Are the scouting reports based on first hand observations?
A great deal of the scouting reports here are based on first hand observations. We attend minor league spring training every year, where we’re able to scout nearly all of the players in the organization over an extended period of time. The staff and I also regularly attend games in Boston, Pawtucket, Portland, and Lowell over the course of the season. We also have eyes and ears in each of the other affiliate cities. In addition, we regularly interview many of the top prospects in the organization, who generally provide us with their take on scouting themselves and their teammates. We are also in regular contact with the Red Sox front office, the affiliates, the affiliate broadcasters, and several player agents, who give us their take on scouting reports. All of these reports are combined with information from professionally published scouting reports to make up the player reports here at the site. However, keep in mind that there are some occasions where none of the staff have had the
