scouting
noun
scout·ing
ˈskau̇-tiŋ 
1
: the action of one that scouts
2
often capitalized
: the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills
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Weeks, a former infielder, is held in the highest regard by Minasian, who was the Brewers’ pro scouting director and overlapped with him there.
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Lee will provide executive-level leadership of first-team roster management, player recruitment, scouting, analytics, technical staff and the academy and pro-player pathway.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Gordon is now heavily involved with Perfect Game, the world’s largest and most comprehensive scouting organization.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Weeks, a former infielder, is held in the highest regard by Minasian, who was the Brewers’ pro scouting director and overlapped with him there.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Lee will provide executive-level leadership of first-team roster management, player recruitment, scouting, analytics, technical staff and the academy and pro-player pathway.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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scouting
noun
scout·ing
ˈskau̇t-iŋ
1
: the action of one that scouts
2
often capitalized
: the activities of the various Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups
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