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The Scouting Notebook: 1998 (Sporting News STATS Major League Scouting Notebook)

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For anyone out there who loves hard core baseball this book is for you. Every player from every team has a biography and a scouting report. If you did not know him before the season you will definately know him by spring training. This is a must for baseball fans.

This is THE book for fantasy baseball nerds. This will be my third year in a row using this book as my primary tool preparing for draft day. But, you don't have to be stat crunching geek to enjoy it - the book will be enjoyed equally by "lovers of the game."

The Scouting Notebook is an excellent book and a must-have for each new year for the true baseball fan. This book contains in-depth analysis of all regular major league players and many top prospects. It can give the reader an idea of what to expect based on past tendencies. A wonderful book!

If your league allows for the retention of players from year to year, this is the book to get. As a fantasy owner, I have been collecting these books for over 10(?) years and I find them invaluable in trade negotiations or just picking up that extra infielder off the waiver wire. What this book gives me is not just the stats, but observations on why a batter is hitting like he is, or why a certain pitcher should be performing better.

Also, pull out the book while watching a game on TV, the pitching charts for both the pitcher and hitter add an enjoyable twist to the game.

If you have to choose just one book each year to give you as much information about the coming year in baseball: who the players are, who all the teams' prospects are, what they all did last year and a forecast of what they will do this year -- then this is THE book you should buy. Featuring analysis from some of the leading writers and analysts in the game this book has it all including situational stats and diagrams showing batter/hitter tendancies. Whether you are a ROTO-nerd, a Fantasy junkie, or (and I know there are some of you out there) a genuine baseball fan, you WILL love this book. It has it all!

I've used the Scouting Notebook and its predecessor for several years to prepare for baseball drafts and trades. The book has summary statistics but more important good analytical articles on each player. Since I don't think this is all "by the numbers" I appreciate the insights. And the editors project performance by position. This year's edition is coming out a little later so should be more current.