Five Tool Players

Quincy1,000+ posts

It's the gold standard, the accepted yardstick used to rate baseball players. For the record, the five tools are
1) hitting for average,
2) hitting for power,(HR's)
3) running speed,(60 yds under 7 sec)
4) arm strength (90+)
5) fielding ability.

Five-tool players get the key hits, big home runs, timely stolen bases, they throw out the tying run at the plate and make spectacular defensive plays.

Read this article for insights into being or becoming a five tool player.

http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/players/151063.html

8/6/0510:02 PM

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soxnole1,000+ posts

Thanks willieBoBo. Great post. Great article.

Player's of all age groups need to know that as far as many top scouts are concerned, a sixth tool, as or more important than the rest is attitude.

Attitude can be divided 4 way's imo.
1)Your a Leader 2) Your coachable 3) Your a team player 4) You know how to add to team chemistry from a personal, 1 on 1 standpoint.

Obviously not very many 5 tool players can be THAT well rounded. A guy who can truly fill that entire description (Pudge,Jeter,ARod,May's etc.) is the fellow everyone wants to have on thier team!

8/7/051:22 PM

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