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06-13-2005, 04:23 AM
<b><font size=4>Another in the fold</font></b>
The Brewers have signed third-round draft pick Will Inman, a right-hander from Tunstall High School in Dry Fork, Va. The selection of Inman was an example of persistence in scouting.
When the velocity on Inman's fastball dipped into the mid 80s (mph) in the summer of 2004 at Virginia's Commonwealth Games, many teams pulled their scouts back. But Inman's fastball was back up in the low 90s this spring as a senior and the Brewers were not going to let him go by in the third round.
"That's the difference between thorough scouting and surface scouting," said Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash. "Our guys kept going back to see him."
The Brewers have signed third-round draft pick Will Inman, a right-hander from Tunstall High School in Dry Fork, Va. The selection of Inman was an example of persistence in scouting.
When the velocity on Inman's fastball dipped into the mid 80s (mph) in the summer of 2004 at Virginia's Commonwealth Games, many teams pulled their scouts back. But Inman's fastball was back up in the low 90s this spring as a senior and the Brewers were not going to let him go by in the third round.
"That's the difference between thorough scouting and surface scouting," said Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash. "Our guys kept going back to see him."