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Category Archives: Scouting Primers
Scouting Primer: Defense
This will be the final piece in the Scouting Primer series, so let me button up with a large piece discussing the elements of scouting defense around the diamond. Scouting defense is an elaborate adventure that involves many components. Each … Continue reading
Scouting Primer: Arm Strength
A little change of plans from this week’s “The Lineup” as I am pressed for time during the holiday weekend; too much eating and time spent with family. As a result, instead of a lengthy post on scouting defense, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Arm, Arm Strength, Baseball, Primer, Scouting, Throwing
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Scouting Primer: Power
As Greg Maddux once said in a television commercial, “Chicks dig the long ball.” Power is the sexiest of the tools in a position player’s belt. It is also one of the tools that fans dream on the most as … Continue reading
Scouting Primer: Hitting Ability
Hitting ability is the absolute foundation of a young offensive prospect. Without a projectable ability to hit a player can have all the raw power in the world or all the speed you can imagine, and they may never materialize … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Hit Tool, Hitting, Hitting Ability, Primer, Scouting
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Primer: Scouting Command and Control
I’ve spent a few thousand words talking about the value of a fastball or a change-up, and how to evaluate and project them to identify a prospect. That’s all well and good, but when you boil things down, prospect status … Continue reading
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Primer: Scouting the Change-up
The art of pitching is often mentioned when discussing pitchers. A big part of that art – along with location and pitch sequence – is the change-up. For all the oohs and aahs drawn from a filthy breaking ball or … Continue reading
Primer: Scouting the Fastball
In many respects, scouting a pitcher’s fastball is one of the more linear processes in this fine art. When looking at pure fastball velocity, there is a generally accepted correlation to the 20-80 scouting scale. 80 – Elite – 97 … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Fastball, Pitcher, Primer, Scouting, Velocity
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