Part IV – Evaluating Players During Batting Practices and Bullpen Sessions
It’s been a while since I last updated the Scout School series so if you need a refresher, please click on the links to the first three parts below.
When you’re scouting a baseball game, you quickly realize that there are literally hundreds of little events [...]

We continue our series today on Scout School with the Kansas City Royals… 
Part III – An Athlete’s Body and Hitting the Field
On Monday afternoon we got our first taste of action on the field acting as scouts. The Texas Rangers instructional team walked across the Surprise practice field to take on our own Royals squad.
Baseball [...]

Part II – Grading the Players
Scouts are in the business of measurement. They are tasked with measuring the skills, or tools, of athletes and most often baseball players. I say “most often” baseball players because scouts must always be looking for athletes they feel can play the game, even those that have had little experience [...]

I returned this week from one of the best experiences of my life. A few months ago I was invited to attend the Kansas City Royals first ever scout school in Surprise, Arizona. I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I certainly understand the grading scale scouts use, and I realize the need to find [...]