Say scouts are looking at a player take BP. How would they grade power based on the 2-8 scale?
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I'm guessing it is an estimation. it is about the number you hit out of course but also how you hit them out. I don't think there is a protocol like 10 out of 15 is a 70 or so.
The more you hit out the better but a guy that hits 4 out but hits absolute moon shots might get a higher power grade than a guy who hits 7 out but only clears the fence by a foot or two.
It is subjective but I think any decent scout can see (and hear) it pretty quickly if he sees a guy with 7 or 8 raw power.
Grading Raw power is very much a distance thing. How far can someone hit a baseball. Can see it in BP or in games.
Grading Power is very much a frequency thing. Based on true HR distances. Need to see it in games against good pitching.
So it is possible to have an 8 Raw power grade and a 5 Power grade.
Gap power adds to the hitting grade.
This is why scouts want to see BP. Then see the games.
Buck O'Neil, famous scout used his ears. He listen to the sound of the wood bat hitting the ball. It is a special sound from the good hitters.
Bob