Here's an interesting blog that purports to be written by an actual scout using a pseudonym. I have my doubts since the setup is too perfect and the writing too good, but it is well-written and interesting. It highlights the differences between traditional scouting where looking for the "Sixth Tool" is paramount and so-called "performance scouting" which, as the scout "Cutter" Jones says, is mostly hogwash
An analysis of some of the posts was done here.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
The Sixth Tool
Posted by Dan Agonistes at 11:08 PM
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3 comments:
The Sixth Tool reads to me like a novel in progress, a morality play of sorts, but a modern one in which the protagonist deals with personifications of various modes of baseball thought.
I agree with both your comments. I think in the end Cutter will end up embracing performance scouting. Can't wait.
But still, I suspect we will continue to read...
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