I was going to talk about Ben Davis, but that turned into a full-blown article. Funny the things that can happen when you wake up at 4:30 and have time to do actual research. In other news, in the latest issue of Baseball America, Alan Schwarz has an excellent article on Matt Harrington and his [...]
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ESPN’s New Center Field Camera Angle
Looks like I’m not the only one who doesn’t like ESPN’s new center field camera angle.
Klesko, Lawrence, Nady
Turns out David Bacani was just getting started when I had to return to work. He knocked another homer, as Fullerton cruised to an 11-2 victory that knocked Tulane out of the tournament. . . . Ryan Klesko is hitting a weak .190/.238/.311 against lefties this year but he sure had a nice at-bat against [...]
Thoughts on the College World Series
We just got another dog this weekend, so I’ve taken to going home for lunch to check up on him and our other dog. Which also means I’m getting to watch some of the College World Series. This afternoon I got to see a couple innings of the Tulane-Cal State Fullerton game. I saw Padres [...]
In Search of the Five-Tool Prospect
In baseball circles, we often hear about the “five-tool prospect.” The traditional five tools judged by scouts in evaluating a player are the ability to hit, power, speed, fielding skill, and throwing arm. Symobolically, if we think of each of these tools as points on a star, then a player who possesses all five tools [...]
Winter League 1999-2000: California Fall League
We first examined the California Fall League (CFL) back in November, just after the completion of its inaugural season. My emphasis at that time was primarily on visual scouting, i.e., how guys I saw play looked out on the field. This time around, we’ll take a closer look at players who put up the big [...]
Winter League 1999-2000: Arizona Fall League
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) works a little differently from the other Winter Leagues. It’s actually subsidised by Major League Baseball with the purpose of serving as a league where the best prospects can further work on their game against better competition. Statistics in this league are often misleading, as often an organization will send [...]
Winter League 2000: Mexican Pacific League
The so-called “Winter Leagues” feature an odd mix of bright young prospects honing their skills, former prospects hoping to get their careers back on track, and veterans just playing out the string. In this series, we’ll take a look at some of the prospects and former prospects and see who’s on their way up. In [...]
1999 Rule V Draft
Here are the results of the 1999 Rule V draft, along with analysis of the players selected during the major league phase of the draft and how they might fit into their new team’s plans. Ages are as of July 1, 2000. Bear in mind that many of these players will be returned to their [...]
Pro Pitchers I Saw in College
Last time, we reviewed some of the hitters I’d seen in college. Now we turn to the pitchers. As with the hitters, unfortunately there were a couple of top young prospects I missed when they came to town, most notably Jeremy Ward and Barry Zito, so I won’t be talking about them. But enough of [...]
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