"Moneyball" meaning spending as little as possible, like the A's do. Power hitters do deserve the big bucks but I think the table setters (1-2) hitters and bench can be gotten cheap.
2007-01-29 07:40:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Moneyball is about getting your $ worth. You don't want guys that are flashy and expensive. You look at different stats than the normal BA, HR, RBI. You want guys with high OBP and make pitchers throw alot of pitches. Unfortunately, these guys are now the ones that are the most sought and are commanding the $.
2007-01-29 09:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
"Moneyball" is not about spending as little as possible - it's about maximizing the efficiency of the dollars you do spend. Too often, there is a disconnect between what a player actually contributes to a team and what he gets paid. For example, a guy who hits 40 HR in a year with a .320 OBP is probably getting paid much more than one with 10 HR and a .400 OBP, even though the latter player might, overall, contribute more runs to the team's offense. Looking at it another way: two players who hit 20 HR in a year are probably cheaper than one guy who hits 40 HR - they won't make the All-Star team, but between them they'll contribute as much or more than the single big star.
You'll note that, in the years that Billy Beane has been GM of the A's, there haven't been many big stars playing there - the focus is on assembling a strong team, rather than strong players.
2007-01-29 17:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
no, under moneyball everything is looked at and normally the power hitters strike out and do not take that many pitches, this is something that cost the power hitters in the moneyball idea. One would think that if they save all that money they could get one power hitter and one good starter.
2007-01-29 16:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by frogyspond 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hey I am from Pittsburgh. The pirates have a hard time filling the seats. If the pirates had a big name power hitter, the place would be packed. Look at the Giants, they could finish at the bottom every year, but when Barry Bond's is on the team they fill the stadium.
2007-02-04 12:30:59 · answer #4 · answered by Doug A 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, if you look up Nick Swisher, and bright prospects Daric Barton, and Travis Buck. Swisher has developed power, gap to gap power, doubles and walks usually lead to good major homerun numbers. Proven by Jason Giambi, Miggy, Chavez, and Swisher.
Remind you, moneyball is about low budget teams, getting the most bang for the buck. Drafting baseball players, not just athletes and guys looking good in a jersey. Trading aging proven talent for young talent.
However just to answer you question.
Swisher's rookie year, he hit 32 doubles and 21 homeruns
Sophomore year, he hit 24 doubles and 35 homeruns.
Giambi's first full year, 40 doubles, 20 homeruns
3 years later, one year before his MVP season being in the third spot in the order, he hit 36 doubles and 33 homeruns.
as you can see, doubles can translate into homeruns. (keyword, can)
2007-02-01 08:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by vE 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a player actually makes it to the bigs, regardless of what team he has been drafted to, chances are he can hit the ball. If you are playing "moneyball", why spend the money on one guy who is going to hit 35-40 homeruns for you. Given the opportunity to play, your everyday players are going to produce 3-5 runs per game. Therefore, you need to budget your money and spend it on young pitchers who will develop into solid pitchers over the course of a few years. Remember, 40 homeruns for one man is productive, but if you do the math and spread it out over 162 games, hes producing one run every 4 games...thats not going to win you ball games. You need solid pitchers who can go 6 innings every outing to keep the other offense at bay...your everyday players will do the rest.
2007-01-29 16:04:46 · answer #6 · answered by matt d 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, "moneyball" means spending your money wisely. You might try reading it again, and this time please pay attention.
Now, once you've done that, how is is that a team can justify, to it's other players, spending somewhere between 20% and 40% of their annual payroll on just one player?
2007-01-29 19:16:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The purpose of Moneyball is to draft guys like kevin youkillis, develope them , so they make little salary,
2007-01-29 16:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Don't forget pitching. Atlanta Braves had a lot of success with pitching alone.
2007-02-04 11:25:59 · answer #9 · answered by pnn177 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, in pitchers, because ultimatly, they won the games!
2007-01-29 17:09:28 · answer #10 · answered by jorgeyankee 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋