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C.J. Nitkowski examines how major league teams have become better at scouting Asian pitchers. Rather than pitchers from the Far East improving, MLB clubs are better identifying traits that lead to successful transitions, like size and velocity.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013

Author's note: Please keep in mind that evaluating off TV footage isn't the same as scouting a player live or off video angles that are geared to allow for evaluation. Jose Fernandez's major league debut Sunday against the Mets couldn...

Blog | April 09, 2013

Keith Law breaks down Jose Fernandez, Matt Harvey and Julio Teheran after watching an early-season outing from each promising young arm.

Blog | Conversation | April 09, 2013

Every year there are a few players whom I expect, for scouting reasons or for analytical ones, to take some kind of step or leap forward in performance. I've got eight such names for 2013, with varying degrees of confidence that I try to explain...

Blog | March 19, 2013

Keith Law identifies eight players he thinks will break out in 2013, starting with Domonic Brown of the Phillies.

Blog | Conversation | March 19, 2013

Keith Law files his scouting report from the Detroit Tigers' spring home opener.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2013

There's an old scouting adage: "He'll tell us when he's ready." While that mainly pertains to gauging minor league players and their major league readiness, it also applies to young major leaguers trying to live up to their potential and looking f...

Blog | February 07, 2013

With the help of a big-league scout, Insider's Teddy Mitrosilis explains how Braves starter Kris Medlen will take down the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card game.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2012

With five weeks left in the season, general managers are scouting the top starting pitchers who will lead this offseason's free-agent class. That includes the Los Angeles Angels' Zack Greinke, the St. Louis Cardinals' Kyle Lohse, the Washington Natio...

Blog | August 30, 2012

Kiley McDaniel gets a second evaluation of prospects Julio Teheran (Braves) and Zach Lee (Dodgers) and also scouts Ty Hensley's (Yankees) Gulf Coast League debut.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2012

CHICAGO -- Simply scouting an opponent and watching a little video seems downright amateur when compared to how the Cubs are doing things these days. The club is taking defensive positioning to a science and it was instrumental in a victory Wednes...

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus writes about six "pop-up" prospects -- guys whose performances are forcing evaluators to reconsider their worth to a big league club.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2012

The new owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers will officially be announced today. As Buster Olney writes, there will be significant change coming to the franchise, possibly beginning by recommitting to scouting efforts in the international market.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2012

Keith Law checks in with a scouting report on Corey Seager -- the younger brother of Seattle's Kyle Seager -- who's developing into a likely first-round pick. The only question is if Seager will pass on South Carolina to sign with a professional club.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2012

As part of the ESPN top 500, Keith Law looks ahead to 2017 and predicts who the top 10 players will be five years from now.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2012

Keith Law checks in with spring training scouting notes on Manny Machado, Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo.

Blog | Conversation | March 23, 2012