When a new owner takes over a club, they are given some initial scouting,
Now that the draft lists have been released, any scouting you do know is for next season.
It is cheaper to scout at a steady pace. For example, 4 players scouted per week costs $40,000 while 2 players cost $10,000.
In 14 weeks you could scout 28 players at 2/week for $140,000 or scout 28 players at 4/week for 7 weeks, and 0/week for 7 weeks for $280,000.