For the past two decades, Oakland A’s Genergal Manager Billy Beane has been the constant epicenter of discussion amongst fans. "Does the Moneyball philosophy work?" "Is he(Beane) doing the right thing by trading for younger prospects?" "Who are Jacob Nottingham and Daniel Mengden and why did he trade a potential Cy Young candidate for them?!" These are just a few of the questions Beane's had swirling over his head for the past 2 decades (and more recently at the trade deadline).
Amongst the seemingly endless inquiries that Beane faces every day, I find the most interesting one to be along the lines of, "What if Billy Beane had a 9-figure payroll to work with?