Billy Beane

I think that Billy Beane’s strategy of looking at statistics and prospects in an objective way is a very smart and interesting way to think about recruiting and evaluating players. Especially because it had never been thought of before. With all the opportunities that new technology has to offer to calculate stats and things like that, it seems like it should be used and taken advantage of if it will in fact help determine more about each player. I also think that this strategy was a very good one specifically for the A’s organization. They didn’t have a lot of money or time to work and develop players, so they needed one that would produce right away. However, I believe that this strategy should be used as well as the strategies of his counterparts. I think that potential, character, and skill is also important to look for in a player in addition to stats. Perhaps the dismissal of this strategy in the A’s organization is one of the reasons that they haven’t had recent success. Both strategies should be used together.