CSBAstat R8.0 (May 2021) introduced a really cool tool.

It is the team scouting report. And it tells you almost everything you need to know about the enemy's weaknesses.

The intent was to generate a one page report that you could print, scrutinize, mark up and bring to the round.

Alas it relies on the enemy having his stats are up to date.

For position players, it shows the enemy's:

- most frequently used players (the main squad), infrequently used players (the bench) and players on the IL

- their significant MLB data and APBA data

It looks for players on the Activated and Injured rosters. It does not show players on "the farm" (Demoted)

It does not show CSBA batting and pitching results because our data sample size is too small to mean anything to the scouts.

For pitchers, it shows the enemy's:

- probable starters for the next 4 games... You can deduce who you may face in the round

- reliever availability over next 4 games … You can see if previous rounds have exhausted the relief corps or if they are as fresh as a daisy

To generate this report

- Navigate to the Reports window and click on the Scouting report

- Change the report filters to the team that you wish to scout

- Change the effective date of the scouting ...the default is 'today' and that should be good enough

- Click on the 'Boy Scout' toolbar button and the generated CSV report will be displayed via Excel

Printing the report

- the report is conveying a pant load of information and space is limited (one page)

- because each manager has different default Excel settings, it might not fit on one page when printed

- the HELP text gives you a tip on how to overcome that. The tip is also at the bottom of the CSV report

Ciao