Archive for the 'Scouting' Category

Eliminating the draft would make baseball better, primarily for its young players.

With defense all the rage behind the dish, can we identify which minor league backstops are boosting their prospects of reaching the majors?

Some major league organizations are cutting their scouting staffs. What might they lose?

Scout school was a challenging but rewarding experience.

Fan Scouting could bring another way to deepen the connection between the people in the stands and the game on the field.

Exploring the smartest franchise in the history of the MLB Amateur Draft…or the luckiest?

One player best illustrates the contrast between pure scouting and pure statistical evaluation.

Can minor league defensive performance identify future major league outliers?

Not everyone who would like scouting reports on a wide swath of college baseball players has access to them…yet.

Part 2 in this examination of scouting directors looks at how they did with specific drafts and skill sets.