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Originally posted by bhick33:
In 1995 I was drafted as a high school senior in the 25th round. We had been going through the recruiting process for 2 yrs, and this was going to be the deciding factor. I was not around anyone who had been through this before and had made it clear I wanted pro-ball not college(dumb). I sign early with juco (smart), and that coach set a low number.My parents were bubbling with pride and went out and bought a ton of Mets gear for the scouts contract visit. The scout comes in and says here is our offer " Its not enough go to colleg next year and we will see how you develope". Thank you. He could have roled in and said this is your may be your only shot and got me really young and really cheap. We were rubes no experience around us. That guy was amazing for what he did and it doesnt always go this way.
We didn't talk to scouts when son was drafted out of college, but in our HS experience I found evry scout to be helpful, up front and honest in their dealings. After the word got out he wanted to go to college, almost every scout we had met personally called the night before the draft to tell him he made a good choice. I am not sure if that was because we had known so many for years, but they didn't have to make that call.
One particular story, there was a scout who was crazy for son, worked for one organization at the time, he came to most of his games and when he missed he always called the next day to see how things went. He talked seriously to son a few weeks before the draft, great organization, but son seemed college bound, there was no convincing him.
In college, my son never met his drafting scout, he doesn't even remember talking to him, which I found odd. About a week after the draft, we found out by accident, that scout so interested in son in HS, had gone back to the team (in another capacity) he had been with for years and was instrumental in son getting drafted by the Cardinals. I understood right then and there why son never met his drafting scout, this other scout had been watching son since HS.
So there is a good example that one never knows who is watching. It's good not to burn bridges while in the recruiting or draft process. I beleive in being open and honest with them, they in turn will be the same with you.
