abc006 Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I'm doing a school project, and I decided to see what way of evaluating a player works better - using statistical analysis or observational scouting. It's obviously an imperfect way of getting to the real answer, but I devised a system where it includes rating each team from -10 to 10; -10 being using the almost all scouting, and 10 using the almost all statistics. It focusing mainly on the GM in trades and signings rather than managers during games. Here's what I've come up with, but I want your opinion on it, since I know it's not as accurate as it could be: AL East Yankees > 5 Red Sox > 7 Blue Jays > 6 Orioles > 1 Devil Rays > -3 Central White Sox > 3 Tigers > -2 Twins > 5 Royals > 0 Indians > 3 West Mariners > -1 Oakland > 9 Angels > 2 Rangers > -3 NL East Mets > 4 Phillies > 2 Braves > -4 Marlins > -2 Nationals > 1 Central Cardinals > 2 Brewers > 3 Cubs > -1 Houston > 3 Cincinnati > -3 Pittsburgh > 0 West Dodgers > 2 Padres > 2 Diamondbacks > -2 San Francisco > 1 Colorado > -3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkslide820 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Are you just using the numbers as a representation of which a team does more, scout or use stats? I don't know how you would measure that unless you read A LOT of organizational and insider reports. But what do the numbers prove? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySeven Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Braves should get points off for almost never drafting college players and almost always drafting high school players who are less likely to reach the majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 And how well has that worked for them? They've got the best scouting staff in the MLB, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddux31 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Very well said KG! Points off for not drafting college players twentyseven? Their scout and farm system is one of the best in baseball if not the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySeven Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Very well said KG! Points off for not drafting college players twentyseven? Their scout and farm system is one of the best in baseball if not the best. The point was, that is very much "observational" scouting as opposed to statistics. High school statistics are pretty much worthless, and they have to go almost entirely on projectability And how well has that worked for them? They've got the best scouting staff in the MLB, I believe. I merely meant "Take off points" as in based on the system that ABC is using, more "observational" means left points. I agree that the Braves do have good scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Sorry, I didn't mean to come off as rude or anything, it was more of me praising one of the finer professional franchises. I agree that they should get points deducted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc006 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 After reading more about the Braves, I've realized they are one of the most scouting-based organizations out there. I changed that, along with some other minor tweaks to the ratings. (And yes, it's not judging how good the team's scouting system is, just how much they use statistics, which for no particular reason is higher, and how much they scout observationally, which is lower on the "scale".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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