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Numbers tell the tale

By Buster Olney

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Summers belong mostly to the scouts. That is the time of year when they have their greatest influence, when they are the eyes and ears for their organization, when they see the day-to-day changes and adjustments, when they see that an arm angle has dropped or that a swing has been shortened. They notice that a veteran pitcher has stopped throwing his splitter, a sign of elbow trouble, and they provide the latest information on a player-manager feud and how it might lead to a trade. On July 31 ...

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