Keith is currently a senior baseball writer for the Athletic. He previously wrote for ESPN.com and ESPN Scouts, Inc. and for Baseball Prospectus. Keith also worked in the front office for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2002-2006.

 

On the show, we discuss scouting and its role in player development which includes a discussion on what traits can be taught, and what cant. Then we take a deep dive into analytics and what Keith thinks could be the most impactful information for the next decade.

 

Time Stamps

2:30- How Keith started in baseball

8:30- Analytics

11:30- Future Trends

25:30- Scouting

34:30 cognitive Biases

40:00 Traits that we can develop and traits that are innate

47:35- Acquiring players with traits you can develop

53:00- Resources

55:30- Last Things

 

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Resources

Thinking Fast and Slow- Tversky and Kahneman

Inside Game- Keith Law

Smart Baseball- Keith Law

Whistling Vivaldi- Steele

Biased- Eberhardt