Unhappy Scouts??

[Sports Guy]

The ironic thing here is DD essentially said that we don't need to scout guys that we already know...They have a track record and you go with that.

Yet, he dealt for a crappy pitcher in Eveland because, according to some on here, he has developed a new pitch and that has changed him.

So, if a player does that and you aren't scouting him, how will you know?

And if you believe the player is he what he is after a while, why would you trade anything for such a poor pitcher?

[allstar1579]

So with their new assignments the former "pro" scouts will no longer visit major league ballparks in major league cities to perform their duties. Now they get to go to destinations like Reading, Harrisburg etc.. Correct? Yeah, I guess I'd be pretty pissed too.

Nope, actually they will be going to Central (insert town name here) HS, and showcases in FL and TX.

[ShaneDawg85]

Keith Law is not a fan:

I'm inclined to think maybe he feels that way because he came from the front office world and can empathize with those guys a little. At least, that's what I hope his reasoning is, because there's no way you can look at the scouting at almost every level of this team over the last decade and conclude something didn't have to change.

[Sports Guy]

But they're not being replaced. This is sort-of ironic - for years we complained that we weren't doing enough advance-scout-wise and that's why crappy journeyman LHPs killed us. DD decimates our advance scouting and we're happy?

In the end, whatever works. But we are a malleable (and feisty) bunch!

In a lot of ways, this is him holding those people accountable...That gets a thumbs up from me.

[weams]

Obligatory Boomer Rep.

Any day that Todd which-hand-does-he-Frohwirth gets mentioned is a good one.

[allstar1579]

I was hoping you would jump in to clarify.

Amateur is high school - college. Is international amateur seperated?

International is it's own area, I think the little bit of International Pro scouting is lumped in with the International Amateur.

[Sports Guy]

Of course not, this has to do with the Orioles, of course he is going to bash it

9 times out of 10, he is right though.

Bashing the Orioles is a pretty easy thing to do.

[allstar1579]

I'm inclined to think maybe he feels that way because he came from the front office world and can empathize with those guys a little. At least, that's what I hope his reasoning is, because there's no way you can look at the scouting at almost every level of this team over the last decade and conclude something didn't have to change.

Yeah I would guess it's more an issue with how it was done than the idea behind it.

[Eddie_Ripken]

Keith Law is not a fan:

Wait.....he is saying he likes it right? He says @keithlaw may sound like demotions for orioles scouts, but doesn't it make sense?

[ChaosLex]

Keith Law is not a fan:

Boy, there's a shocker.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Wait.....he is saying he likes it right? He says @keithlaw may sound like demotions for orioles scouts, but doesn't it make sense?

It's hard to read the way I copied it, but that part is a question that somebody asked him. The Not in the least part is his reply.

[33rdst]

Nope, actually they will be going to Central (insert town name here) HS, and showcases in FL and TX.

Of course!!!! Da.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Boy, there's a shocker.

He tends to be right, though.

[Hank Scorpio]

Apologies are due.

Hahaha right, I'm going to apologize to Jen Royle.

[allstar1579]

He tends to be right, though.

Just because we don't want to hear someone be negative about our team doesn't make them wrong.

He is on record as loving our picks of Bundy, Machado and signing Schoop. He's not anti-Orioles, the Orioles just haven't given many reasons for praise lately.