What is the process of becoming a MLB scout? Can anybody do it?
STARK: Most scouts have baseball experience. In my opinion its tough just to learn how to scout and project a player with no baseball or playing experience. It helps to have some references and some one that can refer you with baseball experience and creditability. Major League baseball does offer a scouting school experience, but learning from video and books is not the same as having a feel and a sense of a player skills and abilities. I think playing experience is a plus for some scouts. WBP: How does a parent know a scout is really who he says he is? Is there certification? STARK: Scouts received issued identification cards from Major League Baseball. Most scouts should have business cards from their respective organizations. Be aware there are some fakes out there. WBP: What is a typical day/week/month like for a Scout? STARK: There is no typical day for a scout. A professional scout maps out his schedule, what teams and players he would like to see, I would imagine mapping out sc
