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Sunday, February 10, 2008

The 2008 College Scouting Report, By the Fans, For the Fans

By Tangotiger, 05:02 PM

Let’s see what happens if we turn the focus on college players’ fielding.

I got nearly 2000 ballots for the 30 MLB teams in 2007. I suspect I’ll get half that, but for a far greater number of teams, on the college side. The reliability simply won’t be as great, of course. I understand all the issues. But, let’s see how far we can take this.

(4) Comments • 2008/02/29 • Sabermetrics • Minors_College

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