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Archive for April, 2008
For Those Of You Still Reading Here…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Deception of Scott Patterson
Posted in Mechanical Analysis on April 15, 2008 | 12 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
Part of baseball’s charm are the oddities of the game. Players often have their own style and flare. Juan Marichal’s delivery was far from ordinary but it is nothing short of a thing of beauty. What’s my point? Baseball is one of the few sports where something other than the standard is not [...]
News & Notes: Furious Weekend of Action
Posted in News & Notes, Scouting Reports on April 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
I’ve been inconsistent posting lately in part due to all the games I’ve been to. So, the good news for you is that a new site re-design is on the way shortly (the other reason I haven’t posted much) and that a bunch of piping-hot new reports, video, and draft content [...]
Scouting Report: Scott Green
Posted in Scouting Reports on April 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
University of Kentucky right-handed pitcher, Scott Green, reportedly turn down a high six figure bonus from the Boston Red Sox this summer and it truly appears now that he made the right move.
After an impressive showing in the Cape over the summer and a solid spring thus far, Green is firmly in the [...]
Draft Buzz: Rays Narrow List For First Pick
Posted in Draft Buzz on April 11, 2008 | 19 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
Following the quasi-news of the Boras clients’ demands, Saber-Scouting’s coverage of the draft, from the rumors and innuendo side of things, has now kicked into full gear. After conversations with a number of baseball people, we have a draft buzz update chock full of information.
Inside: The Rays narrow the list for the [...]
Phil Hughes’ Mechanics: What’s The Deal?
Posted in Mechanical Analysis on April 9, 2008 | 24 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
When you are the youngest pitcher in Major League Baseball and being touted as the future ace of the New York Yankees, I suppose that it is normal to be under the microscope at all times. And, boy has Phil Hughes been under the microscope.
What has come in question about Hughes the most [...]
Scouting Report: Carlos Carrasco
Posted in Scouting Reports on April 8, 2008 | 12 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
The Florida State League was loaded last year, especially with top-end pitching and I saw most of the top prospects that came through the league. I’ll be going to the Rays home opener tonight, but before I leave, I wanted to give a look at another high-profile prospect from the 2007 FSL.
Carlos [...]
The Complete First Chat
Posted in Chat on April 7, 2008 | 13 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere & Kiley McDaniel
We promised a chat last week, you submitted questions, and now we have to face the music.
A big thanks to all the people who have linked to us and to the readers for coming by. The quick response to the site has been unexpected and also made us step up [...]
Rumored Price For Boras Clients Surface
Posted in News & Notes, Our Opinion on April 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
Scott Boras is without a doubt the highest profile agent in sports history and many of his methods are heavily debated. A few teams deal with him with no fear, some allow him to out-leverage them, others just don’t deal with him at all. That being said, until recently, he seemed [...]
News & Notes: Clearwater vs. Dunedin
Posted in News & Notes, Scouting Reports on April 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
As Frankie referenced earlier with his Chris Dominguez scouting report, not only can we not see every top prospect, but we obviously won’t see only top prospects. On any given field, there’s a bunch of guys that aren’t Rick Porcello. Extend that a bit, and even being in a hotbed for [...]
What Is Wrong With Kei Igawa?
Posted in Mechanical Analysis, Scouting Reports on April 4, 2008 | 20 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
Ah, yes, the question that just about every Yankee fan would like an answer to. There’s probably a lot wrong with the Japanese southpaw that the Yankees wish they could fix. But, there are also other things that seem to be more obvious, at least to me, that appear to be [...]
Scouting Report: Rick Porcello
Posted in Scouting Reports on April 4, 2008 | 14 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
I was able to make it out to see arguably the top pitching prospect in baseball last night on minor league opening day. The Lakeland Flying Tigers (why they’re flying, nobody knows) opened their Florida State League season versus the Tampa Yankees at Legends Field and I was able to get a [...]
News & Notes: Opening Night at Legends
Posted in News & Notes on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A couple notes from last night’s game before I post the Porcello scouting report in a few minutes…
Inside: what really happened with Mark Melancon last night, how each pitcher looked, and a few interesting Tiger relievers, after the jump…
Scouting Report: Harold Martinez
Posted in Scouting Reports on April 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
Harold Martinez of Miami’s Braddock High School was the first prospect I saw at the Sarasota Classic and you can find my preliminary thoughts here. His stock is slipping from being in the top 5 among high school players before the season and now he is more of a projection 3B prospect [...]
News & Notes: Sarasota Classic, Part II
Posted in News & Notes, Scouting Reports on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Kiley McDaniel
This second Sarasota Classic update will cover the balance of the prospects I saw during my time at the tournament. Harold Martinez was the highest profile guy and hijacked that first update that was meant to cover a few players, so I’ll go rapid fire on the thumbnail sketch of the remaining [...]
Scouting Report: Chris Dominguez
Posted in Scouting Reports on April 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »
By Frankie Piliere
We’ve been talking about a lot of sure fire (if such a prospect exists) players as of late. But, in my opinion, scouting gets even more interesting when you are evaluating wildcard type players. Chris Dominguez, a physically massive slugger from the University of Louisville, is one of those players. Chris has always [...]
The Prospecting Mission Statement, Part II
Posted in Our Opinion, Prospect Lists on April 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
Catch part one of this series here. I’ve dragged my feet a bit on getting to part two of the series, but all four of you eagerly awaiting more of the site’s methods on ranking prospects, wait no more!
This section will focus on a interesting philosphical debate including Ben Grieve, financial valuation [...]
News & Notes: Sarasota Classic, Part I
Posted in News & Notes, Scouting Reports on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
By Kiley McDaniel
First off, I’d like to apologize for the infrequent posting the last few days. Frankie and I have made some big plans for players to see and report on, various rankings, and story ideas, and we’re moving in that direction. When it comes to laying the groundwork and going to see [...]
