In the summer of 2015, I was eating breakfast at the Marriott Courtyard in Myrtle Beach. Hearing serious "deep baseball" talk behind me, I turned around as a grey-haired guy got up, leaving another grey-haired guy. "Are you guys scouts?" I asked.
"He's a scout for the Cubs. I was teasing him because I work for the Red Sox", he replied.
We got to talking about scouting and analytics, as I mentioned I was a Nats fan. He showed me where he thought Bryce Harper had a "hole in his swing", adding that "Mike Rizzo has added the best young player I ever scouted. Look for him. He is Trea Turner".
(As I later deduced, I think I was talking with Frank Wren, then a VP in Boston. His son would have played college baseball against Trea)
Trea and Carlos Rodon were teammates at NC State. You knew they were both very special players from the start. Amazes me how the Florida schools let him leave and go the State. Also amazed me when San Diego traded him away.
