The Royals’ approach to analytics isn’t nearly enough

Oct 23 2019 by Royals Review

 
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Everyone does analytics. It’s about what comes next.

At the end of the first chapter of The MVP Machine, co-written by Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik, lies one of the most memorable quotes about baseball in recent memory. It comes from an anonymous analyst in an MLB front office. It is profound in its simplicity:

I don’t think people realize that if you’re a Moneyball team right now, you’re getting your ass handed to you. When you hear the...

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