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Originally Posted by Sweed
One can only speculate but I think scouts have preferences on what skills they value so....
The one scout may weigh defense higher in his evaluation.
Could also have a higher value for a flyball hitter, where the OSA scout prefers line drive hitters with that high contact rating? Not all fly balls, even with that power reach the seats and can be run down where line drives, with that power, will still easily reach the seats but also be more likely to drop in for hits or find the gap.
Maybe one scout prefers a guy that can spray the ball around? He sees a dead pull hitter as a negative being easier to defend with the shift somewhat negating that high contact rating?
I use the 20-80 scale so have no idea about the stars but if this were a guy in my league and one scout had him a 40 and the other a 45 I wouldn't give it too much thought.
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All of the above.
Plus, unless scouting is set to 100% accurate, any evaluation of a player with so little experience is rarely certain.