Shawn P. Whalen

Married with five great kids and blessed to be doing what I love. Scouting for the Milwaukee Brewers.

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

Please read and apply!!! Thanks Kevin

[Kevin Burrell @KevinBurrellMLB]

A message from every professional baseball scout to every high school and college potential baseball prospect.

We're always watching!

EVERY. SINGLE. LOOK.

Pregame work. I/O. BP. Bullpens. Intrasquads. Scrimmages and regular season games. Every one of those is a look — and every look is being written down.

How you run to first base… or do you run to first base. How you move on the field and off the field. How you throw between innings. How you take BP when you think no scout is watching. How you execute pitches in a side session or between innings warming up. How you handle or process a poor at bat. Whether you’re coachable or whether you’re not. And how you treat your teammates.

First one on the field?

Last one off the field?

It’s ALL being noted.

All of it.

Get to the Big Leagues first—before trying to act like those in the TV league. You’re not.

Scouts aren't just evaluating your tools. We're evaluating everything: your habits, your effort, your work ethic, and your character. The player who gives effort every rep stands out — because so few do it consistently.

Newsflash…Scouts don’t care about your “ranking” or what publications write about you (positive or negative). Scouts don’t care how much NIL money you’re getting, or if you’re getting any at all. We’ll make our own evaluations and our own decisions.

Be intentional. Play hard. No matter the setting, the score, the competition or who's in the stands. When you don't, you're only hurting yourself, and you’re to blame.

There is not much you can control in this game — but the one thing you can control is your effort, your work ethic, and your hustle.

Because when you least expect it, someone is ALWAYS watching, and you never know which look is the one that matters.

Winners Win!

Make. Every. Look. Count.

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

I believe in the power of prayer. Please join me in praying for Maddox. Dear Jesus, please heal him and help his family get through this difficult time 🙏✝️🙏

Last night Maddox Graser had two hits and helped his Wooster High School baseball team win 10 to 0.
He was perfectly fine.
By 8 pm he was throwing up at home. It got worse fast. He was rushed to the hospital in Wooster and then life flighted to the Pediatric ICU at Akron Children’s Hospital this morning.
Maddox is a sophomore. A second baseman. A teammate. A son.
Right now he has no brain activity.
From a baseball field celebrating a win to a pediatric ICU fighting for his life in less than twelve hours. His family never saw this coming. Nobody did.
His mom and dad are sitting in that hospital right now needing every prayer they can get.
If you believe in miracles please stop scrolling right now and say one for Maddox. His family is pleading for them.
Please share this post. The wider this reaches the more people are praying over this young man tonight.
Maddox Graser. Remember that name and lift it up.

[Area Code Baseball @AreaCodeBSB]

Listen in to Dodgers 3B coach Dino Ebel talk to the players at AC Select West this past weekend.

Thank you to the 3x World Series Champion for always giving back to the game!

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

@LetsGoBlueJaysW Sorry, I’m only going to be speaking in Edmonton this trip. Thanks for reaching out.

[Sage Steele @sagesteele]

I love you, Charlie Kirk. And I promise to never be silent again. I promise to never again live in fear.
That’s what these evil people want.
They. Will. Lose. God bless you, Erika. I promise to honor your husband’s legacy forever.

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

@FocusFamily I’m absolutely heartbroken. Prayers for the Kirk family!

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

Biggest problem with most hitting instruction today:

Hitting coaches are building perfect swing robots that look great in controlled environments, but can’t adjust in games…

Instead of building athletic hitters that can react & adjust to different speeds, locations & movements

…it’s called HITTING, not swinging
#BaseballTruth

[NWScoutGames @NWScoutGames]

🚨Mark Your Calendars: The 2024 @PNWScouts @NWScoutGames makes it’s way to Joe Etzel Field in Portland, OR on August 15-16.🚨

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

Absolute gold standard advice to hitting. I know it’s not flashy with all the current buzz words but I’ll take knowledge & substance over hype every time!

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Dante Bichette dropping some serious knowledge.

Listen up 🔊

[Travis Snider @Lunchboxhero45]

To all the HS players out there posting your stats after every weekend, I get it.

We as the adults have failed you. We have lead you to believe that this is the path to “success”. To get recruited, drafted, and/or receive love from your friends and family.

Let your game speak for itself. At the end of the day, no one is going to remember your stats. If you are good, they will find you.

Continue to focus on all of the hard work you put in this off season, and refining YOUR routine that makes you the best version of yourself.

I’m proud of all you kids out there working your tail off and chasing your dreams. Just be aware of where you look for that love.. it comes with a price. It should come from deep inside of you, knowing that success was earned long before last weekend!

Process > Results

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

Pitchers, please watch how Tim’s left knee goes back towards 2B as he loads his hips. His front side direction, upper body acceleration and out front finish are great examples to copy. The art of pitching starts with body control!
Also, his long-toss was the best I’ve scouted.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

I could watch Tim Lincecum pitching motion all damn day

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

This is why it’s important to always be hunting. Stay athletic and play like it’s wiffleball in the backyard.

[Ozarks Springbirds @ozkspringbirds]

Don’t sleep on Brady Whalen 💤

[PNWPBSA @PNWScouts]

Five MLB starting pitchers today were drafted from the Pacific Northwest! @TarikSkubal @JansonJunk @MarcoGonzales_ @Swirvin_irvin19 @Drew_Rasmussen_

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

I’m happy for this young man but what are we doing?? He’s 13 and has 5 years to go before he’s a senior. Please understand promoting young players like this is not emotionally healthy for their future. Please STOP, let them be kids and play for the love of the game.

[Cayden Hatcher @CaydenHatcherFL]

‘27 Landon Green - RHP
@mvpcoach_pete

6’0” 165 lbs.

13 year old up to 91 mph 🔥🔥🔥

Athletic frame w/ a live arm that recorded 5 K’s over 2 IP. Velo held w/ life through zone. Sporadic control at times.

FB: 87-90 T91 (2417)
CB: 73-75
CH: 79-80

@ShooterHunt || @PBRFlorida

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

One of the good guys in the game. If you’re ever fortunate to be around Dave, do yourself a favor and don’t talk, just listen.

[Linn-Benton Athletics @LBCC_ad]

Dave Dangler, former LB baseball and women’s basketball coach, was inducted into the NWAC Hall of Fame Thursday. Congrats Coach! https://t.co/d5KcCAncWn

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

Amen! I couldn’t have said it any better. I would also add if parents quit buying all the rankings would stop!

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

A college scout/recruiter gets paid by the school they work for!
An MLB scout gets paid by the MLB organization!
Anyone claiming to be a college scout/recruiter-MLB Scout that is getting paid by parents is a salesman and not a recruiter or scout.

[Shawn P. Whalen @SWbrewers]

I couldn’t agree more. In my line of work it’s getting harder to find guys that can hit. I see a lot of swingers hitting foul balls and making no adjustments.

[Steve Springer @qualityatbats]

Keep teaching power over hit ability to our youth players then we better be working with our outfielders on catching warning track fly balls-not everybody has bionic wrists-GOOD HITTERS USE THE WHOLE FIELD-Learn to Hit 1st then power might come down the road if U play long enough

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

PSA:REAL MLB Scout Teams are FREE to play on and are few and far between. If someone advertises an MLB Scout team for 24, 25, 26 grads, please don't take them seriously, unless they are FREE and coached by a paid employee of the organization. Call the scouting dept if in question

[Damon Iannelli @crscoutdi]

Do you think this guy let how many stars or where he was ranked define him. You can't measure grit & heart.

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

RT for the last surviving officer D-DAY first wave, turns 99