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Moneyball by Michael Lewis says yes. This is from memory, but baseball scouts historically rely heavily on athletic appearances (what they think a good pitcher
by extragood 8y ago
Moneyball by Michael Lewis says yes.
This is from memory, but baseball scouts historically rely heavily on athletic appearances (what they think a good pitcher, hitter, etc looks like), more than hard stats.
- ap3 8y agoYes but that good looking .220 hitter is not going to stick around much with that batting average.
- zhonwang 8y agoWasn't the whole point of Moneyball that the A's were able to perform far above their level and salary cap based on evaluating players on hard stats and not appearances? Not sure what your point is.
- dublin 8y agoYep - the real world bows to no one's preconceived notions...