# Scouting and Video · Baseball Level 6: Advanced

Baseball · Level 6: Advanced · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/baseball/level-6/scouting-and-video/)

The 20-80 scale, the five tools, stopwatch and radar gun, the draft, international scouting, advance scouting, the video room, make-up and character, projection, and scouting departments.

## Test 1: The 20-80 scale

- Fifty is an average big-league tool. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Eighty is the top of the scale, rarely given. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Sixty is 'plus', seventy 'plus-plus'. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Each ten points marks a clear step above or below average. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Forty is one step below average. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A young player's tools may improve before he reaches the majors. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Elite velocity sits near 100 mph today. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Higher grades are better; 50 is average. (Source: General baseball reference)
- About 45, 50, 60 and 70. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Seventy is two steps above average. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 2: The five tools

- The tools are hitting, power, speed, arm and fielding. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Five-tool players are rare and highly valued. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The hit tool is the ability to make solid, frequent contact. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Power is wasted if the bat rarely meets the ball. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Scouts time runners from home to first. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Trout combined power, speed, average, arm and defence. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Scouts grade each pitch, plus command and delivery. (Source: General baseball reference)
- At-bat, run, then defence. (Source: General baseball reference)
- More strong tools, more complete player. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A stopwatch measures running times. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 3: Stopwatch and radar gun

- Elite runners get close to 4.0 or under. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The left-handed batter's box is nearer first base. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Pop time measures a catcher's throw to second. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Scouts record each pitch's speed. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A slow delivery makes him easy to steal on. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Keeping speed late shows stamina. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Cameras and radar track every pitch automatically. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Lower times are faster. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Contact to the bag. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Radar guns read pitch velocity. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 4: The draft

- The draft began in June 1965. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The Kansas City Athletics took him in 1965. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The draft shrank from 40 rounds to 20. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A draft lottery decides the first picks among non-playoff teams. (Source: General baseball reference)
- High-school players can be drafted after graduating. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A team holds a player's rights if he signs. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Prospects work out and are measured at the combine. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1965, 2021, 2023. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Pick, sign, report, develop. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The top pick puts on his new club's cap on draft night. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 5: International scouting

- International amateurs can sign at sixteen. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Dominicans make up the largest group of foreign players. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Academies house, train and teach young prospects. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Each club has a capped pool for international bonuses. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Japanese clubs can post players so MLB teams can sign them. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Ohtani joined the Los Angeles Angels in 2018. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Big events gather many top players in one place. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Programme, signing, academy, then the US. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Sixteen-year-olds sign first; posted players are established pros. (Source: General baseball reference)
- MLB clubs run academies for young international signings. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 6: Advance scouting

- He watches upcoming rivals and writes reports. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Reports guide how to pitch each hitter and where to stand. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clubs now study video and tracking data from the office. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Pitchers use zone charts to attack hitters. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Hitters learn what he throws in each count. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Hitters' and pitchers' meetings happen before the first game. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Rivals change approach, so the reports change too. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Video, data, plan, meeting. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Zones guide every pitch; base-running only matters on base. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Teams review opponents before a series. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 7: The video room

- Video coordinators clip every pitch for players and coaches. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clips show what the pitcher threw and how they swung. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Using video to steal signs in real time is banned. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Video shows small changes that hurt command. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Players review clips on tablets between innings or games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- High-speed video shows details invisible to the eye. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clear video helps the manager decide whether to challenge. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Watch, learn, adjust. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Preparation first, game-day review next, in-game checks last. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The video room lets players review at-bats during games. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 8: Make-up and character

- Make-up covers drive, attitude and coachability. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Hard-working players often get more from their talent. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Interviews and background checks show character. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Coachable players take advice and adjust. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Doubts about character can lower his draft stock. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Grit is the ability to keep going through setbacks. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Tests add to scouts' impressions of character. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Personal contact shows most; stats show least. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Watch, ask, meet, report. (Source: General baseball reference)
- How a player reacts to failure shows character. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 9: Projection

- Scouts guess what a young player will become. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A tall, lean teenager may add strength and speed. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Young players with room to grow can improve more. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He is likely to reach the majors but not to become a star. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He could become a star but may not develop. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Growth, training and injuries change velocity a lot. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Doing well against older players suggests more growth. (Source: General baseball reference)
- More growth left, higher ceiling. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Polish gives a safer path; youth adds risk. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Long, lean teenagers often add velocity. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 10: Scouting departments

- Area scouts cover the amateur players in their territory. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Cross-checkers compare prospects across regions. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The director runs the draft board. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Pro scouts evaluate players in other organisations for trades. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Eyes and data together give a fuller picture. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clubs rank players before the draft. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A comparison helps others picture the prospect. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Area scouts find, cross-checkers confirm, the director decides. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Report, recheck, rank, draft. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clubs rank prospects on a draft board. (Source: General baseball reference)

Sources: General baseball references, WBSC and league material, coaching manuals; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category.

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