(03-29-2021, 09:02 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Remind me how many championships the A's won with moneyball?
It's more about taking analytics they are gathering (Haralabos Voulgaris) and then creating targets to chase in free agency rather than spin their tires chasing big names. I think you could recruit the names I listed fairly easily, at least compared to the big names we've typically chased in the pass. And while the A's never won a championship, baseball isn't basketball and I'm not sure I'd put anyone on those A's teams at the level of comparative talent to Luka. Further, we've all long debated fit next to Luka. Some people want to go after a big three and others (myself included) want a team of RoCo/Morris/Tucker level players around him. Moneyball would let you accomplish the latter. Against the moneyball idea would be the depth of talent in the sports.