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Lindbergh, Ben.
Subjects
Baseball -- United States.
Baseball players -- United States.
Baseball teams -- United States.
Baseball -- Statistical methods.
Baseball -- Mathematical models.
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Lindbergh, Ben.
Baseball -- United States.
Baseball players -- United States.
Baseball teams -- United States.
Baseball -- Statistical methods.
Baseball -- Mathematical models.
MARC Display
The
MVP
machine
:
how
baseball
's
new
nonconformists
are
using
data
to
build
better
players
/ Ben Lindbergh & Travis Sawchik.
by
Lindbergh, Ben.
Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, 2019.
Call #:
796.3570973 L742m
Subjects
Baseball
-- United States.
Baseball
players
-- United States.
Baseball
teams -- United States.
Baseball
-- Statistical methods.
Baseball
-- Mathematical models.
ISBN:
9781541698949 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Most Valuable Player
machine
:
how
baseball
's
new
nonconformists
are
using
data
to
build
better
players
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 374 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-360) and index.
Contents:
Saviormetrics -- A natural maniac, an unnatural athlete -- Making mules into racehorses -- First principles -- A bottom-up revolution -- The 10,000-pitch rule -- The conduit -- Perfect pitch -- We're all astronauts -- SpinGate -- Amateur ball -- The all-star player-coach -- Performance-enhancing
data
-- Just be
better
-- Soft factors -- If you
build
them, they will come -- No ceiling.
Summary:
"[T]he Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating
players
, and the league'
s
smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance. Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals:
How
the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox used cutting-edge technology to win the World Series ;
How
undersized afterthoughts José Altuve and Mookie Betts became big sluggers and MVPs ;
How
polarizing pitcher Trevor Bauer made himself a Cy Young contender ;
How
new
analytical tools have overturned traditional pitching and hitting techniques ;
How
a wave of young talent is making MLB both
better
than ever and arguably worse to watch. Instead of out-drafting, out-signing, and out-trading their rivals,
baseball
's best minds have turned to out-developing opponents, gaining greater edges than ever by perfecting prospects and eking extra runs out of older athletes who were once written off. Lindbergh and Sawchik take us inside the transformation of former fringe hitters into home-run kings, show
how
washed-up pitchers have emerged as aces, and document
how
coaching and scouting are being turned upside down. The
MVP
Machine
charts the future of a sport and offers a lesson that goes beyond
baseball
: Success stems not from focusing on finished products, but from making the most of untapped potential." --From publisher.
Other authors:
Sawchik, Travis.
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Due Date
Central Library
Adult Nonfiction
796.3570973 L742m
Core Collection - Adult
Checked out
Jul 20, 2024
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