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Originally Posted by gollum65
This argument over yearly top 100 vs. instant is not logical. In the NHL, the ISS releases it's list of top prospects 3 times a year. An NHL GM can't call them and ask "where to you rank John Doe THIS MINUTE?". The NFL & NBA don't even have "scouting services" that officially rank players. That's what scouts and reading game/stat reports are for. If you want to know how the 25th ranked player is doing, send a scout to check him out.
Keep it real Markus.  |
Keep it real. Scouting services, like Baseball America, are independent entities delivering information to fans of the game. It is interesting to see where out favorite prospects measure up with others in the game. It is nice to have a Top 100 list at the beginning of the year, it is a nice benchmark to look back at and compare the development of the various prospects...
A General Manager will also want to keep tabs on team's prospects, so it is realistic to have a scouting team keep you updated on other team's prize prospects. These results aren't published in a national magazine, they are in house and they serve the GM in his pursuit of trades. This also serves to "Keep it Real".
Offer a bi-weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly update on your organizational prospect ranking as well as the pre-season Baseball America Top 100.