I’m joined today by Lukas McKnight, longtime member of the Chicago Cubs organization and front office who now helps run the baseball site PeloteroIntl.com. Along with his partner Tom Shafer, Lukas recently penned a series of guest posts at There R Giants on recent Giants international signees Marco Luciano, Diego Velasquez, and Mauricio Pierre. Lukas and I discuss the evolution of front offices, how scouting the amateur and international markets are different, and the effects that technology is having on scouting and evaluating baseball talent everywhere.
The life of a minor league catcher (6:40)
Transition from player to scout and front office work (11:20)
How modern front offices are organized (14:00)
Growth and development of analytics and technology in scouting (18:45)
Using statistical modeling in drafting (22:00)
Scouting in the international market (25:30)
Equitable access to showcase opportunities in US amateur scouting (33:30)
Future of scouting (36:30)
Intro/Outro “Tiger Phone Card” by Dengue Fever
There R Giants Pod-30 with Lukas McKnight