If you really want your son drafted, I am not sure why you won't give your son's name and school. I am a part time scout in Iowa and can say I have no idea who you are talking about. I would think that you would want every MLB organization to be informed of your son's unique situation.
I highly suggest that if you don't feel comfortable announcing the name on this board, that you allow Jerry Ford to help you with some free advice that may help guide you and your son in the right direction if you do want him to be drafted.
Beenthere-I wouldn't put down the state of Iowa too much. This state has produced some top talent over the past 4-5 years. Not much depth, but great quality.
mid...Iowa is one of my favorite states.
I've watched Ryan Sweeney since he was 13. I'm well aware of some of the talent in Iowa, especially, as you say, in the past 4-5 years. I've seen Macri and I've seen Wordekemper, among others.
I just thought it was "unusual" for him to get on this board and talk about his son and not pay attention to the fact that PG is in his home state; and, if he has a few bucks, spend it to get him seen by a national scouting organization.
I'll probably meet him down the road and buy him a coke and a hot dog, too.
I've watched Ryan Sweeney since he was 13. I'm well aware of some of the talent in Iowa, especially, as you say, in the past 4-5 years. I've seen Macri and I've seen Wordekemper, among others.
I just thought it was "unusual" for him to get on this board and talk about his son and not pay attention to the fact that PG is in his home state; and, if he has a few bucks, spend it to get him seen by a national scouting organization.
I'll probably meet him down the road and buy him a coke and a hot dog, too.
BIGHIT15.....yOU DON'T HAVE TO go to PG events to get NATIONALLY
RANKED. They get their INFORMATION from a ton of sources,
including but not limited to: High School coaches, College coaches, "Scouts", and from time to time a Knowledgeable Parent
or two. BIG, that is WORD OF MOUTH at its best my friend.
RANKED. They get their INFORMATION from a ton of sources,
including but not limited to: High School coaches, College coaches, "Scouts", and from time to time a Knowledgeable Parent
or two. BIG, that is WORD OF MOUTH at its best my friend.
quote:
BIGHIT15.....yOU DON'T HAVE TO go to PG events to get NATIONALLY
RANKED.
I never said that you had to go to their events to get nationally ranked. My son played in Jupiter and is ranked. He has not been to aPG showcase. So what. PG doesn't draft anybody or give scholarships.
What is a fallacy is that if you are good that they will find you. Not marketing yourself because you feel that they will find you might not ever happen. There are plenty of places that if you do not play on a travel team and do not go to showcases and only play hs ball then you will not be discovered. Some might get lucky. The superstar will stand out. What about the guy who would be 30th round pick and a great d-1 player, that is the one that needs to market themselves. He may never get seen if not marketed. Yes everyone has their network of people, but many get overlooked. There are players that slip through the cracks. Maybe a hs coach can get a scout or 2 to look at a kid, but it is much easier to get in front of 20 or 30 scouts if you play for the right team or go to high profile showcases. That is a fact. The object is to get a scholarship or get drafted. Not to get noticed by one or 2 scouts and told that you are pretty good.
There is a ss on my sons team right now who is getting some scout notice. He never went anywhere to play or went to showcases. Nobody knew who he was. And we live in south Florida. Home of many scouts. He committed to a school tonight, He runs 6.75 60 and 3.9 home to first. Scouts came to see my son pitch and then called the school and said "hey, I saw this kid". It never would have happened in Podunk. This may be one of the top 30 ss in the country and is not ranked at all by anybody. I talked to everyone I knew about this kid. Nobody listened to me. That is word of mouth, but it took the scouts coming to see someone else. How many good players never get seen.
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Big, Good points. I have my own ideas on being seen by scouts......not the college coaches, but pro scouts. Up until 10-12 years ago, scouts covered summer ball like a glove, and the prospects were not missed. When the showcases started and then became quite popular, teams started having their scouts cover the minor leagues in the summer and then go to the better showcases to see the HS players. So today, a player needs to go to a good showcase during the summer or he may not be seen. During the HS season as you mentioned, players will be noticed if they are on a team with a a player who has been indentified as a prospect. I used to see about a 100 summer games, and now I just see the top showcases in my area and maybe 5-6 summer games because I am covering 10-12 minor league teams.
I forgot to mention that this may be one of the reasons that less HS players are signing now compared to the past.
Skills show has a deal right now that they send video to the 30 clubs before the draft. Do you think this is a good idea? will it be looked at and what if the video is from last summer and the player has improved since he was filmed?
njbb, That has no value.
nj...Your son's performance at Team One Notre Dame is a video by itself!
Thanks Beenthere