Scouts

I took the Baseball GM and Scouting course at 17 years old with Dan Evans and Hank Jones and it was an incredible experience. I learned so much from them and I have been able to use what I learned to help me get going in my young career. I hope to take more SMWW classes and attend more events.

The biggest thing I learned from the GM & Scouting class is how important building connections & relationships and putting yourself out there is to not only getting your foot in the door but lasting in this industry really is. For the most part, all of us have the tools to scout. We can sharpen those tools and learn different things, but without the relationships and understanding the makeup of players and colleagues it is a tough hill to climb to be successful. This course has provided me the ability to get my name out there and I have been able to connect with scouts and front office personnel throughout the baseball industry, and it has even led to opportunities in my area

The things that I learned from this course are that networking is a lot bigger deal than I realized. I learned how to write scouting reports and get really good feedback on them as to what I need to work on and it's nice knowing that I can make mistakes and learn from them here instead of making them later. I also know that thanks to this course I will be further along than a lot of the people in my position.

Learning from Dan Evans and Hank Jones was an absolute joy. These men are a wealth of knowledge and shoot it straight. It's refreshing to get in-depth knowledge like this. I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in a career in baseball.

This course is amazing. Hank and Dan are as devoted as any teacher I have ever had. They provide insights that you cannot find elsewhere.

I'm writing to you and the rest of your team to thank you! I took the Baseball GM & Scouting Course two years ago and I learned so many skills that have helped me in my career. In December 2018, on my second season has Toros de Herrera G.M. in the Panamanian professional Baseball League my team won the Championship. In January, we got the opportunity to play at the Latin American Baseball Series in Mexico where we finished third and during this series we got a call from the Commissioner of the Caribbean asking if Panama could host a Caribbean Series and get Toros to play in the tournament. Not only did we help them organize the series and were great hosts, but a team that I put together in four days with 15 Toros Players, and 6 Panamanians from other teams and seven players from the Nicaragua and Colombian league won the Series in what is one of the most incredible histories in modern Baseball. We competed against the best teams in the winter leagues and finished with a 4W - 1L record with historic victories against Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba.

Thanks for your help and hope the programs keep going strong.

SMWW gave me a strong foundation with which to work upon. In an industry where information on breaking in isn't readily available, the coursework and lengthy discussions with trusted individuals that have been in between the lines so to speak was incredibly fruitful and the perfect kick-start for my working career.

At the end of the program, I was prepared for success in every facet: from working in a front office to interviewing for positions. I was offered two jobs and flew to meet each team and was extremely prepared for the interview process and salary negotiation strategy. I wanted a job in baseball and ended up turning down a job offer from an MLB team to accept a Corporate Marketing Manager position with the Frisco RoughRiders in Frisco, Texas. My dream is complete!

Taking SMWW's Baseball GM & Scouting course was one of the best decisions I have made. I learned so many valuable skills which will give me an edge in my career. I have since been named an Associate Scout with the Cleveland Indians. SMWW is definitely a course I recommend to anyone looking to break into the baseball world.

I am extremely happy to announce that I have accepted Shun Yamaguchi's Interpreter position with the Toronto Blue Jays and now heading to Tampa for Spring Training! If it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't have made it to where I am for what I dreamed of. 

Thank you for all the support you have given me and I hope I can be a good sample for those who are trying to pursue the same type of path as I do. 

SMWW's Baseball GM & Scouting course taught me a lot of the little things that go into scouting and working in the baseball operations side of the front office, which would of been very difficult to learn outside of this class. Larry D'Amato and Dan Evans are great teachers and provided everything they know to me in just 8 weeks. They truly care about the future of everyone in the class. I want  to thank both of them and Lynn Lashbrook, as all this material I leaned will help me immensely moving forward in my career. 

SMWW is an opportunity to "jump into" a network of professionals in all aspects of the business of baseball. Having the conference at the same time as the Winter Meetings is also invaluable. Whether young or old, this is an awesome opportunity to get a solid understanding of all aspects of baseball.

SMWW played a very influential role in earning my position with the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Operations department. The mentorship of both Mr. Evans and Mr. D'Amato helped me establish relationships with many individuals in the baseball industry that helped me get where I'm at today. The baseball industry is a tough industry to get your foot in the door, but SMWW and their mentors give you a leg up on the competition.

I'm very proud to announce that I have formally accepted a Video Scout position with Baseball Info Solutions that I will be starting in March. Not going to lie, it's been a long year filled with a lot of doubt of whether I could even get a job baseball after a lot of rejection but I finally turned a dream that I had in high school into reality. Thank you to everyone who believed that I could make this happen even when I had my doubts. Also, a huge thank you to my mentors at Sports Management Worldwide Dan Evans and Ari Kaplan. I gained so much information from them and their guidance put me in position to make this happen. I'm excited to see where this takes me and I can't wait to get started!