Baseball Intellect A unique site that combines sabermetric analysis and player scouting into one. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 2 0 47 490

Articles from Baseball Intellect

The Most Underrated Prospects in Baseball 2008-03-29 12:14:59 Over the next month or so, I will be unveiling the 2008 Prospect Preview Series (likely ending with the season already underway, but that's ok). We begin our 2008 Prospect Preview Series by looking at the most underrated prospects in all of baseball... To see a full breakdown of Henry Sosa (Giants), Jed Lowrie (Red Sox), Chase Headley (Padres), Jair Jurrjens (Braves), Austin Jackson (Yankees), and Chris Tillman (Orioles), please click here. ...

A Tale of Two Arm Actions 2008-03-29 12:13:25 Lets talk arm action. No, the comparison between Roy Oswalt and Jeff Manship isn't really fair. Roy Oswalt is one of the best pitchers in the game, while Jeff Manship is a pretty good pitching prospect in the Twins organization. But one of them has excellent arm action. The other has some work to do. As you look at Roy Oswalt below, I want you to focus on the mid-way point through his arm circle. This is where the elbow should be picking up the ball as the arm is loaded horizontally (meaning toward first base, not second). Here is how Roy Oswalt does it: To continue reading this article, please click here... ...

Scouting the Unknown - Fautino de los Santos 2008-03-29 12:11:23 As Fautino de los Santos continued to put up fantastic numbers, slowly but surely his name recogntion grew. However, for much of 2007, de los Santos was an unknown outside of the Chicago White Sox organization. Here is a pitching prospect with excellent numbers to go along with excellent stuff, and nobody had a clue as to who this guy was entering the year. This isn't the case anymore, as de los Santos has popped up on almost every top prospect list released over the offseason and also found himself in the middle of a blockbuster deal to the Oakland Athletics for Nick Swisher. The reason de los Santos was an unknown commodity was because this was his first year in the United States. The 21 year old pitcher came over from the Dominican Republican and quickly began blowing away hitters at low-A Kannapolis in the Sally League. I want to examine de los Santos' mechanics, stuff, and numbers to get an idea of what we should expect out of him in the future. Please click here to continue r ...

Matt Kemp's Tremendous Bat Speed 2008-03-29 12:08:20 Dodger's right fielder Matt Kemp is among the premier young players in the game and just oozes talent and potential. I want to highlight one thing Matt Kemp does exceptionally well. Kemp does what is called letting the ball travel deep into his hitting zone. He waits until the last possible moment to commit to a pitch. The beneftis? Click the link to see a visual of Kemp's bat speed... ...

Welcome to Baseball-Intellect 2008-03-29 11:57:17 Let me first say welcome to what I hope will be many readers. In this article, I am going to basically explain what this site is all about. Baseball-Intellect is a site that combines sabermetric analysis and player scouting into one. Both the major and minor leagues will be covered, but there will be a special emphasis on minor league prospects and the reason is because much of what I will be writing about deals with helping fans actually see players that they either haven't seen before or haven't seen very much of. Rarely do you hear a fan discuss a team's best prospects on a seen-them-play basis. Usually, we rehash scouting reports, which are sometimes vague, from various publications, looking for every scrap of information we can find. I'm looking to change that. To continue reading the rest of this article, please click here... ...