Bernie Inferno
01-13-05, 04:33 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=schwarz_alan&id=1963830
I found this article very interesting. It's basically a forum discussing the roles of scouts and statisticians.
The four participants were Gary Hughes, the Cubs' assistant GM and a scout for over 30 years with many clubs; Eddie Bane, the Angels' scouting director and a former top pitching prospect himself; Gary Huckabay, one of the lead analysts for Baseball Prospectus and a statistical consultant for the A's; and Voros McCracken, another top numbers man who also consults for the Red Sox.
I found this article very interesting. It's basically a forum discussing the roles of scouts and statisticians.
The four participants were Gary Hughes, the Cubs' assistant GM and a scout for over 30 years with many clubs; Eddie Bane, the Angels' scouting director and a former top pitching prospect himself; Gary Huckabay, one of the lead analysts for Baseball Prospectus and a statistical consultant for the A's; and Voros McCracken, another top numbers man who also consults for the Red Sox.