How does PG get info on players from its tournaments? Are there PG staff at each game keeping stats and making notes on players? If not, are PG tournaments a way of qualifying for the higher rounds that have more visibility/exposure?
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PGStaff may come along to answer himself, but ...
At every PG tourney I have been to there has been a staff member there keeping the book (well, electronically speaking) along with evaluations / game notes for every game.
The exposure part is up to the player. Expecting exposure just through being at the tourney is not an effective path.
We have staff at every game. They keep score and write scouting notes on most every player. Those notes are automatically entered into a database, file on every player. That information is not published on the player profile on the website. It is exclusively for internal use and MLB scouting departments and college coaches.
Same thing happens at individual showcases. Only difference is for the showcases the notes are edited and a report goes on the player profile along with a grade and other skill numbers.
The reports and statistics from the showcases are much more accurate because everything is more condensed. Sometimes, especially in the bigger tournaments it takes so many people to cover everything, that sometimes mistakes are made. However, in most cases we have ways to double check in order to make corrections. This requires someone to alert us to the mistake. Once we can verify the mistake, we correct it.
I can safely say it would be rare for any player with high level ability to go completely unnoticed at any event. Especially the showcase events.
I was under the impression that the Super 25 was slightly different from a standard PG event. Are similar notes taken at the Super 25 championship held at Lakepoint?
The championship events, yes! The Super 25 tournaments leading up to that, some yes, some no. Several are held by organizations that are not part of PG.
Are the new technologies getting incorporated into the current analysis - specifically pitching spin rates? I thought higher was better but just read where low spin rates allows for a sinking ball. Should I continue to assume higher is better? If so, what constitutes good and are there any specific issues which would lead to variability (mechanics such as 4 seam vs. 2-seam - as opposed to execution via less effort)?
Saw some Trackman data but had to review pitch by pitch. Is there any place to get the complete game data and maybe some game averages to compare to tournament or age averages? Kind of fun the first time scrolling through the game pitch by pitch (backwards) but could see this getting old after awhile.
If you don't mind my asking, how were you able to review the PG trackman data? I played around on the website but could not figure out how to find/access it. Thanks!
Go to Trackman (found link on PG site) and register. Once register, find your team and follow. You will see game dates - pick the date and find the game. The view I had started with the last pitch of the game and you can scroll backwards.
I'm hoping someone with some expertise will chime in shortly as I am hoping there are some better tricks to review and possibly compare.
Thank you, got it!
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Interesting article on Trackman below (could not get link to go live).
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/1...n-050433447-mlb.html
The article links to a presentation which says the following measurements are taken:
- 3D release slot including distance from home
- Speed at release
- Release angle
- Spin rate
- Spin axis (apparently this is important)
- Movement/break
- Plate location
- Plate approach angles
- Time of pitch flight
- Speed at plate
The last five are referred to as "what happened" with the first five being referred to as "why it happened". Article states that high spin rates on just about every type of pitch is good - the higher the better with spin effectively topping out at 3,000+ rpm.
Was there any Trackman data that came out of Ft. Myers last week at the WWBA Underclass? Did not know if any of those parks had Trackman installed.
Trackman was used at some fields, but not all. In addition to the equipment, Trackman requires an individual to track every pitch. But the equipment itself is very expensive and somewhat difficult to set up. So having it available for every game becomes nearly impossible at this time, but that is the goal in the near future. Our partnership might allow for that as soon as next season.