Player Evaluations and Scouting with Michael Medici

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Guest Bio:

Michael Medici – Texas Ranger Scout and Founder of ScoutSchool.org

Summary:

On this episode, Host Geoff Rottmayer sits down with Michael Medici, Texas Ranger Scout and Founder of ScoutSchool.org

Show Notes: In this conversation, Michael talks about:

How Michael got into scouting.
The difference between recruiting for college and scouting for professional baseball.
What do scouts look for when they go and look at players.
The process of projecting players.
What is makeup and how important it is?
The tools of baseball.
Why competition and playing better competition matters in evaluating a player.
Why strength and athleticism matters.
What body type is preferred and why they like certain body types.
What type of fo body does not meet what they are looking for?
and much more.