By Frankie Piliere
Every fan that follows prospects will know where I’m coming from with this. There is always some great degree of ambiguity when it comes to prospect tracking but why is that? We feel that the degree of ambiguity should be taken down a notch if not totally eliminated. There should [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Prospect Mythbusting: Put Us On The Case
Posted in Our Opinion on March 31, 2008 | 17 Comments »
PTO% At Work: Crowner Of Aces?
Posted in Statistical Analysis on March 29, 2008 | 10 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
Through consultation of some good statistical minds, I believe that I now have a more firm understanding of what our new pitching statistic really is measuring and how it can be applied. Pitches Towards Outs measures a pitchers dominance. Yes, dominance. It sounds bold but that’s what it is I [...]
Mechanical Analysis: Aaron Crow
Posted in Mechanical Analysis on March 28, 2008 | 12 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
Aaron Crow is widely considered one of the top two pitchers available for the 2008 Draft, and a strong contender for college player of the year and #1 overall pick in the Draft. He’s certainly an elite talent that has a lot of momentum built up after a coming-out party at the Cape [...]
Batter Breakdown: Reese Havens
Posted in Mechanical Analysis on March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
We’ve had a mechanical analysis of a pitcher, now it’s time to look at a hitter. To best introduce our hitter breakdowns, I wanted to use a particularly impressive hitter in terms of swing mechanics. That hitter is University of South Carolina infielder, Reese Havens. A lefty swinger, Havens has really impressed me [...]
The Prospecting Mission Statement, Part I
Posted in Our Opinion, Prospect Lists on March 27, 2008 | 14 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
When it comes to ranking prospects, these days it seems everyone has a philosophy they’d like to share, but more importantly a list they want you to read and a book for you to buy (and probably a timeshare presentation). And I’d bet these lists look a lot like Baseball America’s Top [...]
Scouting Report: Dennis Raben
Posted in Scouting Reports on March 26, 2008 | 12 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
We’ve been neglecting the hitters of the world of late so I thought it would be time to break out the bats. And, if I’m going to give you a hitter, then we might as well start off with a bang. Bottom line: Dennis Raben is one of a handful of flat [...]
Scouting Report: Johnny Cueto
Posted in Scouting Reports on March 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
Last season, I was able to see a number of impressive players, just as Frankie did in the Cape. Being in Tampa, these players were the occasional amateur stud, but mainly top-level prospects in the High-A level Florida State League. Three teams are a short drive from my place and a [...]
Scouting Report: Kyle Gibson
Posted in Scouting Reports on March 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
by Frankie Piliere
Who says it’s too early to look at the ‘09 draft class? I couldn’t ignore one of favorite talents in the country, Kyle Gibson, for much longer. I’m a firm believer that Gibson will be one of the first few picks in the ‘09 draft. Of course, it’s crazy to think we can [...]
Changing First Base Profile Part of Larger Shift?
Posted in Our Opinion on March 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
I was listening to the Baseball America Podcast this week (Mar. 14 broadcast, roughly 27:00 in) and a conversation between John Manuel and J.J. Cooper got me thinking. Why has the profile for big league first basemen changed?
First, let me back up and explain what I mean by that question. You [...]
Pitching Efficiency: Pitches Toward Outs
Posted in Statistical Analysis on March 23, 2008 | 18 Comments »
by Frankie Piliere
Yes, we do makes posts on Easter Sunday. This post is worth it. Coming off a first-hand scouting report from the Cape Cod League, I wanted to follow up with a study I conducted using the Cape pitchers as my guinea pigs. Is it even sabermetrics or just for statheads? I don’t think [...]
Scouting Report: Shooter Hunt
Posted in Scouting Reports on March 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
by Frankie Piliere
We’re going to keep mixing in the tradition first hand traditional scouting reports (the type of basic straightforward scouting report a team would use for evaluation) with the mechanical analysis. But, remember this: if you see a traditional report on a player, a mechanical analysis will be coming down the line. [...]
AB:BB – A Measure Of League Difficulty?
Posted in Statistical Analysis on March 21, 2008 | 9 Comments »
by Frankie Piliere
Both myself and Kiley plan to put some of our raw thoughts and ideas on this blog quite frequently so we hope you enjoy stuff like this beyond all the other forms of analysis. If there are any new ways to look at baseball or any opening to analyze something that hasn’t [...]
Mechanical Analysis: Matt Garza
Posted in Mechanical Analysis on March 20, 2008 | 16 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
[Note: I talked to a few people after this article was posted and stewed on a some things I mentioned and decided to change a few parts from the original post, regarding the benefits of a faster tempo and frontside mechanics. The ultimate conclusion and overall message are still the same, but [...]
Scouting Report: Brett Jacobson
Posted in Scouting Reports on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Frankie Piliere
For our first entry, we have a scouting report on 2008 MLB Draft prospect, right-handed pitcher, Brett Jacobson of Vanderbilt University. This report was filed this summer while Jacobson pitched for the Harwich Mariners of the prestigious Cape Cod League. We’ve got the full report for you after the jump…
