Now in its 16th year - and third year with the Sporting News - The Scouting Notebook is the most complete, annually updated, baseball scouting report covering every player on every team. STATS Inc. and nationwide team of baseball experts provides unmatched, detailed analysis of every player on every big-league team, as well as over 300 minor-league prospects. In all, more than 1,000 players! Features: Analysis is based upon detailed information on "every pitch from every game" in the 2004 season; Includes exclusive hitting & pitching charts for every batter and pitcher; Analysis of each players defense and baserunning; Player by player 2004, recap and rankings; Detailed outlook for every player’s upcoming 2005 season. It all comes together for a complete picture of player strengths, weaknesses and tendencies. The Scouting Notebook is a must-have for Fantasy-League players as they develop and maintain their teams all season, as well as, any fan who wants the ‘scoop’ on each and every player.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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An essential purchase for any baseball fan,
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This review is from: Scouting Notebook: Your Advanced Scout for 2005 (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook) (Paperback)
Along with Baseball Prospectus and the Bill James annual, this is a book that should be on every fan's coffee table throughout the baseball season. Full of detailed scouting analysis on hundreds of major leaguers, it complements the statistical annuals perfectly, helping to provide a complete picture of each player.
There are 22 players listed for each team, with 12 getting full pages and the others shown with 2 on a page. Each player's vitals are included on their page, along with situational stats. For batters, a diagram is included to show hitting tendencies, while pitchers are given a pitching profile showing a further breakdown of their performance versus the league average. The player evaluations are divided into 4 categories - a recap of their 2004 season, pitching or hitting depending on their position, defense, and a 2005 outlook. For the players who have to share a page, the hitting/pitching is cominbed with the defense. Managers and stadiums are also given individual pages, and the park factors and managerial tendencies are useful. Since more than 22 players contribute to any team, each franchise is also given a couple of pages devoted to "Other" players, whose stats and evaluation are presented in a succinct, boxscore-type format. Each team also has a section where several of their top minor league prospects are evaluated. This number is limited, since the book's main focus is on players expected to contribute to the big team in the upcoming season. The only complaints I have about this book are minor. One is that the stats in the back of the book list batting average first among stats for hitters. I think even non-stat junkies now accept the fact that OBP or OPS are better measuring sticks for hitters, so I think it would make more sense to list one of those ahead of average. However, that's truly a minor issue. The focus of this book is scouting, and that's something it presents beautifully. This is one I look forward to every year, and the 2005 edition does not disappoint. This is one to keep by your side during the baseball season, as it should prove both informative and entertaining.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Keep it close for games on TV.,
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This review is from: Scouting Notebook: Your Advanced Scout for 2005 (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook) (Paperback)
A terrific book that exposes the strengths and weaknesses of every Major League Baseball player and some of the up and coming stars who are close to reaching the "show". Follow every players at bats and pitching outings with this great scouting book that pulls no punches when analysing the players. A book I can't put down, every Baseball fan should have a copy in their library.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Baseball book with a scouting prospective,
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This review is from: Scouting Notebook: Your Advanced Scout for 2005 (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook) (Paperback)
To all you Baseball Prospectus diehards, your 2005 collection is not complete without this book. This book provides traditional scouting methods that you won't find in any other publication. If you want to know the assortment of pitchers a hurler throws, you can find it in this book. The best part of about this scouting guide is the detail description of players' tendencies and skills. The book also goes into detail about the 30 ballparks around the league and provides a one page report about the tendencies and stategies of all big league managers. While I love to read the performance based analysis of Baseball Prospectus, I think that book has failed to capture the total picture of ballplayers in its publication and I use the Scouting Notebook to get both sides of the story. Remember, a successful baseball team needs both a blend of brilliant sabermetric and scouting analysis to be successful.
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