Yesterday in his remarks, Hal Steinbrenner said that the Yanks were giving the Yankee scouts different things to look for in prospects. Since they made no changes in the player development side of the equation, that would seem to indicate that their poor player development record is a result of the scouts looking for the wrong stuff. So if that's how it really works, why have a player development program at all? I mean if it's just a scouting distinction and there's no nurture involved, then why not save money and get rid of it all together? Of course that's fallacious and there have been plenty of organization that could develop players, including the old Yankees, the old A's and the Cards. However, the Yanks didn't choose change anything about player development, they chose to blame the scouts. BTW, the Yanks have spent bucks bringing in better and better scouts lately, which makes the whole story even more incredible.
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I thought they were making procedural changes. To me, that seems like the developmental plans and the communication throughout the entire organization.
The fact that both Newman & Roessler are still here is very worrisome. Obviously something is wrong with the way we develop our prospects and some blame needs to be given out.
He did say they are changing some coaches, which I think could have a major impact.
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