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How should the Phillies and MLB rivals evaluate players based on a short season? Great question.

How reliable are data gleaned from a 60-game season? As teams dig for creative solutions to fill their needs, often with smaller scouting staffs, the chance of making mistakes will increase.

Former Phillies general manager Pat Gillick, left, talking with special assignment scout Charley Kerfeld in 2008. Kerfeld was spared last week from the Phillies' cuts to the pro scouting staff.
Former Phillies general manager Pat Gillick, left, talking with special assignment scout Charley Kerfeld in 2008. Kerfeld was spared last week from the Phillies' cuts to the pro scouting staff.Read moreDAVID M WARREN / File Photograph