Will scouts frown upon my batting stance?

Can't say much about what the scouts like, but I do know that the girls love the long ball. 

Scouts do not like dead bat swingers. If your bat is still it takes too long for it to get going once you begin to face better pitching. Work on developing a slow rhythm to get your timing down.

If you bring your bat to a stop you will get beat by good pitching.

Thanks for the info, but I don't understand how having a dead bat slows me down, shouldn't it be the quickest way because if I was moving my hands all around, waving the bat, I would have to pull back into hitting position then swing. But with the still bat I don't have to pull back into hitting position and can just swing.

Ever play that quick reflex hand slapping game where one player holds his hands with his palms up, his partner rests his hands on top of them and the first player tries to slap the other guys hands before he moves them?  Regardless of whether you are on top or bottom, your movements are quicker if there is a slight jangle in your hands than if the hands are held stock still.

Same principle applies to boxing, basketball, hitting, and every other sport that requires sudden speed.  Getting acceleration from a dead stop takes longer.

This is an interesting topic.  If you are a consistent hitter do scouts really care?  

When I see the pre-swing of Kevin Youkilis I wonder how the guy can hit but he does and is successful.  http://youtu.be/xVrzkbGuxuQ

Rod Carew was another one with an odd swing but was successful in the big leagues. 

http://youtu.be/Ezn5Z2cLVgw?t=30s

yeah but for some reason when I wiggle the bat around it messes up my swing

It seems like the peculiar swing is all but gone, and the cookie-cutter swing is all the rage.  I grew up watching Carew, Jason Thompson, Tito Fuentes, and many others who used a swing that worked for them.  It seems now that all coaches want to put a square peg in a round hole.  It is rare to see a coach who will work with what a player has and try to improve upon it.

There are still some wacky swings in MLB. Giants won the WS last year with Hunter Pence, who would drive any LL coach crazy and Michael Morse, who looks kinda what the OP describes. 

As far a quick hands etc., you are definatlely quicker when you activate your mucles instead of going from a stop. A good example is on the base paths. Leadoff and suttley move feet up and down activates the mucles and allows for quicker jumps.

It also helps to start from slight open stance.

It depends how well you hit.  If your swing is short, quick to the ball, don't worry about what the "scout" thinks.  See the ball and hit it.

If you bat one thousand they won't frown on your stance.

But if you bat .400, whenever you don't get a hit they'll blame "that damned stance."

When I saw Pence explain his on-deck swings with "I want my swing in the on deck circle to look like my swing at the plate." I had to scratch my head.

In the end, results are all that matters.

(the famous triple-hit 3-run grounder in game 7 of the 20012 NLS)

does anybody else think pence is a little bit slow?

And while I agree with the majority of the posts in this thread, the OP asked if scouts would care. I contend that they will. If you want to play colligate ball you may get by, but pro ball scouts will want to see movement in the club head and hands. It is just an adjustment that you will need to make if you want to continue in the game.

No.

Nobody else thinks Pence or his bat is a little bit slow. 

There have been articles written about how he is able to generate a bat speed of 106-108 mph.

If you can hit and hit with power scouts will like you.  Similar to a pitcher with bad mechanics throwing 100mph.

Now they will report on your mechanics and in time someone might want to change what you are doing.  But one of the best hitters I ever saw started his swing from a hands still position.  While this is unusual there are actually some benefits that involve timing and plate coverage.

If you are a good hitter by doing what feels most natural to you, keep doing it until you need to make an adjustment.  However, there are certain things that are best changed early on even if you are hitting well, because they simply won't work at a higher level. I wouldn't necessarily say still hands is one of those things.

My guess is you're keeping your hands very loose, wiggling your fingers, anyway that is what most still hands hitters do. And obviously most great hitters have movement and rhythm to their swing. Mark McGwire, think what you want, is fast becoming one of the best hitting coaches in baseball. Doesn't surprise me because he had what I would consider the perfect swing.  Not many paid much attention because he was just known as a big strong power guy. But look at his swing if you can find video.

I watched a replay of the (1984?) "Ryne Sandburg" (what a game!) and what I noticed instantly was how many "weird" swings there were. Butt sticking-out bend at the waist, super crouched at the knees, closed stance and very very still bats, etc.

Those days are long gone...

Albert Pujos was as still as they come

I don't keep my hands very loose, I keep my hands pretty tight, but what I do is keep my wrist as tight as I can too keep from rolling my hands over in the swing.

What I liked about McGwire was his focus.  He looke so determined and so locked in.  He was amazing to watch!

Albert Pujols would tilt his clubhead forward as a trigger when he started his swing. The movement does not need to be obvious, but inertia is not a positive where a baseball swing is concerned.

Agreed

Just think the OP is confused on your advice a bit. I think it should be explained that the inertia theory to have movement already moving forward, rather than starting from a complete stop is what you are meaning. Which of course makes complete sense

And if as you say, scouts are cognizant of it, well then he should heed this advice

I hope this kid is throwing 90+ mph or otherwise his Dad will have to explain what all the laughing was about.