Area scout meeting

bucky1100+ posts

Just wondering what my son should expect with regards to meeting with an area mlb scout. He is a college Jr at a mid major D1 in Florida. He got a call from his coach telling him the scout wants to meet him. I assume the scout saw him at their pro day last week. He did get two questionnaires from two other scouts after the pro day but not this one in particular. Basically was wondering how he should approach the meeting and what he can take as interest. He has been projected by his HC as a 10 to 20 round guy.

10/29/152:12 AM

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It's a job interview. Tell him to treat it as such. The scout has already seen your son perform on the field, so he already has a good idea about his skill set. Now he wants to know about him as a person off the field.

Different clubs have different approaches. Some will do a lot of things online, some want to meet face-to-face, some will have several meetings with different level guys. Some will even have you meet with a psychologist. They're all trying to get to know more about him, so they can make an educated guess on where to place your son on "the big board".

PS: When I say job interview I'm not saying shirt-and-tie, but a clean shave and a collared shirt should definitely be a consideration. Make him want to "hire" you...don't get him a reason not to.

10/29/159:32 AM

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