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The Billy Beane Approach

Works Cited

"Billy Beane and the Science of Talent Management, The Moneyball Way." TLNT. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://www.tlnt.com/2012/02/28/billy-beane-and-the-science-of-talent-management-the-moneyball-way/>.

"Billy Beane Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/billy-beane-20839943>.

"Oakland Athletics." Bleacher Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1290764-how-billy-beane-puts-moneyball-theory-into-practice>.

"Power Rankings: No. 30 A's." Chicago Tribune. N.p., 15 Jan. 2012. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.

Josh Reddick was traded to the A's for Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney.

The payroll of the 2012 A's was under $50 million,

with Coco Crisp being the highest paid player at

$6 million dollars.

Born March 29th 1962 in

Orlando, FL.

The A's acquired Seth Smith from the Colorado Rockies

for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman.

Sporting News' Executive of the Year in 1999.

Baseball America's 2002 award as MLB's Executive of the Year.

In December 2009, Sports Ilustrated placed him at #10 on its list of the Top 10 GM's/Executives of the Decade in the sporting world

Billy Beane

Thesis Statement

Billy Beane changed the way I thought about winning baseball games because he won with an extremely cheap roster.

"The Moneyball theory is essentially that of the stock market: Sell high, buy low."

Jason Giambi and Miguel Tejada

won the AL MVP in 2000 and

2002 respectively.

Sabermetrics:

The specialized analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity

vs.

Barry Zito won the AL

Cy Young award in 2002.

Bobby Crosby and Huston Street

won back-to-back AL Rookie of the

Year awards in 2004 and 2005

respectively.

  • Height
  • Weight
  • Swing Power
  • Arm Strength
  • Homeruns
  • Strikeouts
  • Wins Losses
  • ERA
  • Stolen Bases
  • RBI's
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