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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3484625, member: 5798"] Even though I didn't care for the Giants, [B]Willie Mays[/B] was/is/and will forever be my favorite MLB player. He was a 5 point/tool player. [I]"Maybe you've heard the term "Five Tool Player" before and wondered what that meant. Or maybe you know the term, but want to learn how to achieve that lofty title. When I was a kid, I remember the first time that I heard someone use it. I didn't know exactly what it meant, but I knew that I wanted to be one - a five tool player that is. So, what are the five tools in baseball? Simply put, the five tools are the categories that [URL='http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scouting-explained-the-20-80-scouting-scale/']scouts[/URL] use to break down a player's abilities on the field. If you rate highly across all five tools, you're known as a five tool player and you're showered with love, money and respect. It should be noted that this applies to position players mostly, and not pitchers. Pitchers have a different scale with which they are rated." [/I]Most major leaguers have at least 3 of the five, other wise, they get get to the majors. [SIZE=6][B]The Five Tools in Baseball Are:[/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*]Speed [*]Arm Strength [*]Fielding Ability [*]Hitting for Average [*]Hitting for Power [/LIST] There were several other 5 tool players such as[B] Roberto Clemente[/B] (Pittsburgh Pirates). Lots of guys had "brute strength", but no speed, e.g., Harmon Killebrew, Frank Howard, Dave Parker and Willie McCovey. [B]Willie Stargell [/B](twice), [B]Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Pizza, and Mark McGwire[/B] all hit a ball completely out of Dodger stadium into the parking lot. The longest being Stargell's 506' blast over the right field visitor's bullpen in 1969. That ball is probably still bouncing. [/QUOTE]

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