Many college baseball players are regarded by some of today’s pro baseball veterans as “coddled” or “still in the cocoon”. They view many of the guys who are 21-24 years old as being lazy or having anyone (Mom, Dad, uncle, coach, local instructor, etc.) do their marketing for them instead of the player himself reaching out to managers, coaches, general managers and directors of player operations to get signed. Whether you think that this belief is justified or not, many veterans of player development have this underlying notion. That is because the continually run into such situations.
Here is a good article to show you how marketing yourself to pro baseball teams can pay off:
It talks about how the Evansville Otters (Frontier League) GM appreciated the efforts of players who e-mailed the team first in pursuit of opportunities to play. Keep this in mind during the season as many teams may need “fill in” players toward the end of the season due to players being cut, signed by affiliated teams, having to go back to school, etc.