Joshua Horton
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Seasonal Assistant, Amateur Scouting
Detroit Tigers
Lakeland, Florida
01.2025 - Current
- Scouted amateur players, and turned in scouting reports and a preference list into the system.
- Attended pre-draft workouts, pre-draft meetings, the draft, and East Coast Pro.
- Various administrative tasks were performed based out of the Lakeland office.
- Direct Exposure to: Draft Prospect Link, Onit, Edgertronic + Sony RX10 cameras.
Player Development Trainee
Kansas City Royals
Davenport, Iowa
02.2024 - 09.2024
- Managed all video and technology needs for the High-A affiliate in the Quad Cities.
- Assisted in advance scouting efforts on both the hitting and pitching sides for every series.
- Direct exposure to: Hawkeye, Trackman, Edgertronic cameras, PitchBase, BATS.
Player Development Trainee
Atlanta Braves
North Augusta, South Carolina
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Managed all video and technology needs for the Low-A Affiliate in Augusta.
- Assisted in advance scouting efforts for every series.
- Direct exposure to: Trackman, Edgertronic cameras, and BATS.
Scout (Independetly Contracted)
Perfect Game
Atlanta, Georgia
06.2020 - 07.2022
- Assisted PG scouting department by attending PG events.
- I wrote daily scouting write-ups that were posted on the website.
- I tweeted out a video and short write-ups for PG events.
Mathematics Teacher
Alpharetta High School
Alpharetta, Georgia
07.2021 - 05.2022
- Taught Algebra 1 and Geometry.
- Coached baseball and competed in the 7A classification. Operated as the team's pitching coach.
Head Student Manager (Baseball)
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Headed all advance scouting efforts.
- Headed all video and technology use in the program.
- Assisted with various administrative tasks within baseball program.
- Direct Exposure to: Synergy, Rapsodo, Hi-Speed Cameras, Blast bat sensors, 6-4-3 charts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA05-2021
Skills
- Report writing and player evaluation
- Extremely organized
- Easy and excellent communicator with peers, players, and coaches
- Strong ability to schedule and coordinate plans
- Ability to balance traditional scouting values while using tools provided to supplement the evaluation
- Frequent experience with Hawkeye and Trackman data
- Frequent experience with high-speed cameras and video editing software
Certification
Mark Conner - Detroit Tigers - Director, Amateur Scouting
Justin Henry - Detroit Tigers - National Crosschecker
Mike Metcalf - Detroit Tigers - Regional Crosschecker
Alex McClure - Detroit Tigers - Regional Crosschecker
Cam Murphy - Pittsburgh Pirates - Regional Crosschecker
RJ Burgess - Detroit Tigers - Area Scout
Matt Taylor - Georgia Tech - Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Zack O'Reiley - Kansas City Royals - Amateur Video Coordinator
Cody Gabella - Atlanta Braves - Minor League Manager
Kyle Clements - Atlanta Braves - Manager, Minor League Video and Technology
Timeline
Seasonal Assistant, Amateur Scouting
Detroit Tigers
01.2025 - Current
Player Development Trainee
Kansas City Royals
02.2024 - 09.2024
Player Development Trainee
Atlanta Braves
03.2023 - 09.2023
Mathematics Teacher
Alpharetta High School
07.2021 - 05.2022
Scout (Independetly Contracted)
Perfect Game
06.2020 - 07.2022
Head Student Manager (Baseball)
Georgia State University
09.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management
Georgia State University