In doing so, I would also be putting in the realistic time that a scout in the industry puts in which would help me to adapt to the hours that a scout may work from time to time. Next, I plan on reaching out to Brad with a few of my scouting reports so that he could critique my reports and help me to become even better at completing these scouting reports. After a while, I am hoping that if he sees the quality of work that he likes potentially trying to bring me on for an internship in the summer. By doing this I would gain experience with a major league team and as long as I do a professional job through the connections that I could potentially make with the Orioles, be invited back to intern again or even hired a job post college. The second piece of advice that struck me was doing anything I could to get my foot in the door within the organization. So, I went out on LinkedIn and used some staff directories to find professionals within the fields that I am interested in. Some of these professionals accepted my invitation and I have found myself in contact with Jesse Stender, who is the Coordinator of Minor League Operations for the Colorado Rockies. While he does not line up exactly with scouting I am in the process of setting up a phone call with him because this is a way that I can get my foot in the door and having the opportunity to talk to a professional in the industry is something that I do not want to pass up on. With this call coming within the next week or two I am hoping to understand another avenue of the baseball industry not only to find out more about what it takes but also to attempt to narrow down the positions that I am interested in within the
In doing so, I would also be putting in the realistic time that a scout in the industry puts in which would help me to adapt to the hours that a scout may work from time to time. Next, I plan on reaching out to Brad with a few of my scouting reports so that he could critique my reports and help me to become even better at completing these scouting reports. After a while, I am hoping that if he sees the quality of work that he likes potentially trying to bring me on for an internship in the summer. By doing this I would gain experience with a major league team and as long as I do a professional job through the connections that I could potentially make with the Orioles, be invited back to intern again or even hired a job post college. The second piece of advice that struck me was doing anything I could to get my foot in the door within the organization. So, I went out on LinkedIn and used some staff directories to find professionals within the fields that I am interested in. Some of these professionals accepted my invitation and I have found myself in contact with Jesse Stender, who is the Coordinator of Minor League Operations for the Colorado Rockies. While he does not line up exactly with scouting I am in the process of setting up a phone call with him because this is a way that I can get my foot in the door and having the opportunity to talk to a professional in the industry is something that I do not want to pass up on. With this call coming within the next week or two I am hoping to understand another avenue of the baseball industry not only to find out more about what it takes but also to attempt to narrow down the positions that I am interested in within the