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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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