Acuña is the prototype of what scouts for years called “a five-tool player.” Scouts judge a player on hitting for average, hitting for power, speed, throwing arm and fielding. They assign grades to those tools simply by way of judgment. We also have definitive metrics now. The buildin...
But there are ways to adapt Tim Harford – Financial Times Be prepared! It’s the scout’s motto. But prepared for what? In The Lion King, the song “Be Prepared” is a rousing celebration of fratricide, while Tom Lehrer’s song of the same title advised...
Whatever happens down the line, now is the time for baseball to take a stand. We need our young stars. They are the game's most precious commodity. If Jose Urena had been made an example of, and it at last tipped the scales, so be it. He earned it. And we, as baseball fan...