There are several opinions on whether or not having a successful client base as an agency is useful in recruiting amateur players or current professional players. Of course, larger agencies who have a long list of professional clients can be perceived as being successful since all their clients stuck with them this far in their careers. Being an agent is relationship based and this can be validated by the amount of clients you have currently. Agencies with bigger name players will have an advantage over smaller agencies who only a few clients based on perception from the prospects and their players. The most common question I have been asked so far is “What other big leaguers do you represent?” If your answer is a truthful one and you say “I don’t have any”, the conversation will quickly be ended. This is especially true when speaking with high school players. High school players want to be a part of an agency that they can tell their friends about the other clients you have they can see on the television. They don’t want to say the agency they are with and have their teammates respond with that they have never heard of them. The only way to get around this issue is be a better communicator and educate the player on what to expect during the draft and how the process works. This will help with gaining the players’ trust in that you will do whatever is in the best interest of him.
7 Sports Group is a smaller boutique agency who just getting into baseball. They do not notable players on their client list that you can see playing on TV. One thing they can offer that most large agencies struggle with is personalized service to their clients. The larger the agency the more clients they have to manage, which means you may not always be able to get a hold of your agent to answer your questions. These players want to feel that they are your most important client and that you are doing everything for them. So, do you think an agency with a very notable client list to sell the agency to you is better than a smaller agency? I guess we will have to wait and see what the end result is.
7 Sports Group is a smaller boutique agency who just getting into baseball. They do not notable players on their client list that you can see playing on TV. One thing they can offer that most large agencies struggle with is personalized service to their clients. The larger the agency the more clients they have to manage, which means you may not always be able to get a hold of your agent to answer your questions. These players want to feel that they are your most important client and that you are doing everything for them. So, do you think an agency with a very notable client list to sell the agency to you is better than a smaller agency? I guess we will have to wait and see what the end result is.
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