By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
June 14, 2012
If only everyone in baseball kept as much detailed scouting information on the players as I do. Teddy Stankiewicz is going to be one of these guys who will prove my point. Now here’s a Texas guy that I saw once. Being a California guy, I had one crack to make my observations. That was in August. This is June. Back then, in my personal notes and the scouting cards full of wisdom, projections, grades and opinion (good luck peeking over my shoulder in the stands, I have eyes in the back of my head), I wrote this:
“Like! Strong solid build, arm works smooth full circle, solid RH strike thrower, fastball with late life. 90-91, run.” I put some other stuff in there, but I dreamed 5/6 on the fastball and I slapped an OFP on him that day, 52. So here he is, and I hope the Mets are as good at this guessing game as I am.
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By Jen Marder
June 6, 2011
Today the New York Mets selected Brandon Nimmo in the 1st round (#13 overall) in the 2011 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Nimmo from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Watch Brandon Nimmo Video
Read Brandon Nimmo Scouting Report
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 28, 2010
We’re grinding through our 2010 Draft recaps as the summer winds down. We’re on the New York teams this weekend. Mets come before Yankees. Steinbrenner bought everything else, but he can’t buy the alphabet. It wasn’t for sale.
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
June 12, 2010
The Mets selection of North Carolina right-hander Matt Harvey with the seventh pick in the 2010 draft reminds me a great deal of the club’s selection of Wichita State right-hander Mike Pelfrey in 2005.
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By Jen Marder
June 8, 2010
Today the New York Yankees selected Angelo Gumbs in the second round (#82 overall) in the 2010 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been extensively scouting Gumbs from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Visit Angelo Gumbs Photo Store
Read Angelo Gumbs Scouting Update
Read Angelo Gumbs Q&A
Read Angelo Gumbs Scouting Report
Watch Angelo Gumbs Video
Read March Angelo Gumbs Scouting Update
Watch more Angelo Gumbs Video
Watch 2009 Angelo Gumbs Video
Read Angelo Gumbs: Best Athlete in 2010 Draft?
Read Summer 2010 post-draft Angelo Gumbs Q&A
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
June 25, 2009
One of the new features we have planned for Baseball Beginnings is called Big League Beginnings. Here, we’ll catch up with current major league players to discuss their memories of their earlier years as draft prospects and minor leaguers.
The big leagues are a pretty tough place, to be perfectly honest. It’s a dog-eat-dog workplace where most guys know that if they aren’t good all the time, they won’t be there. Confidence is a must and so is experience. Players are guarded, but many of them keep those early years close to them.
Speaking of players, here’s one: Mets third baseman David Wright. Click here to see him as a high school player a decade ago at the Area Code games. You can also find this new feature any time across the top menu bar.
David Wright Video
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