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Watch a lot of baseball? Got an opinion? Fans' Scouting Report returns

I know you've got opinions on fielding (and batting. and Leyland. and ... ) Now it's time to share them.

The Eighth Annual Fans Scouting Report is open at Tango Tiger's site and ready to accept your views on the players.

Tango Tiger writes:

I want you to tell me what your eyes see. I want you to tell me how good or bad a fielder is. Go down, and start selecting the team(s) that you watch all the time. For any player that you've seen play in at least 10 games in 2010, I want you to judge his performance in 7 specific fielding categories.

Try to judge 'average' not as an average player at that position, but an average player at any position. If you think that Willie Bloomquist has an average arm, then mark him as average, regardless if you've seen him play 2B, SS, 3B, LF, or CF.

DO NOT CONSIDER THE POSITION THE PLAYER PLAYS!
DO NOT CONSIDER THE POSITION THE PLAYER PLAYS!
DO NOT CONSIDER THE POSITION THE PLAYER PLAYS!

And, most importantly, do not, absolutely do not, look at any numbers. Don't look at his fielding percentage, range factor, zone rating, UZR, or anything else that someone else is telling you. I just want you to rely on your eyes. You are the scout. I need you to rely completely on your own observations.

You know what we think about small sample sizes. So the more of you who go over and share your opinions, the better. What are you waiting for? Get to it!

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Thanks for posting this Kurt. Past year’s results have been very valuable, so I hope it’s a good sample size again this year.

Lee

by LPanas on Aug 26, 2010 1:03 PM EDT reply actions  

np

the bigger the sample, the more accurate the output. we hope.

by Kurt Mensching on Aug 26, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, I logged in and gave my Tiger impressions. Will take some time to do some other teams.

Boy does Everett look good standing next to Peralta!

If you survived 2003, you can get through this!

by Tigerdog1 on Aug 26, 2010 5:22 PM EDT reply actions  

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