Eye for Talent
Interviews with Veteran Baseball Scouts
Edited by
P.J.
Dragseth
Foreword by Lenny Yochim ISBN
978-0-7864-4361-1
32 photos, bibliography, index
251pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2010
Available for immediate shipment
Description
Baseball scouts are often unseen, seldom recognized, and usually underappreciated by fans, but they have contributed enormously to the development and evolution of baseball at all levels, from the players they signed to the changes in the business climate of the game. This book presents original interviews with 19 baseball scouts.
In many cases, these veterans are a vanishing breed; among the most respected baseball men in the business, most have a minimum of forty years’ experience in scouting. They share their experiences as players, their development as scouts while the business and the game continually evolved, the players they signed and the ones that got away. Along with each interview is a list of the scout’s signed players who made it to the major leagues.
About the Author
Former schoolteacher and journalist P.J. Dragseth is a graduate sociologist and professional writer living in northern California.
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