prospect development Stories - South Side Sox
Gordon Beckham Will Be Fine, Thank You
I've been meaning to write about our boy, the White Sox savior, Gordon Beckham for some time now but have been waiting to see more at-bats to log my opinion. More than anything I wanted to address the anonymous reports given by a couple of scouts back when he was 0-13. "He looks like a pretty...
The Not-So-Secret Key to Prospect Evaluation
I bet you thought I'd never get around to finishing this series... Statistical Prospect Evaluation Primer: Part 4 The title of this post is a bit of a misnomer; there is no secret to prospect evaluation. You need the input of (multiple) scouts, your own observations, and finally statistical...
Statistical Prospect Evaluation Primer: Part 3: Pitchers
Part 3 in a series. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Pitchers In the last part, I mentioned that I don't spend too much time looking at a hitter's triple slash line, but with pitchers I take an even more extreme approach; I almost completely ignore ERA. To understand why, you have to...
Statistical Prospect Evaluation Primer: Part 2: Hitters
Part 2 of series. You can read part 1 here. Hitters The first thing I look at when evaluating a hitter is obviously his triple slash line (AVG/OBP/SLG), but I don't spend too much time dwelling on them. I apply the afformentioned context to the numbers and move on. There are better indicators of...
Statistical Prospect Evaluation Primer: Part 1, Context
Over the course of the spring, I have often commented that Chris Getz has built a minor league track record which forebodes future major league success, but I've never gone into specific detail to explain. I thought I'd put together a bit of a primer on the things I look for when evaluating minor...
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