Stories tagged with "scouting"

Evaluating the 20-80 Scouting Scale on a 20-80 Scale

by Freneau on Apr 22, 2011 11:56 AM CDT on Royals Review

My evaluation of the 20-80 Scouting Scale on a 20-80 scale: 20.

Scouting Reds Pitchers: Travis Wood

by JinAZ on Mar 3, 2011 8:30 AM CST on Red Reporter

The last pitcher that I think will make the rotation is Travis Wood. The big surprise last spring was that Wood lost the competition for the #5 spot in the rotation to Mike Leake. But he did what he could do: went down to Louisville, pitched very well, and then pitched superbly when he was called...

Scouting Reds Pitchers: Homer Bailey

by JinAZ on Mar 2, 2011 8:30 AM CST on Red Reporter

Just a few years ago, Homer Bailey was the #2 pitching prospect in baseball. He threw breathtaking heat and had a killer curve ball--or so scouts raved. But after making his debut in 2007, Homer is still fighting for a rotation spot entering the 2011 season. There's reason for optimism: his...

Scouting Reds Pitchers: Bronson Arroyo

by JinAZ on Mar 1, 2011 8:30 AM CST on Red Reporter

With some trepidation, today we'll look at Bronson Arroyo. I'm scared, because Bronson's far less traditional than other pitchers. He throws a ton of pitches, varies his arm angle, pitches backwards, etc. I don't know if I'm up to the task of "scouting" him. But I'll try! Pitches Arroyo throws...

Scouting Reds Pitchers: Johnny Cueto

by JinAZ on Feb 28, 2011 10:23 AM CST on Red Reporter

Today we turn our attention to Johnny Cueto. Cueto had a big year last year, and at least in terms of his ERA seemed to take a step forward in his development (though his peripherals might disagree...). But today, I'm not here to tell you how good he--I'm trying to describe how he goes about...

Scouting Reds Pitchers: Edinson Volquez

by JinAZ on Feb 25, 2011 10:47 AM CST on Red Reporter

I ordered mlb.tv this year, which means that for the first time since 1996, I will have the access to watch (by my wife's reckoning) an absurd number of Reds games. One of the things I'd like to do with that subscription is to learn a bit more about pitchers and pitches. So, I thought it would be...

Saturday Rockpile: Giambi not the right guy, Rockies continue to execute their player development gameplan, more.

by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jan 9, 2010 10:37 AM CST on Purple Row

Krieger: Giambi likable but not right for '10 Rox - The Denver PostDave Krieger explains how Giambi doesn't really have place on the Rockies' 25-man roster for 2010. He also speculates that the Rockies could go after any one of Orlando Hudson, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera, and Melvin Mora - in...