Interview with a scout

quote:

Don't ever give up on your dreams. Don't let ANYONE tell you you can't play at the next level. Keep working hard to improve on your deficiencies in the game. Always hustle and play hard because you never know who's watching.

Yep -

I recently read a wonderful and inspiration book called "Breaking Nights."
In the pre-amble, there is one of the quotes and motivational observations of John Wooden:

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

If "life is baseball" both can be made better by adhering to those thoughts...in everything we do and on a daily basis.

Well, I guess this answers the question about how important velocity is. Take a look at the grading scale for pitchers. Only thing, at least with this guy, that matters is velocity. Apparently doesn't matter about location, movement, stuff, getting outs, make-up on the mound, height, weight or anything else. The higher the velocity, the higher the grade.

I believe that the interview really didn't cover all that scouts look for in players.

JMO.

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Originally posted by bballman:
Well, I guess this answers the question about how important velocity is. Take a look at the grading scale for pitchers. Only thing, at least with this guy, that matters is velocity. Apparently doesn't matter about location, movement, stuff, getting outs, make-up on the mound, height, weight or anything else. The higher the velocity, the higher the grade.

What you saw was the scale that all teams use to show where a pitchers mph is at. When you write on your card you tell what pitch type, where at, mph and other stuff. There is more that they are not putting in the interview that scouts look at as well.
Currently I have told scouts about a pitcher who is a 6 right now but after watching his mechanics I would rate a 7 and maybe an 8 in the long run. After two scouts saw him they were like I was on him and said like me there was a lot more in this kids tank. Will he ever be an 8? Can’t answer that but if I was projecting him down the road I would say 7 for sure. Now this pitcher has command over 4 pitches as well. That is something they did not list as well on the page of the interview as to what does a pitcher bring. Hope this helps you understand a little better.