Category: Baseball Basics
Reese Havens: Swing Evaluation
3The 22nd pick of the 2008 draft -- shortstop Reese Havens -- has quickly emerged as one of the Mets' top prospects. He is a strong all-around player, both in terms of talent ...
READ MORE +Listen To a Pro Baseball Scout
3What exactly does a pro baseball scout look for when evaluating a ballplayer? What kinds of things does a scout consider, in addition to raw baseball skills? How can an amateur ...
READ MORE +Podcast with a Pro On Pitching
Do you know what LHP is the all-time leader with the fewest walks per 9 innings since 1900? Hint: it's not Johan Santana. A few weeks ago I had a conversation on pitching with ...
READ MORE +Can the Mets Use a Mental Coach?
7If you are a Mets fan, you are all-too-familiar with: - Mike Pelfrey's "yips" - Oliver Perez's "Jekyll and Hyde" routine - Frequent mental lapses on the bases and in the ...
READ MORE +David Wright is Unorthodox?
At first I thought this was the reason Wright played on the high holy day of Yom Kippur. Then I realized I had read the quote too quickly, and also realized Wright isn't Jewish ...
READ MORE +Fernandog Revisited
16Maybe I'm a weirdo, but wins don't necessarily make me feel wonderful about a ballclub. For me, the process is just as, if not more, important as the result. Do not read on unless ...
READ MORE +Basics: Bunting
While commenting on a replay of Oliver Perez dropping a beautiful sacrifice bunt in the third inning, Ron Darling brought up a fundamental that I don't necessarily agree with. ...
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