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.
Honored to be ranked #39 by @LineDsoftball in such a talented 2028 class! There are so many amazing players in this class, and I’m grateful to be included. Thank you to everyone who continues to support me!
@ATLVipersMcBay@CoachJCoram
8 games into school ball! @CoachJCoram
.615 AVG, .643 OBP, 1.192 SLG, 1.835 OPS
16 H, 6 1B, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 14 R
1.000 fielding %
Looking forward to the rest of the season! Go Patriots!
@ATLVipersMcBay@LineDsoftball@ExtraInningSB
Phillips has made some big strides just since Top Prospect Games in June.
Going yet another prospect down at Citizen Christian Academy next spring to see in ‘27.
2-way upside on the mound as well 📈
2029 LHP/1B Clay Phillips put a stamp on #SESSG26 with a dominant outing on the mound.
Clean, repeatable delivery & plenty more to tap into in the high-waisted 5-foot-11 frame.
FB: 84-86 T87; ASR, IZMs
CB: 71-74; Adv. feel, freezes
CH: 73-74; Tunnels, depth
Adv. pitchability w/ feel for the full mix and attacked in-the-zone across all quadrants.
Competitor.
@ShooterHunt
“Talent open doors, but character and discipline keeps an athlete moving forward. Great coaches teach athletes that the pain of discipline is less than the pain of regret. Say NO to some good things, so you can say YES to the best things.”
Kevin Burrell
Set your goals; long term & short term. Post them where you can see them everyday and make sure you have a plan of action to achieve them! Go Pats!
2030 C/3B Austin Newmans shows off the cannon as he hoses a man at 2B on a strike-em-out throw-em-out DP
Flips the hips well and gets the ball down on a line way ahead of the runner
#PBJFG26