A baseball player's tools are talked about a lot during his time as an amateur player and while he's rising through the ranks as a minor league prospect. But once he arrives in the majors, it's rarely ...

All sports are built like pyramids. A mass of players at the bottom, trying and working to rise through the levels to become the best of the best, the elite in their field. Golf is no different. The ...

Perhaps the greatest compliment a baseball player can ever receive is being deemed a five-tool player. While incredibly rare, the five-tool player has everything a scout looks for: the ability to hit ...

When anyone talks about prospects, and especially hitting prospects, discussion often turns to what sorts of tools they have. "Tools" is just short-hand for an aspect of a player's game in an attempt ...

Teams in MLB are always looking for an edge over the competition. Baseball evaluators are passing on talented headcases and now valuing the impact to team chemistry when looking to draft a player or ...

In any sport, the rarest athletes are those who display not just singular brilliance, but who excel in every facet of the game. In baseball, these unicorns are often dubbed "five-tool players"—they ...