Notes from the field

Tryout process, evaluation, and what the data actually says.

• The gap between two twelve-year-olds

  August 18, 2026 · We pulled the anonymized numbers from a full season of tryouts: 156 athletes, exit velocity and throwing benchmarks by age group. One of them changed how we think about evaluating players.

• Defending the cut

  August 14, 2026 · Why we built DiamondAudit: the hardest part of a tryout isn't scoring players, it's explaining the result afterward.