Baseball season has begun and at some point during the season someone will mention Moneyball, Statistics, and Sabermetrics. For those who have not seen the movie, read the book, or think that I am just making up words, here is a brief history. Billy Beane was the general manager of the Oakland A’s who had, and still have, a problem keeping their free agents and signing free agents when competing against high spending teams like the Yankees, Cubs, and Red Sox. After the 2001 season, Beane had failed to resign the A’s top three free agents Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, and Jason Isringhausen and turned to statistical analysis to try and find undervalued players as replacements.
Stats Corner: Moneyball Statistics
