Berardino: Twins commitment to video scouting (including minors)

[Seth Stohs]

http://www.twincities.com/2017/06/05/twins-commitment-to-video-scouting-spreads-through-minors/

 

Mike Berardino posted another story from his time in Cedar Rapids a couple of weeks ago. He wrote about former Macalester infielder Sam Berk who is interning with the Kernels as a minor league video intern. He works with the coaching staff and the players on whatever they need from a video standpoint, pitchers or opponents hitters and such.

 

 

“These guys are really receptive to it,” Berk said. “The players want to find any way to get better. If this is an avenue they can use to see some positive reinforcement, they’re all for it.”

 

The players are empowered to do the learning by the coaches, and Tommy Watkins is happy to see them doing that. 

 

 

 

Watkins, a first-year manager, has made a point of empowering his infielders to position themselves once they’ve learned opponents’ tendencies. Rather than encounter eye-rolling resistance to this new approach, he’s been pleased to see Twins infield prospects take ownership of the defensive side of the ball.

“Sometimes I’ll look up and they’re already doing it themselves,” Watkins said. “Even guys they might have known in the past, I’ll look up and they have a little shift going against the lefty.”

 

I recommend reading the full article as there are a lot of good nuggets. 

[gunnarthor]

Not sure this i the right place to put it but it's sort of video related.  Tommy Watkins posted some video on his facebook of Aaron Whitefield scoring from second on a sac fly.

 

https://www.facebook.com/watkinstommy?lst=1162226630%3A1476467893%3A1496763963

[Bob Sacamento]

I will tell you first hand that the Twins have picked up their video recording game the past two years.  At least now at EXST, I'm not the only one recording players.  Road games down the street at JetBlue, I'm still the only one recording the Twins though.  

 

Still I've been told by several Twins coaches they watch my videos for player breakdowns they don't have.

Edited June 6, 2017 by Bob Sacamento

[goulik]

Love to see how serious the Twins are getting about the data. I Would love to hear from Jack Goin about how his department is changing...