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Uncommon Thievery: Play the Matchups

By Brian McKitish
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Next time you're out at the ballpark, take a look at the scouts who sit behind home plate. Amidst the sea of Juggs and Ray guns you will notice a little black stopwatch hanging out of each pocket. It's funny; you'll never see a scout leave home without his trusty radar gun or stopwatch. That's because out of the "five tools" there are only two (arm strength and speed) that can be properly calculated. Of course, for the purposes of this column, we are far more concerned with that little stopw ...

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