A Scout's Life
Minor Leagues/Major Dreams, Winterball & A Scout's Life • 59m
"An hour-long gem of a baseball film...A must-see for baseball diehards" SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
With free agent salaries skyrocketing, finding and developing talent from within makes the art and science of scouting more important than ever. Travel with Gerry Craft, Eastern Scouting Supervisor for the Houston Astros as he looks for the best hand to play in the high stakes poker game of the June draft. What do scouts look for? How do they think? Gain insight into the history of scouting with Kevin Kerrane, author of Dollar Sign on the Muscle.
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