From Complex To Queens, Episode 295: Modern scouting musing

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system.

We diverge from our usual format this week to bring on senior writer at Baseball Prospectus and self proclaimed “long time crank” Jarrett Seidler. For those of you who don’t know, Jarrett is co-lead of the Baseball Prospectus prospect team (along with Amazin’ Avenue alumnus Jeffrey Paternostro) and is one of the leading hybrid evaluators - one who combines data and in-game looks - on the public side.

What started as a conversation about early breakouts in the Mets’ system turns into a meandering discussion across a range of thought provoking questions; how do you recognize a breakout early? How good are the Mets at this really? What do you actually get out of visual evaluation in modern baseball? How certain is any of this, really? If you’re interested in the “meta” or prospect evaluation, this is a conversation you’ll really enjoy.

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