What, if anything, can scouts learn from sabermetrics?
The more (and better) information and analysis that you can get your hands on to help you figure out the player, the better. What, if anything, can sabermetrics learn from scouts? Baseball players are human beings prone to the same emotions that everyone goes through. They’re not just contracts, VORPs, ERAs, OPSs, WARPs and statistical projections. There’s an immense value in seeing the player, how he reacts, how he carries himself on and off the field. Not to mention that when evaluating a player’s swing or delivery, the crispness of his pitches, efficiency of motion…I could go on and on. What do you do in the off-season when MLB shuts down? “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” Who is the nicest person you’ve ever met in baseball? Outside of the D-Backs, that would have to be Van Smith, a scout for the Padres. He’s the one person outside of the organization that taught me how to conduct mys
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