Introduction
Money rules in Major League Baseball. The more money a team has, the more likely they are to do better during their season. That is why teams such as the Dodgers, Yankees, and Giants don’t have much difficulty building a strong team. With such a high salary cap, they have the ability to sign the best players. With better players, that leads to better development as well as an easier way to attract better free agents. Due to that, very rarely do teams with low salary caps like the Astros, Marlins, or Rays have consistent success. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis, is a book about a man who revolutionized the game of baseball. The Oakland Athletics organization was turned around when Billy Beane became …show more content…
None of the staff members had played big league baseball, according to the text, however they all wished they had. “The A's general manager Sandy Alderson was maybe the most perplexed of all. “Nobody does that," he said. "Nobody says, 'I quit as a player. I want to be an advance scout.'" He hired Billy anyway.” (42) The reasoning behind the hiring of Beane was because Alderson did not think that an advance scout had much of a role. After having started this role, Beane was an advance scout until 1993 in which he was promoted to assistant general manager of the As. His role was to scout minor league …show more content…
He has a Master of Arts degree in Economics. The reasoning behind writing the book was because of his love with the story. How did a team with such a low salary cap win so many games? Lewis’ curiosity with Billy Beane intrigued him enough to write a book. Lewis knew that Beane was the best general manager, however the question was why. Lewis’ sources were easy to find. Anywhere from stats, analytics, and economics, he was able to combine these things to make picture a great picture of how success came to be within the Athletics’ organization. Lewis successfully gets the reader into the front office. I believe that he was well suited to write this book because of knowledge, experience, and passion of both economics and baseball. He very clearly and efficiently combines both aspects to make an interesting
Money rules in Major League Baseball. The more money a team has, the more likely they are to do better during their season. That is why teams such as the Dodgers, Yankees, and Giants don’t have much difficulty building a strong team. With such a high salary cap, they have the ability to sign the best players. With better players, that leads to better development as well as an easier way to attract better free agents. Due to that, very rarely do teams with low salary caps like the Astros, Marlins, or Rays have consistent success. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis, is a book about a man who revolutionized the game of baseball. The Oakland Athletics organization was turned around when Billy Beane became …show more content…
None of the staff members had played big league baseball, according to the text, however they all wished they had. “The A's general manager Sandy Alderson was maybe the most perplexed of all. “Nobody does that," he said. "Nobody says, 'I quit as a player. I want to be an advance scout.'" He hired Billy anyway.” (42) The reasoning behind the hiring of Beane was because Alderson did not think that an advance scout had much of a role. After having started this role, Beane was an advance scout until 1993 in which he was promoted to assistant general manager of the As. His role was to scout minor league …show more content…
He has a Master of Arts degree in Economics. The reasoning behind writing the book was because of his love with the story. How did a team with such a low salary cap win so many games? Lewis’ curiosity with Billy Beane intrigued him enough to write a book. Lewis knew that Beane was the best general manager, however the question was why. Lewis’ sources were easy to find. Anywhere from stats, analytics, and economics, he was able to combine these things to make picture a great picture of how success came to be within the Athletics’ organization. Lewis successfully gets the reader into the front office. I believe that he was well suited to write this book because of knowledge, experience, and passion of both economics and baseball. He very clearly and efficiently combines both aspects to make an interesting