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MOORE: … It is hard for hitters to develop beyond their level of competition. It is easier for pitchers to improve their game in some ways, a 90 MPH fastball is a 90 MPH fastball. But a hitter, he gets used to facing whatever pitchers he’s facing, he gets grooved to facing that. You can’t learn to hit against pitchers with plus velocity or great breaking stuff unless you see them.

Dayton Moore's interview with John Sickels

A fantastic well articulated point about the importance of professional experience rather than simply looking at Age Relative to League (ARL).

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We can all joke around with Moore a lot

But when this guy talks about scouting amateurs and developing young players, we should probably listen. There are a lot of questions about his GM skills, but they’re not really in the realms of scouting and player development.

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by Satchel Price on Feb 28, 2011 11:19 AM EST reply actions  

Has he developed a bunch of guys beyond what you'd expect of them?

With the Royals, it just doesn’t seem that way, although he has a longer track record for sure.

by Sky Kalkman on Feb 28, 2011 11:24 AM EST up reply actions  

no kidding

think about all the great pitching the Braves developed when Moore was there

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