Scouts' views: observations and opinions from major league scouts.(Baseball)(Brief Article)

National League pitchers are making the same mistakes with Sean Casey that American League pitchers did with David Ortiz last year. They keep throwing the ball right to his power zone, down and in. And Casey is not missing.... Barry Larkin might be 40, but it looks like he has somehow taken five to seven years off his age. He's making good plays in the field. He's swinging the bat pretty good. And he's a smart player. He has resurrected himself.... Shea Hillenbrand is kind of one-dimensional for the D-backs. He would be more attractive to an A.L. team than an N.L. team. He's not very good in the field wherever you put him.... Royals rookie Zack Greinke never overthrows a pitch. His stuff is just average. But his control is going to be above-average. He reminds me of ...