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    A rough winter

    Jun 01, 2021 3 minutes
    —Josh Norris

    This offseason was the most brutal in recent memory for the scouting industry.

    At the beginning of the 2019 season, teams employed 1,909 scouts across their amateur, professional and international departments. That includes all manner of scouts, from special assistants to directors to crosscheckers to pro scouts to area scouts. In 2021, that number is down to 1,756. All scout head counts referenced in this story were sourced from team

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