In an appearance on the Howard Eskin Podcast on WIP 94 Sports Radio in Philadelphia, former outfielder Jayson Werth made it pretty clear that he is not a fan of the influence analytics are having on baseball.
"They’ve got all these super nerds, as I call them, in the front office that know nothing about baseball but they like to project numbers and project players," Werth told Eskin.
Werth, who spent four years in the middle of his career with the Phillies before playing his final seven seasons with the Nationals, explained how he thinks the focus on numbers and the transition in front offices to hire executives with less of a background in baseball is damaging the game.