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Interview with MLB Scout Frankie Piliere

I was lucky enough to get the chance to speak with MLB, minor league and amateur scout, Frank Piliere of Saber-Scouting in an interview covering a number of topics including some of the minor league’s top talents, especially, in Tampa Bay, some of the Major League’s top, young talents and the scout’s 20-80 scale. For contractual reasons, Mr. Piliere could not divulge which team he works for, but he specializes in scouting the New York Yankees’ and Washington Nationals’ farm teams. I’d like to thank Mr. Piliere for taking time out to talk with Baseball Mastermind.

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awesome read. I love reading stuff from real life scouts. Thanks for that

by loop on Apr 7, 2008 11:28 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Really interesting

He really thinks Montero will break out like that?

by OldProspects on Apr 7, 2008 4:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Montero

Yeah, since the guy covers the Yankees farm system in particular he really gets to see him play and he thinks the power is very viable (as the interview clearly states).

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by Baseball Mastermind on Apr 8, 2008 3:00 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great Read

Thanks for posting this. It is great to read what a real scout thinks as opposed to what most of us believe. I agree that Montero has all the tools to be a beast and should benefit from the lack of catching depth in the Yankees system.

by King Billy Royal on Apr 8, 2008 3:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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