'Scout X' is not unlike so many other ESPN butt-plugs
ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski had a pretty interesting read for those of you who enjoy hearing scout talk. It’s the stuff I look for and live for. There used to be segments of it sprinkled within every...
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Best tools on scouting: what to look for in a player. “The first thing is bat speed—whether it’s wood or aluminum—just, how fast can he swing the bat? That’d be the first thing and hopefully we get it...
View ArticleScout: “Albert Pujols’ Legs are Done”
Anytime we can get quotes from anonymous scouts on the blog, we make sure to do it. Today, they’re talking about the lower-half of Albert Pujols. As much as I love to read random quotes from a scout...
View ArticleHere’s a Peter Bourjos Scouting report from 2010
The Angels played 19 innings last night, and Peter Bourjos earned a trip to the disabled list after hurting his hamstring. Sometimes we come across random things in our many walks of life and now is as...
View ArticleHere’s a Vincent (Bo) Edward Jackson Scouting Report from 1985
Have to give a Hardball Talk hat tip on this one. We didn’t know the scout who had the pleasure of writing this report in 1985, but again we could read this stuff all day long. It actually got a...
View ArticleBy 1995, Darryl Strawberry was not wanted in the White Sox Organization for...
Today is a slow day at work with the impeding holiday weekend unofficially underway. I was looking for something interesting to read when I stumbled across Diamond Mines. And my life as I know it will...
View ArticleI LOVE Baseball Prospectus – An Updated Scouting Report on Andrew McCutchen
Uh, yea so this is beyond sweet. Baseball Prospectus provides us with some detailed scout-speak on Andrew McCutchen: Left-handed pitchers have a tough task against McCutchen, who isn’t fooled by...
View ArticleAnonymous Scout rips Bryce Harper, says Nationals may look to trade him
Baseball Prospectus has a new feature that might be enough to get us to ante up for a subscription. The new feature is called “What Scouts are Saying”, and this morning in the Washington Post we were...
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