Billy Beane

I think that Billy Beane is doing what is right specifically for the A's organization. To him, he needs instant gratification for the picks he has made because he does not have a lot of time to wait for prospects to pan out. He has a very skeptical view of players in that they don't change very much. He does not have the time to wait for players to pan out; since the A's are a small market team that can only hold on to players for their first couple of years. If he were at another team with more money; he would definitely not use the stats method to this degree. I think however that his point should be used across the baseball community; the pure stats do contribute to how a player will play in the future. Just looking at a player and seeing if they are good or not just won't cut it anymore.