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Scouting Talk with the Former National Crosschecker for the Red and Mariners Welcome to The Baseball Awakening Podcast, where we dive into the raw, unfiltered, unsexy side of player development. Guest Bio: Butch Baccala is the National Scouting Director for Prospect Wire. Previous to that he spent 25+ years as a National Cross Checker for the Cincinnati Red and Seattle Mariners. Summary: On this episode, Host Geoff Rottmayer sits down with Butch Baccala of Prospect Wire. We discuss his career as an evaluator, scout, and national crosschecker. Show Notes: In this conversation Butch talks about:
  • His background in baseball and how he got into scouting.
  • How different college recruiting was from scouting.
  • The saying behind, if you are good they will find you.
  • Playing against good competition matters in terms of being able to evaluate.
  • How the analytics plays into scouting.
  • How he developed his process of evaluating players.
  • What a crosschecker is and the entire hierarchy in scouting.
  • How the conversation goes when talking with other scouts.
  • Understanding what he looks for when looking at position players.
  • Understanding what he looks for when looking at pitchers.
  • How a player responds to a situation matters.
  • How it is important to ensure a guy has a plan and understanding on how to hit or pitch.
  • Can you scout confidence?
  • How the How-To of coaching confidence is missing in today's game.
  • Common flaws he sees with position players and pitchers.
  • The future of scouting
  • What advice he has for a young guy wanting to get into scouting.
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