MLB scouting bureau in home visit

Ideally, a player wants to be drafted based on talent. Based on the little I know from folks who's kids were or were not drafted, mixed signals, hesitation or indications that the player or his family is hesitant to commit to the first priority being playing baseball for a living, tends to weaken the commitment of teams from drafting the player based on talent. Signability is an dominant factor is draft position, so I'm told.

Our visit went well last night and lasted much longer than expected. The MLB Scouting Bureau scout arrived after our game (around 9pm) and finally left about 12:45am! I didn't even feed the guy, so it wasn't my cooking that kept him talking, and talking, and talking! He and my son really hit it off. I take the lenth of visit as a good sign since the immediate line of questioning revolved around money/rounds. We were completely honest and apparantly didn't scare him off...or make him laugh!

I guess the most interesting conversation was about choosing college vs. choosing the pros. We've been surrounded by a college prep atmosphere our entire lives. His reasons for thinking in another direction were very helpful. There was a lot of talk about dreams, opportunities and passion for the game.

Now we just wait and see what happens! No matter what, this has been quite an experience which my son will never forget.

Good luck to your son. Exciting times for the family. I guess your anxiously awaiting June 6th!!

KCBaseball-
I wish the best to your son, and the entire family as well.
Please keep us posted on any progress/updates.

GOOD LUCK!