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The Browns’ ‘Moneyball’ executive explained why it was worth taking a $16 million gamble on a failed quarterback
Joe Robbins/Getty From the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets, Paul DePodesta has made a career out of taking woebegone franchises and turning them into contenders. In 2016, after two decades as an MLB executive, DePodesta left for the NFL to face his biggest reclamation project yet: the Cleveland Browns. The Browns haven’t had […]
League of Legends esports teams turn to Tim ‘Magic’ Sevenhuysen for ‘Moneyball’ counsel
The Moneyball of esports is quite a reality yet. But the Brad Pitt movie and Michael Lewis book has been a good way to describe what Tim Sevenhuysen does as a statistics consultant for League of Legends esports teams. Sevenhuysen believes that analytics matters when it comes to analyzing and advising professional esports players. And […]
Inside the Tour de France: An American team with a ‘Moneyball’ strategy just won the biggest Tour de France stage with its only million-dollar rider
Daniel McMahon/Business Insider CHAMBÉRY, France — If you don’t have a lot, make do with what you’ve you got. That’s how the American pro cycling team Cannondale-Drapac has been operating for years on its shoestring budget. Its manager, Jonathan Vaughters, has had to lead his top-level team with what he’s referred to as a “Moneyball” […]
