Previously I posted a blog identifying baseball's 5 Tools:
1) Hitting for average
2) Hitting for power
3) Speed
4) Arm strength
5) Defensive skills
Recently I came across a great article in the June 7th, 2010 issue of Sports Illustrated. The title of the article was called: The Sixth Tool.
MLB teams(colleges should be doing the same) are taking note of this sixth tool.
Here it is:
6) Player's character & background
- teams are looking for players that have consistently made good choices in school, on the field and in the community. Teams found that such choices have a high transfer rate of success in baseball.
In addition, we cannot ignore how a player handles pressure, defeats, successes, delayed gratification as these can also speak volumes about a player's character.
All in all, the game is played on and off the field with the respect we remembered from our youth.
Go hard in the yard.
Adam
