“If you’re a baseball fan, you’ve heard a scout, general manager or talk-radio yakker call somebody a “five-tool player.” The label promises that a player can do nearly everything — hit for average, hit for power, run, throw and field — better than most. While the tools don’t capture everything about being a good player, the more tools a player possesses, the thinking goes, the more well-rounded his skill set.” 

Read more at: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-toolsiest-player-of-them-all/

By JEFF SULLIVAN

fivethirtyeight.com

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