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How the Tower Collapses

Summary by Baseball Prospectus
For those of us who remember the Moneyball era and its immediate aftermath, there was a period during which the big question dividing teams was whether they had an “analytics department.” The A’s weren’t the only team in 2001 with people crunching numbers, but they were pioneers. Over time, things that were revolutionary when the A’s did them are now considered boringly obvious. Oakland…er, the A’s pulled while everyone else pushed, but soon, ev…
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For those of us who remember the Moneyball era and its immediate aftermath, there was a period during which the big question dividing teams was whether they had an “analytics department.” The A’s weren’t the only team in 2001 with people crunching numbers, but they were pioneers. Over time, things that were revolutionary when the A’s did them are now considered boringly obvious. Oakland…er, the A’s pulled while everyone else pushed, but soon, ev…

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Baseball Prospectus broke the news in on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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