The Life and Career of Revolutionary Baseball GM Billy Beane
True fans understand the role of data analytics and how it changed the game. Learn more about revolutionary baseball GM Billy Beane.
Scott Hatteberg MLB Career and Early Life
Scott Hatteberg became one of the most famous players in the shift to a “Moneyball” strategy by the Oakland Athletics starting in 2002.
The Pitching Stats That Best Indicate Real-World Performance
Simulation baseball game players use real-world performance to help them decide what moves to make next. Let's take a look at pitching stats as one example.
The Most Data Friendly Teams in Baseball
Baseball is a data intensive game, where outcomes are dependent on information. Check out the most data friendly teams in baseball and how they use it.
Pittsburgh Pirates Offer Another Big Data Success Story
A high-stakes game is taking place in Major League Baseball, and it’s not on the field. It’s in the front office and it involves the use of data. Every baseball fan one at this point has read the book (and probably seen the movie) “Moneyball” by Michael Lewis. The book details how a statistical approach helped turn the low-budget Oakland Athletics into a contender. Every fan of baseball simulation games already knew the value of using statistics to make future choices. Some who designed the games, such as Diamond Mind Baseball, have even gone on to success in Major League Baseball. But now these data wars have reached a new height. With the success in 2016 of the Chicago Cubs, a team that has completely bought into using data in baseball, more teams than ever are using large data sets to determine not only the pitching rotation and hitting lineup, but how to make better [...]