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‘Moneyball Meets Match.com’ In ScoutDay Baseball Recruiting App

Minnesota Twins reliever Ryan O’Rourke grew up in Worcester, Mass., and pitched at St. John’s, a state athletic powerhouse brimming with so many recruits that he only threw 18 innings as a junior and senior. He canvassed the whole gamut of opportunities for exposure, emailing 10 college baseball coaches every week, traveling to showcases and […]

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For MLB Teams It Pays To Be Second In Brazilian Player Development

Last month OC Register writer Pedro Moura published an elucidative three-part (one, two and three) series on professional baseball in Brazil. I was drawn to it by a podcast he did to follow-up on the piece with Grantland’s revered baseball scribe, Jonah Keri. In the podcast while referring to the Tampa Bay Rays’ presence in […]

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