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

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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.

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.

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.