiving a questionnaire from a team IS receiving interest from that particular team. They don't send questionnaires to every HS or college player.
One other item to note (from what I've observed): they "clean the slate" every year and new questionnaires (including the primary MLB questionnaire) are sent out again. They do keep electronic copies of previous medical files uploaded even though they ask the same medical questions (and ask for uploads) all over again!
The questionnaires my son received this year thus far are very different--presumably because he won't be draft eligible again until 2023. They are still quite detailed and I have tried to convince my son to take his time and answer them to the best of his ability.
Otherwise what's the point???!!!