Since everybody is showing off their best player, I want to show off my first and only scouts statistics this season as of yesterday:

Rene Leitner, Austrian striker, 22 yo, current quality 41 (7 stars), Free Kick specialist
Goals: 32 (16 in league, thats twice as many as the next best scorer)
Assists: 7
Best Player Awards: 10

For comparison, my best player of last seasons stats this season:

Jonathon Jackson, Australian AMC/AMR, 24 yo, current quality 29 (4 stars), no SA
Goals: 10 (6 in league, shared 4th best scorer)
Assists: 5
Best Player: 3

so, buying scouts is worth it if you get the right ones...