Because Gordon and Deloney, the guys who oversee the minor league baseball analyst, are ballpark rats who live in dingy stadiums and run tons of video reel over the net, like us.
Just like SSI tries to blend Nick Franklin's peripherals with an understanding of his swing and frame, MLBA does exactly the same thing.
Every pitcher, for example, has a velo reading for every pitch he throws and several physical remarks... for example, Christian Garcia (NYY SP in the minors) has "smooth arm action," is "tall and projectable," has "easy FB velocity" but "change is easy to pick up," etc.
With some sources, the phrases like the above are simply guesses, but I've seen MLBA several times point out stuff about Mariners prospects that showed tools insight well beyond what the Seattle blog-o-sphere can do.
Yeah, the Forecaster, Shandler goes through and watches 5-year trends in skill (stats) components, and matches them against templates. The MLBA is a completely different deal, though.
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