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Post by Mike Andrews on Mar 28, 2016 18:32:45 GMT -5
After much back and forth among the Scouting Staff, I am happy to announce that we are launching a revised Prospect Scouting Scale, effective immediately. The purpose of the change is to make the Scale more closely correspond to the generally accepted 20-80 scale for overall player grades used by professional scouts, major league organizations, and other talent evaluators. Here's a look at our new scale:
Check out this post on SoxProspects News for more information. |
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Post by mgoetze on Mar 29, 2016 8:17:34 GMT -5
At a glance, "4.5" looks awfully similar to "4-5". Might I suggest using "4½" instead?
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Post by thursty on Mar 29, 2016 8:33:19 GMT -5
What about WAR 2-3? That's not covered by your scale;
2-3 WAR would generally be considered "first division starter" territory
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Mar 29, 2016 8:45:35 GMT -5
Regular All Star Anthony Rizzo. Dang.
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Post by telson13 on Mar 29, 2016 9:11:49 GMT -5
Regular All Star Anthony Rizzo. Dang. Yeah, but in the end we were able to unload Punto for him and get back RDLR and Webster. |
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Post by okin15 on Mar 29, 2016 9:27:00 GMT -5
All makes sense to me. Tazawa is at the high end of that 0-1 WAR range (averaging 1 WAR over the last 4 years despite some injuries). Not that I have a better suggestion. I guess Ross and Layne, but they're at the opposite end.
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Post by 0ap0 on Mar 29, 2016 14:33:41 GMT -5
What about WAR 2-3? That's not covered by your scale; 2-3 WAR would generally be considered "first division starter" territory I'm guessing 5 was supposed to be listed as 1-3 WAR. |
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Post by jmei on Mar 29, 2016 14:39:12 GMT -5
What about WAR 2-3? That's not covered by your scale; 2-3 WAR would generally be considered "first division starter" territory I'm guessing 5 was supposed to be listed as 1-3 WAR. It was a typo that has been fixed on the actual "About" page on the website but hasn't been fixed on the screenshot above. |
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Mar 29, 2016 14:39:23 GMT -5
Nit pick, and maybe not the place for it, but I thought Moncada was supposed to have "8" potential? I remember posters comparing his numbers to Trout last season.
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Post by thursty on Mar 29, 2016 14:47:50 GMT -5
I'm guessing 5 was supposed to be listed as 1-3 WAR. It was a typo that has been fixed on the actual "About" page on the website but hasn't been fixed on the screenshot above. A 3 WAR player is not average |
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Post by 0ap0 on Mar 29, 2016 15:17:55 GMT -5
It was a typo that has been fixed on the actual "About" page on the website but hasn't been fixed on the screenshot above. A 3 WAR player is not average As a number that puts you at the high end of 5 and low end of 6, "fringe all-star potential, but probably not" sounds about right. |
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Post by jmei on Mar 29, 2016 15:22:19 GMT -5
Right, when we're talking about a spectrum that we're trying to split up into buckets for ease of reference, there are going to be distortions at the margins. A three win player is between a 50 and a 60 (let's call it a 55).
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Post by okin15 on Mar 29, 2016 15:59:04 GMT -5
Nit pick, and maybe not the place for it, but I thought Moncada was supposed to have "8" potential? I remember posters comparing his numbers to Trout last season. While Moncada is obviously quite a talent, he is also 20 years old and expected to start in Salem this spring. That in itself is enough to keep Moncada from reaching an 8 ceiling, or at least enough to make it unlikely that he reaches it. Also, as a guy who's probably lower on the defensive scale, he'd have to be a pretty special hitter to make up for less defensive value and get to that super-elite level. |
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