By Frankie Piliere
Every fan that follows prospects will know where I’m coming from with this. There is always some great degree of ambiguity when it comes to prospect tracking but why is that? We feel that the degree of ambiguity should be taken down a notch if not totally eliminated. There should […]

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By Frankie Piliere
Through consultation of some good statistical minds, I believe that I now have a more firm understanding of what our new pitching statistic really is measuring and how it can be applied. Pitches Towards Outs measures a pitchers dominance. Yes, dominance. It sounds bold but that’s what it is I […]

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By Kiley McDaniel

Aaron Crow is widely considered one of the top two pitchers available for the 2008 Draft, and a strong contender for college player of the year and #1 overall pick in the Draft. He’s certainly an elite talent that has a lot of momentum built up after a coming-out party at the Cape […]

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By Frankie Piliere
We’ve had a mechanical analysis of a pitcher, now it’s time to look at a hitter. To best introduce our hitter breakdowns, I wanted to use a particularly impressive hitter in terms of swing mechanics. That hitter is University of South Carolina infielder, Reese Havens. A lefty swinger, Havens has really impressed me […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
When it comes to ranking prospects, these days it seems everyone has a philosophy they’d like to share, but more importantly a list they want you to read and a book for you to buy (and probably a timeshare presentation). And I’d bet these lists look a lot like Baseball America’s Top […]

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By Frankie Piliere
We’ve been neglecting the hitters of the world of late so I thought it would be time to break out the bats. And, if I’m going to give you a hitter, then we might as well start off with a bang. Bottom line: Dennis Raben is one of a handful of flat […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
Last season, I was able to see a number of impressive players, just as Frankie did in the Cape. Being in Tampa, these players were the occasional amateur stud, but mainly top-level prospects in the High-A level Florida State League. Three teams are a short drive from my place and a […]

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by Frankie Piliere
Who says it’s too early to look at the ‘09 draft class? I couldn’t ignore one of favorite talents in the country, Kyle Gibson, for much longer. I’m a firm believer that Gibson will be one of the first few picks in the ‘09 draft. Of course, it’s crazy to think we can […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
I was listening to the Baseball America Podcast this week (Mar. 14 broadcast, roughly 27:00 in) and a conversation between John Manuel and J.J. Cooper got me thinking. Why has the profile for big league first basemen changed?
First, let me back up and explain what I mean by that question. You […]

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by Frankie Piliere
Yes, we do makes posts on Easter Sunday. This post is worth it. Coming off a first-hand scouting report from the Cape Cod League, I wanted to follow up with a study I conducted using the Cape pitchers as my guinea pigs. Is it even sabermetrics or just for statheads? I don’t think […]

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