QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 07:45 AM)
Yes, always good to read a new source of information like this. I read his descriptions of these supposed performance scores, and I don't necessarily agree with his methodology, or his resulting lists... but it was still a good read.
A couple of anecdotal points of reference...
I have been reading the stuff of the main guy over there since 2000-2001 when he was the lead writer for a site called 'Top Prospect Alert'. He caught my attention because he recognized Albert Pujols as an 'elite' talent--nearly a year before anyone else.
He has been a tough read, as a White Sox fan, both because of his 'Keith Lawish' cynicism/directness and toughness on Kenny Williams and Duane Shaffer. That being said, he was an early adopter of Mark Buerhle, was high on Alexi Ramirez and Gordon Beckham last year, and I think John Danks might be his son the way he touts him. I can't speak to the methodology, because they always seem to stop just short in explaining the details behind it, but they do produce quantitative ratings that result in 'interesting' analysis that has historically produced as good as results as anyone else out there.
I'd love to see someone one-day do a historical study of the accuracy of all of the, so-called, 'experts' out there.
