Draft Stuff

Yes sireeee a good day for the Springfield Cardinals.

http://springfield.cardinals.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100418&content_id=9411574&vkey=news_t440&fext=.jsp&sid=t440

Just wanted to write some stuff about the draft. IMO, don't ever try to figure it out.
Teams are still out watching players, I read yesterday where a scouting director was at the UVA game, pretty much indicates there is someone there who is going to be drafted high, or he wouldn't be there. But the draft is weeks away, things change, and not until teams get together and plan out their draft board (week of the draft), no one knows anything. Pre draft deals used to be done, I doubt that anyone now with the way the NCAA is on everyone's back that this is done (maybe). My son had 2 friends drafted first round, they didn't know anything until their names were called, no discussion beforehand about money, but both had indicated they were going to sign (college juniors), I guess that's what teams want to know, are you going to sign quickly or is it going to be long and drawn out. The best thing to do is follow some of teh info provided on sites such as PGCrosschecker, they indicated son would be around 81st, and they were not far off (at 71). That's the only way you might be able to figure it out and gives you an idea of where you might fall. Maybe.
My son's advisor is one of those who believe that, it is in a players best interest to sign quickly and get out and play asap. wasted time is wasted money, myson likes that philosophy. Many of his players have gotten good money to sign, but in reality the real stuff comes later when they help to negotiate your contract. That to me is what is important, for those that have advisors, what can you do for me later, will you sitck by me even when hurt, and do you beleive that I have the stuff for the highest level or am I just good for you to collect some money when I am drafted. Keep that in mind.
For those interested this is how son's last draft went, he was at practice in Mississippi for the super regionals, he got a phone call around the 68th pick by the Cardinals to tell him that he would be their next pick was he willing to take slot money (which was down that year 10%). He had an idea of which teams were interested, but had not heard from the Cardinals until the day before that they were interested, he never even met his drafting scout until he got to his first spring training. So it doesn't matter who you talk to, who said what, who came to a game or didn't, it all comes down on draft day.
A few months before the draft, I got a call from the yankee area scout in South Carolina, looking for son, who had not answered his phone because he was in practice. He wanted to make sure he had the right number, and went on to tell me how much the organization loved him, how they wanted him to be a yankee, blah, blah. Perhaps they were going to draft him, but someone got him first. I also found out later that the mets had a huge interest, he would have been their next pick at pick 77. But no one form the mets organization called him to tell him they were going to draft him, again that's just how it goes. So don't expect the scout to call, telling you that you might be drafted, what round, perhaps until a few names before they want you, or not at all. Scouts have no clue and have no authority to tell you were you will be drafted, perhaps a call the night before (as the padres did when son in HS) to see if you are still hot on going to school or going pro, remember it's about signability.