MINORS: The Eyes Have It—Slumping prospects
May 23 2019
There is a lot of chance in scouting looks. Sometimes you see a guy firing on all cylinders, and sometimes you see them in a slump. Mostly, you see guys somewhere in-between. The goal is to never get too high on a guy performing well, like many on Twitter with Braves prospect Jasseel De La Cruz’s 89-pitch shutout last weekend (Scouting report), or when a guy is slumping, like Twins prospect Alex Kirilloff. The trick is not to be fooled by either. This week’s Eyes Have It article is about slumping looks.
Last year, I scouted West Virginia (Pirates Single-A at the time) in August. It was a prospect-laden team. Included in my looks were Oneil Cruz and Calvin Mitchell (Scouting reports). I also saw Travis Swaggerty, who I wrote up as an...
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