Lots of talk lately about various stats, and whether or not the small samples we've seen of the rookies and prospects means anything. And over the years, people often ask the FutureSox folks how we evaluate or rank prospects.

 

This is how. It's all laid out there for everyone now.

 

Any thoughts? Anyone out there a purist about a certain way of evaluating talent? Would you balance things differently than we lay out in that post?

 

 

Lots of talk lately about various stats, and whether or not the small samples we've seen of the rookies and prospects means anything. And over the years, people often ask the FutureSox folks how we evaluate or rank prospects.

 

This is how. It's all laid out there for everyone now.

 

Any thoughts? Anyone out there a purist about a certain way of evaluating talent? Would you balance things differently than we lay out in that post?

 

your ratings of the sox systems is very good and pretty darn close to those that the

so called professional do.

 

keep up the good work

Great article.

This really is a great read for all of our followers and anybody interested in baseball period. We WILL be wrong, but based on the information we have, we provide people with the best analysis we possibly can. There are going to be people who disagree, and that's great! That breeds conversation and debate, and makes us consider new takes and information that we previously didn't have, making us better at our job.

 

We are not professional scouts, but we provide what we can so that people can have access to information like this and they can become more informed and knowledgable fans. And, when the time comes and that young prospect comes up, you will know who he is and what he can bring.

Thanks everyone, this was fun to write. we'll probably add it as an FAQ of sorts to the site later.

 

Thanks everyone, this was fun to write. we'll probably add it as an FAQ of sorts to the site later.

 

That's a great idea, and please keep the content coming.

This has been linked from the About Us / Contact page on FutureSox, if you want to refer back to it. We may unpin this guy eventually.

 

 

So, this article won Best Post on ChicagoNow for October (from about 400 blogs and thousands of posts), which is pretty cool. Posts are nominated by the blogs, then Tribune editors and the like review them and select the best. We won.

 

I was encouraged to pin this in PHT as a result, so, here it is! If you didn't read the post, linked in the OP, please do. If you already did, thanks!

 

This is a great honor for both the page, and everyone who puts work into it. Top notch work guys!

 

This is a great honor for both the page, and everyone who puts work into it. Top notch work guys!

 

on the award...... what a great reward for all the hard work you guys do.

there is nothing more I can say that hasn't been said.

 

great job.

 

so when is the next one.

 

Congrats