Keith Law on scouting, developing talent, and preventing cognitive bias

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

On todays show Keith is currently a senior baseball writer for the Athletic. He previously wrote for ESPN.com and ESPN Scouts, Inc. and for Baseball Prospectus. Keith also worked in the front office for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2002-2006. On the show, we discuss scouting and its role in player development which includes a discussion on what traits can be taught, and what cant. Then we take a deep dive into analytics and what Keith thinks could be the most impactful information for the next decade. Time Stamps 2:30- How Keith started in baseball 8:30- Analytics 11:30- Future Trends 25:30- Scouting 34:30 cognitive Biases 40:00 Traits that we can develop and traits that are innate 47:35- Acquiring players with traits you can develop 53:00- Resources 55:30- Last Things Contact The Athletic Paste Twitter Blog Resources Thinking Fast and Slow- Tversky and Kahneman Inside Game- Keith Law Smart Baseball- Keith Law Whistling Vivaldi- Steele Biased- Eberhardt

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