Oh No! The Scouting Gap!

[dc.]

In all seriousness... this is pathetic. Breakdown of scouting departments in the AL East. At just a glance, notice that the O's have just 36 total members in their scouting department. The next lowest is the Rays with 50. The rest are all over 60.

 

BAL:

Director, International Scouting - 1

Director, Professional Scouting - 1

Major League Advance Scout - 1

Major League Scouts - 2

Pro Scouts - 7

Director, Amateur Scouting - 1

Scouting Administrator - 1

National Crosscheckers - 1

Regional Crosscheckers - 4

Full Time Scouts - 14

DR Summer League, Camp Coordinator - 1

Int'l Scouts - 2

 

Total Departmental Positions - 36

 

BOS:

Scouting Director - 1

Assistant, Director - 1

Advance Scouting Coordinator - 1

Assistant, Amateur Scouting - 1

Assistant, International Scouting - 1

Advance Scouts - 2

SPecial Assignment Scout - 1

Special Assignment Pitching Evaluator - 1

Major League Scouts - 3

Pro Scouts - 6

Consultants - 2

National Crosscheckers - 1

Regional Crosscheckers - 3

Area Scouts - 18

Coordinator, Latin AMerican Scoutin/Int'l Crosschecker - 1

Coordinator, Pac. Rim Scouting - 1

Cooridnator, Euro. Scouting - 1

Venezuela Scouting Supervisor - 1

DR Scouting Supervisor - 1

Int'l Scouts - 13

 

Total Departmental Positions - 60

 

NY:

VP, Amateur Scouting - 1

Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting - 1

Senior DIrector, Pro Personnel - 1

Assistant, Professional Scouting - 1

Pro Scouts - 15

Amateur Scouting, National Crosscheckers - 3

Area Scouts - 18

Director, International Scouting - 1

Assistant Director, International Operations - 1

Coordinator, International Player D'ment - 1

International Scouting Supervisors - 2

Scouting Development Coaches - 2

DR Scouts - 4

Venezuelan Scouts - 4

International Scouts - 8

 

Total Departmental Positions - 63

 

TB:

Director, Scouting - 1

Administrator, Scouting - 1

Assistant, Scouting/MiL Operations - 1

Director, Pro Scouting - 1

Cooridnator, Advance Scouting - 1

Special Assignment Scouts - 3

Major League Scouts - 1

Pro Scouts - 6

National Crosscheckers - 2

East Coast Crosschecker - 1

Midwest Crosschecker - 1

West Coast Crosschecker -1

Area Scouts - 15

Part-time Area Scouts - 7

International Scout - 1

Director, International Operations - 1

Director, DR Operations - 1

Director, Venezuelan Operations - 1

Pac. Rim Coordinator - 1

Special Assistant, Baseball Operations - 1

Assistant, International Operations - 1

Consultant, International Operations - 1

 

Total Departmental Positions - 50

 

 

TOR:

Director, Amateur Scouting - 1

Director, Pro Scouting - 1

Coordinator, Amateur Scouting - 1

Coordinator, Pro Scouting - 1

Video Coordinators - 3

Major League Scouts - 3

Professional Crosscheckers - 2

Pro Scouts - 15

National Crosscheckers - 3

Regional Crosscheckers - 5

Area Scouts - 24

Canada Scouts - 3

Ambassador, Canadian Amateur Baseball - 1

Director, Latin American Operations - 1

International Scouts (DR, Venezuela, Australia, Columbia) - 8

 

Total Departmental Positions - 72

 

By the by... this info was posted on Schmuck's blog by a commenter - so the validity could be questioned of course. Just full disclosure.

[thundercleetz]

Have you ever thought that our scouts might just be twice as good as everyone else's?

[dc.]

.... no.

 

I have never, ever thought that.

[ForceEight]

Look at the numbers. It's just the international thing. We have nothing on that front.

[dc.]

And that's entirely inconsequential... you know, its not like Mariano Rivera, Robinson Cano or any other big superstars have come out of the international arena that the Orioles could have had their hands on.

 

The international system is screwy, but the Orioles still need to get in the game - big time.

[ForceEight]

I'm not diminishing the importance whatsoever. I'm just saying...that's where the obvious discrepancy lies.