O's Hire Former Rangers Scouting Director

[Hank Scorpio]

As a cross checker.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2011/01/os_odds_and_ends_hopkins_hired.html

[Stotle]

As a cross checker.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2011/01/os_odds_and_ends_hopkins_hired.html

Thanks for the info! Good get for BAL. Should help a lot in the decision making and in formulating an overall strategy. Hopefully Hopkins can bring a lot of insight from the perspective of an organization that has done well with amateur talent.

[Woody Held]

Can anyone tell me what a cross checker does?

[rhall]

Can anyone tell me what a cross checker does?

Here's an article that gives a pretty good breakdown of the scouting ranks and their responsibilities.

It's a quick read.