I know the focus has been on Reese and to some extent Ross.
I hope (and expect) that scouts' recommendations are also tracked and evaluated by teams.
On another thread there was a story of an argument on whether to pick Barber or Hilliard in Round one. It would be great to analyse the track records of the two scouts (including recommended picks that were not taken).
I imagine teams do this, but alas we fans don't have access. I'm not sure that we even have access to turnover in scouts. That would be another clue.
Second, on the subject of scouting: I know that DG changed the evaluation methodology; but did they fire/ add any to the scouting staff? I would have thought he would bring in a body+ he was confident in to somewhat manage the scout staff under the new process to make sure they evaluated properly plus that manager could do some sampling comparative scouting on the same players to see how HE sees a player to evaluate the staff scout so everyone is pulling in the same direction.
your changing the analysis not the stats
that is the correct take on this.
I'm curious to know if teams have scouts that specialize in just a few positions.
It would be interesting to see who in the past scouts
have recommended to be ignored by GM, Coach or Ownership
Be interested in reading an analysis of different models of how scouring departments are organized and evaluated among different teams.
Thanks. I had somehow forgotten that.
Second, on the subject of scouting: I know that DG changed the evaluation methodology; but did they fire/ add any to the scouting staff? I would have thought he would bring in a body+ he was confident in to somewhat manage the scout staff under the new process to make sure they evaluated properly plus that manager could do some sampling comparative scouting on the same players to see how HE sees a player to evaluate the staff scout so everyone is pulling in the same direction.
That's part of Gettleman's job, to make determinations based on their information and evaluate them. He is quite literally their manager.
from NYT - ( New Window )
No way, some scouts said. But Fassel believed there was a chance he would last until the 36th overall pick, figuring that because Barber was 5-10, 193 pounds, some teams would shy away, believing he lacked the size to be an every-down back. "That's usually a pretty good rule of thumb," general manager Ernie Accorsi said. "But you cannot prototype Tiki, because he's Tiki."
Had Accorsi been in charge, he likely would have traded up from the
second round to get Barber. But George Young did not do that sort of thing.
I, too, think more staff changes are coming once the off-season concludes. Mr. Gettleman will be evaluating more than potential draft picks and free agents.
I, too, think more staff changes are coming once the off-season concludes. Mr. Gettleman will be evaluating more than potential draft picks and free agents.