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Recently my son has been gathering some attention and has several clubs asking him to go to end of year workouts along with many calls from scouts.

The same two questions keep being asked of him which are : are you signable and the one we are struggling with "how much will it take"...?

I know the "how much" question is a personal decision. We have taken the route of telling them "fair market value based on round drafted" or "we aren't sure depending on the stituation". Neither answer seems to be working because they press harder for a real figure.

My questions are:
1. Is there a better answer then we are giving? Do we really want to give a dollar figure?

2. Several scouts have mentioned they see him going by the 10th round. At what round or money amount is it wise to consider an advisor if one at all?

3. Besides bonus and college is there anything else to be negotiated at the time of signing?

He is a redshirt freshman at a jc who hasn't found an interest in school and would rather not go.
Thanks!
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You have to decide how much money it will take for your son to pass up the college baseball experience for. The last player I had that was drafted got 7th round money but was drafted in the 20th round. The bottom line was "I dont care what round you take him in its going to take _____ for him to sign."

Every kids situation is different only you know the answer to that question. Fair market value may not be squat and it may not be enough to pass up the college experience for. Or it may be very good and a great situation for your son. You have to sit down with your son and come up with a figure. And you need to understand what his "value" truly is in order to know what fair market value for him really is.

Good luck
Rather than answer all the questions... ask the scout a couple questions.

1 - What rounds do you think he might go in?
2 - What would slot money be for those rounds?

Now you at least have an idea of what you're dealing with regarding that organization! But don't count your chickens before they hatch. There are always many very disappointed people on draft day.
foulball - Your profile says you live in California. For most parts of the state, there should be plenty of people/coaches/ex-players/parents around you to ask and get answers to many of the questions you ask...or that an advisor would also answer.

Having been through this, truthfully, there are a number of advisors that wanna pick up their check without a ton of work for a 10th round pick. In other words, you can't just pull one out of a hat and expect good advice or results.

Look at past bonuses, ask someone you trust around you, figure out the amount you want and tell the scout. If your son doesn't wanna go to school, ultimately you may not have a ton of leverage in all of this.

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