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CHICAGO -- Before each game, a detailed scouting report of that night's opposing pitcher is placed on the stool in front of every Red Sox player's locker. Anecdotal evidence suggests that was not the case in Wednesday night's 6-2 win over the Whit...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- White ball, white roof, look out below. It's an occupational hazard of playing in Tropicana Field, and it was a topic, David Ortiz said, that came up during the team's pregame meeting held to go over their scouting report o...

BOSTON -- Gary Hughes, who at 72 is serving as a consultant to the Red Sox near the end of what has been a legendary scouting career, came up and introduced himself to 23-year-old Sox rookie Allen Webster in the Sox clubhouse Wednesday night. This...

Many in the Yankees organization believe you should wait six weeks before there is a large enough sample for a scouting report. We are only a little more than halfway to what the club would consider a fair amount of games to begin judgment. So gr...

ESPN's scouts recently released reports on Penn State's three 2014 commits, so NittanyNation decided to take a closer look at each player and what those scouting reports had to say: MLB Troy Reeder, Salesianum (Del.) High School, 6-foot-3, 232 pou...

Tristan H. Cockcroft lists 20 players for 2013 he really likes -- at least compared to the general consensus.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Texas Rangers were scouting New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain earlier this week, according to a story in Wednesday's New York Post. The Post's report said that Don Welke, a senior special assistant to president of ...

MARYVALE, Ariz. -- We have yet to see how pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu will fare on the mound this season, but here's one scouting report on his batting skills: Pitch him low. Hitting for the first time since he was in high school eight years ago, Ryu kep...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Ask any veteran player, and he'll tell you the ability to adapt is the key to a lengthy and productive major league career. The pitchers, advance scouting reports and game-planning in the big leagues are unrelenting, and hitters who f...

MESA, AZ. -- And the winner is ... Nate Halm. Halm, an assistant for video and advanced scouting, beat 15 other front office and clubhouse personnel in the "play-in" round of the Chicago Cubs annual bunting tournament. Halm will enter the ...

Mark Buehrle has decided to live apart from his family once the season starts because one of his dogs, a pit bull, isn't allowed to live in the greater Toronto area.

A talent evaluator breaks down the offseason changes in the AL East.

Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior talked to Cubs prospects on Thursday about the pressure of dealing with a big-league career. Vice-president of scouting and player development Jason McLeod invited Kerry Wood to talk to the 10 prospects last ...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs' announcements Monday weren't just limited to adding a third-base coach and nailing down the hitting-coach situation. Restructuring on the player development side was revealed, as well as changes on the amateur scouting...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have hired Gerry Hunsicker as senior adviser of baseball operations to help general manager Ned Colletti and president and CEO Stan Kasten with the major league club.

BALTIMORE -- How serious are the Red Sox about adding new talent evaluators? They are about to hire Eddie Bane, the man who drafted spectacular rookie Mike Trout while he was scouting director of the Los Angeles Angels, as a major league special assi...