A GOOD NIGHT ON THE FARM IS WHEN YOUR ML TEAM WINS

      As I said earlier today, it is way to early in the season to panic. Dusty and the crew took it to the Cubbies today, with the young guys Volquez and Votto leading the way.

     Some of my scouting friends are beginning to read the Blog, I want to make sure I mention one of our veteran scouts that was trained by the most celebrated of reds scout (Gene Bennett) Steve Kring our South Carolina and Georgia scout who is one of the most relentless workers in the game did a great job of finding our 7th rd Pick last year Brandon Waring, I also want to compliment Wayne Britton one of our cross-checkers that saw Waring play twice, the first time he saw him he knew he saw ability in him so he went back a couple of weeks later and made the final decision on the player and it looks like he and Kringer did a great job of getting this player so low in the draft.

  I want to thank Doug Gray over on Redsminorleague.com- he has mentioned the blog twice on his pages and I just want to tell you I read his page every day- he's on top of his business.

     Last tonight before I start watching BP from Oakland, I leave for Anaheim tomorrow, if you have any suggestions or stories you might want to hear please e-mail me and let me know.

      Remember when your building an organization to be the best, there always divots in the road, but when you have a group of people working there ass's off and have the same goal in their sites it can only eventually become reality. Thank You everyone for the great response your giving me- I hope the Reds don't make me stop this Blog- its a blast.

      Felix Hernandez may be reaching his unbelievable potential as a young 22 yr old. Last night he was as my Bostonian friends may say WICKED GOOD.

      Tommorow the Difference Scouting Major Leagues compared to Free Agents.

Peace

Butch Baccala

Cincinnati Reds ML Scout

bbaccala@vzw.blackberry.net

Comments

[Doug Gray]

King Felix is ridiculous. I really wish the Mariners were on ESPN more so I could catch him pitch more often. His talent and ability at that age.... well, its mind boggling.

[Butch Baccala]

King Felix as you call him is ridiculious. To think he is younger than Volquez and about the same age as Cueto makes him a word I don't ever use PHENOM.Thanks for the Post Doug.

[Mike Davis]

Great blogg Butch!

I was in Arizona for a meeting and I had the privalidge of meeting Mr. Bennett. He is every bit the gentlemen you described. He and I talked baseball a couple of times over breakfast in the hotel. What a thrill for a life long Reds fan.

I follow the Reds from Dayton all the way through Cincinnati. Great sites like Doug's and whatever else I can find are my links to staying on top of every possible detail. Living in NH makes it difficult, but thanks to MLB extra innings, XM radio and the internet, I get to enjoy many aspects that once were not available. I have not yet made it to GAB, but it's on my list for the not to distant future.

Are the Reds beating the bushes for a right handed bat or do you think they will standfast? That to me, is the biggest need.

Thanks for your great incite and information.

Mike