Ken Rosenthal reports that new Orioles’ GM Dan Duquette has basically dissolved the Orioles’ professional scouting department, reassigning the pro scouts to the amateur side:
“As you get more video and statistical analysis on a player, the longer they’re in professional baseball, it’s not as vital to have them seen by eyes, professional eyes,” Duquette said. “Players establish a record of their work. “Some of the trends that the statistics track, they’re not trends that professional scouts would normally see in a short look.”
If you don’t think that isn’t gonna get some old anti-sabermetric writers grumbling, you’re crazy. Looks like we’re gonna have some 2003-era “Moneyball” debates all over again.
Thanks, Dan!
