Research isn't a competitive game with clear wins and losses. Moneyball and finding the under valued players works best in environments where you can actually

Research isn't a competitive game with clear wins and losses. Moneyball and finding the under valued players works best in environments where you can actually prove/demonstrate they wre clearly undervalued. It's very difficult to show someone who's undervalued is clearly undervalued short of them solving a major open problem. When there is far less direct competition everything is more subjective and the prestige factor of top tier applicants shines.