According to MLB Trade Rumors and The Baltimore Sun, The Orioles have just hired a new economic advisor. This sabermetric approach was featured in the movie “Moneyball” this past summer. If you’ve seen the movie then you will recall the ending where Billy Beane meets with the Boston RedSox for a job interview. Although Beane decided to stay in Oakland, the movie claims that Boston used his same “Moneyball” approach, which eventually led to their first World Series Championship in 86 years. Regardless of the accuracy of the film, Boston did make several key sabermetric moves in 2002. Orioles GM Dan Duquette was the active GM for Boston during that time. The economic advisor that is being brought to the Orioles is one of the guys associated with Boston’s sabermetric success in building their championship team.
No matter how you feel about sabermetrics or “Moneyball” it’s good to see the Orioles looking at multiple options in how to assess talent. Duquette already has success in using this strategy as he laid the ground for Boston in 2002.
Was one of those options the Orioles looked at was bringing in a GM that has been out of baseball for 10 years?
Mark, Mark, Mark… I enjoy going back and forth with you
brother…
Wonder if Matusz will start that journey into “Elite” status this year…
Oh man, you can’t make this stuff up!
Orioles sign 4 minor leaguers!
Kyler Newby – A former 50th round draft pick.
Jon Link – A 26th rounder in the 2005 draft by the San Diego Padres
Antoan Richardson – A 28 year old native of the Bahamas whom the Orioles twice drafted in the 27th round, but could not sign him in either 2001 or 2002. The San Francisco Giants selected him in the 35th round in 2004, when he signed.
Lee Cruz – a 28 year old outfielder who did not play affiliated baseball in 2011.
So the Orioles sign a guy out of that hotbed of baseball stars, the Bahamas who they couldn’t sign TWICE, another guy who didn’t play baseball last year which WAS NOT injury related, a former 50TH rounder and a 26TH round guy…
And then the Oriole apologists (one being Mark) will say they only signed them because the minor league teams needed them.
Get your facts straight IntimiFaker – Cruz was player of the year for the 2011 American Association – hit .344 – granted it was indy ball but one of the better leagues – was one of two players to play every game in the entire league- but he was playing!! Cruz was drafted 10th round by White Sox
Oh man! I got a clown, Gerry Grindler (Kind of freaking name is that?) correcting me because Cruz played in an “INDY LEAGUE”…
I played softball last year for “High Street Bucs” in the Lansdowne Rec. League. Would that count towards my major league experience too Gerry Grindler?
Gerry Grindler, that sounds like a name of a lowlife where that guy from “To Catch A Predator” will pop out on you one day.
Oh yeah and “IntimiFaker”… That’s good Gerry Grindler… Now go back to your box behind Dunkin Donuts and please your fellow gutter rats with a round of “Time to Teabag Gerry”… They’re waiting…
At least I am not afraid to use my real name. Have you ever been to an American Association game? Are you speaking from experience? I am just saying – Cruz appears to be a good player and you did not do your homework. But you do seem to like to use my name a lot. What’s that all about? See you at the Orioles spring training.
Who are these Orioles of which you speak ,,,,,,,,,,,,are they an amusement park or comic book , people are always laughing at them………………..they must be related to Chowman , foreign matter…………
@Gerry Grindler – John Wayne Gacy, Gerry Grindler, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy… They all have that psychotic ring to them…