The Scouting Notebook (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook) [Paperback]

STATS Inc. (Author), Josh Lewin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook | Publication Date: January 2002

STATS, Inc. drafts a team of national experts to give you the best analysis of every player on every team. The Scouting Notebook evaluates every major league player, not just the stars. Baseball fans will find rare analysis of every team, top to bottom, plus the top minor league prospects. The book's informative pitching and hitting charts make performance evaluation for the past season and scouting for the 2002 season a snap.

Features:

-Detailed scouting reports for all major league regulars

-Extensive coverage of every 2001 major leaguer

-Complete hitting and pitching charts from STATS' database

-More than 300 of the minor leagues' top prospects

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: STATS Publishing Inc (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188406499X
• ISBN-13: 978-1884064999
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,341,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thin and Out of Date, May 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Scouting Notebook (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook) (Paperback)

I thought this was going to be up to date and have the kind of detailed scouting insights one does not normally hear or interesting projections. Instead, it was woefully behind the times: the section on the Red Sox had at least seven players who have not been on the team for half a year. And the analysis of each player was very thin: the sort of stuff any serious fan already knows and not even as informative as you can get for free on espn.com.

4.0 out of 5 stars If you want more than stats, January 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Scouting Notebook (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook) (Paperback)

If you believe everything in baseball can be reduced to a statistic, this isn't the book for you. If, however, you're interested in true scouting reports about players' strengths and weaknesses, this book is a must. It's the first source I go to when my team makes a player acquisition, and most of the time the scouting report is quite accurate. I've been reading the annual editions of the Scounting Notebook for years, and it's the first - and often only - major league baseball book I buy each season(there also is a Minor League Scouting Notebook for those of us who follow the minors closely). The only improvement I would make is to increase the number of in-depth scouting reports included.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars STATS The Scouting Notebook 2002, May 31, 2002

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Jeff Sebastyn (Ormond,Fla USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Scouting Notebook (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook) (Paperback)

Does not supply the type of information that any serious fan wants. Almost like reading the back of a baseball card. The
authors do not reach for the type of info the serious seamhead wants. Typical comments such as "has a good glove" abound. Don't
waste your time.