“The state of #baseball scouting today is a mixed bag.
Some teams seem to be prioritizing analytics. But other organizations – like the Texas Rangers – have actually added scouts to their payrolls since 2019.
When the Rangers won the World Series in 2023, baseball scouts around the league rejoiced: The team’s success confirmed that an emphasis on personal touch and people could still pay off.”
I once got a peek into the Detroit Tigers front office. It was overloaded with bureaucrats and paper-pushers, people who probably did stuff they thought was important but whose job probably wasn't necessary.
For reference: the Tigers have had historically bad offensive production for years now, which included signing veterans into long contracts, and then continuing to play those veterans even after they washed up in the middle of their terms.
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