Counterpoint Sports

Evaluator / System Disruptor / Ghostwriter

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@Hstlinghosptlis @RealCJ10 I think you just wanted stop by and make the analogy so we all know you’re a doctor.

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@RustySchacklefo @MagnoliaToomer @RealCJ10 @KCartledge85 But I was happy to give him the right answer.

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@MagnoliaToomer @PatriotCounsel @RealCJ10 @KCartledge85 Toomer said he muted me, but can’t get over me.

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@MagnoliaToomer @RealCJ10 @KCartledge85 Such bravery

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@MagnoliaToomer @RealCJ10 @KCartledge85 A dad just wants what’s best for his son. He’s going to ask around about how his kid is using the ground, and it will be reinforced that my advice was useful.

Keep playing hero online for famous people that don’t need your help. I bet your wife thinks it’s hot as hell.

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@MagnoliaToomer @RealCJ10 @KCartledge85 He’s not going to sign your t-shirt, Toomer.

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@AL69197891 @RealCJ10 @KCartledge85 But he missed the real reason the kid gets beat by fastballs, which was the point of the post. Hes not going to date you, Dawg fan.

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@KendallRogers @LSUbaseball Jay says he wants to develop guys but gets a locker room problem with numbers you can cut in half in the SEC away from that Cracker Jack box in San Marcos.

He doesn’t think he has a guy that can go .275 and 6 so he went and got one.

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@RAKEwBLAKE Man this is so dumb. If we pretend you’re right, you should be telling all of the fools that pay you to do things that are physically risky to be one of the best of all time.

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This is irresponsible. It’s not even close to real.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Gizmos.
Gadgets.
Brinks Trucks of NIL money.
Basic fundamentals and toughness win in college baseball.
A lot of college players that get paid like professionals lose interest in being coached and could care less about the program and school.

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@utahscout1219 Scouts are lazy. They’re driven by confirmation bias. Scouting orgs say a kid is good and they’ll watch him 20 times and hope he proves it.

There are kids rated in the top 100 of the 2026 draft that can’t play dead. They tricked the system.

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Scouts aren’t out as much. Explain to the people how data and video are being used to arrive at 20-80. And, is 20-80 valuable anymore given the new data sets that have become gospel?

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The Scouting Classroom #19

THE 20-80 SCALE

Scouts speak a language most fans never hear

The 20-80 scale

It is the grading system used in professional scouting to value tools, projection, risk, and future role.

A 50 is Major League average

That is the baseline

A 60 is above-average or “plus.” A 70 is plus-plus. An 80 is elite. A 40 is below Major League average. A 30 is well below. A 20 is the bottom of the scale.

But scouts also use in-between grades of 25-75. 
Those matter!

A 45 is often called fringe or fringe average. It is not quite Major League average, but close enough that it may play in the right role, with the right fit, or if the rest of the player’s game supports it.

TOOLS GET GRADED

Every tool gets evaluated

Hit-Power-Run-Arm-Field

For pitchers, it is fastball, breaking ball, changeup, command, control, delivery, athleticism, and pitchability.
Each tool gets its own grade.

A hitter might have a 55 hit tool, 60 raw power, 45 game power, 40 run, 50 arm, and 45 field.

A pitcher might have a 60 fastball, 55 slider, 45 changeup, 50 control, and 45 command.

Those numbers help build the full picture

But the grade is not always only what the tool is today

A scout has to know who the player is now, then figure out the bridge to what he may become.

PRESENT GRADE VS FUTURE GRADE

A player might show a 40 present hit tool, but the scout may project it to become a 50.

Why?

Bat speed. Rhythm. Balance. Strike-zone feel. Hand-eye coordination. Adjustability. Body control. Work habits. Strength projection.

Competition level-Age-Body type. History of making adjustments.

That is why scouting is hard

You are not just grading what your eyes see today

You are forecasting what the player could become with time, strength, instruction, reps, maturity, failure, and development.

That is projection

And projection is where scouts separate themselves.

THE FINAL GRADE MATTERS TOO

The 20-80 scale is not just for individual tools

It is also used as a final player grade

That final grade is the scout’s overall evaluation of what the player is likely to become.

Everyday player? Role player? Utility defender? Backup catcher? Fourth outfielder? Middle reliever? Starter? Impact regular? Organizational depth? 4A player?

A 50 overall player is viewed as a Major League regular or solid contributor. A 60 is an above-average Major Leaguer. A 70 is a star-level player. An 80 is rare air.

But a 45 overall player may still help a team

That could be a fringe Major Leaguer, depth piece, option-shuttle player, or role player with one carrying tool that gets him to the big leagues.

THE REPORT MATTERS

The number is not the whole evaluation

The number is the summary

The report is the explanation

Why does the hit tool project? Why does the fastball play? Why is the body projectable or maxed out? Why does the role fit?

A scout has to defend the number

In the draft room, you cannot just say, “I like him.”

You better know why!

THAT’S SCOUTING

The 20-80 scale grades tools, projection, risk, and future role.

It turns opinion into evaluation

Anybody can say a player looks good

A scout has to put a number on it

Then explain why!

#BehindTheRadarGun 🔎

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Prickly head coaches need to hire the most beloved softies they can find. If players don’t have anything to love with all of their heart, they’re going in the portal so they can go fail somewhere else.

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@KendallRogers @TTU_Baseball Handicap that entire roster

.344 team BA (under .500 team)
7.92 team ERA

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@LSUBarstool Wait I thought Jay was done with the portal.

Lol.

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@JLucroy20 You’ve been sucked into the Jeff Frye world of baseball shitposting. We could see it coming from a mile away.

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@ACCBaseballBuzz @DMesoraco @KaiWagner07 I would hope the expectation with any portal add is that maturity will do what it almost always does (improve numbers in most areas).

A good 21 year old is nothing like their 19 year old version no matter where they play.

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@KendallRogers Don’t be part of the problem, Kendall.