128. Pro Baseball Scouts Look For This (ft. Mark Adair: Oakland A's National Crosschecker Scout)

When I was playing, there were a lot of rumors about how the pro scouting community found their players. It was a guessing game in my career. In this episode, we have a National Crosschecker Scout behind the microphone. See the time stamps for the topics we touch on. (00:00-04:11) Introduction - Who is Mark Adair? (04:12-08:37) The different types of pro scouts (08:38-11:34) What is a professional prospect? (11:35-15:48) How long do scouts spend at a game? (15:49-20:03) Pro scouts attend these events (20:04-29:50) The MLB Draft, what you need to know (29:51-30:33) Multi-sport athletes  (30:34-36:13) Here's how you make it (36:14-40:02) Minor League restructure/College transfer portal (40:03-41:23) We know the rosters (41:24-43:22) This is a big deal for a scout (43:24-46:10) This is what we look for (46:11-46:59) Are pitchers harder to project out? (47:00-51:51) Scouting + Training + Mark's Career (51:52-55:19) Draft week, how many players we look at (55:20-59:08) Throwing your helmet crosses you off the list?