tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527677219703079273.post5064504901130259345..comments2023-05-01T02:42:39.481-05:00Comments on AL Central In Focus: A Few Thoughts on Scouting Reports and SabermetricsCorey Ettingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04781991198791295874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527677219703079273.post-31932446913158596412011-03-12T23:51:33.515-06:002011-03-12T23:51:33.515-06:00I'm not certain if the the book didn't hel...I'm not certain if the the book didn't help - I thought it was wonderfully written and incredibly thought forward. Like you said, I think people who didn't understand it at all - or worse, didn't read and still felt worthy of commenting on it - hurt.<br /><br />The thing is, when you get right down to it, the book Moneyball isn't necessarily about sabermetrics. It's about finding undervalued assets and investing in them. It's a wallstreet concept.<br /><br />If for example, people were suddenly placing too much emphasis on sabermetrics and not enough on scouting, then, theoretically, traditional scouting could become a moneyball asset. <br /><br />Moneyball wasn't about one facet of the game, or one set of numbers - it was about applying a very simple idea that has existed since the dawn of time, to baseball.Corey Ettingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04781991198791295874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527677219703079273.post-75726729080941268162011-03-12T19:57:06.872-06:002011-03-12T19:57:06.872-06:00I think this is very important, and is a point tha...I think this is very important, and is a point that often gets overlooked by both groups. Too often, people feel like it's scouting vs. sabermetrics, and the book Moneyball didn't help very much (often because the readers misunderstood the point of the book). <br /><br />Just like you're doing, the best way to judge a player is by using a combination of the statistics and scouting.Bryzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909443656765540176noreply@blogger.com