Scouts’ takes on Billy Hamilton, Eddie Butler, Delino DeShields, and other prospects.
Eyes on Nolan Sanburn, D.J. Peterson, Dorssys Paulino, Andrew Aplin and others.
Scouting reports on Miguel Sano, Michael Wacha, Johnny Hellweg, Maikel Franco, Eugenio Suarez, Tyler Collins, and A.J. Jimenez.
Putting eyes on Miguel Sano, Maikel Franco, Jesse Biddle, and others.
With rosters for the Futures Game released, Jason looks at the players he’s most excited to see on a big stage.
Jason Parks updates his rankings of the best prospects in the minor leagues.
Ben and Sam discuss what Mariano Rivera’s retirement might cost us, then talk about whether it’s possible to evaluate scouts statistically.
Plus fast prospects, impressive non-prospects, and scouts.
Ben and Sam discuss the Royals’ power outage and the comments made by their hitting coach, then talk about surprising physical signs that scouts study.
Ben and Sam discuss PECOTA’s projections for top draft picks from 2007 and talk about whether FIELDf/x and comparable technologies will ever pose a threat to scouts.
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the importance of coaches, defensive stats, and how we know whether pitchers should gain or lose weight, with guest appearances by Colin Wyers and Doug Thorburn.
Scouts explain why they prefer Mike Trout to Bryce Harper, and a conversation with Bud Selig.
Scouts speak on Brett Lawrie, Sean Gilmartin, and Jed Bradley, among others.
Scout quotes about three players who should be on the fast track to promotion and two who might have more to figure out.
We debut a new staff column that collects what talent evaluators in the industry are saying with a look at some scouting scuttlebutt about young pitchers with bright futures.
Soliciting scouts’ takes on the four remaining free agents who made significant contributions to their teams last season.