Colletti on Sabermetrics (via Diamond Leung)

by pdotmac1 on Jul 2, 2009 6:38 PM PDT Comment 10 comments

Ned Colletti talks sabermetrics on XTRA Sports 1360 AM in San Diego:

“I think the sabrmetrics gets you interested. I think it gives you a chance to seek more information on somebody. But I’d have a hard time trading for a player or drafting a player that I really didn’t know what was inside his head and inside his heart and how he thought and how his priorities were set up and if he aspired for greatness and was willing to sacrifice. I’m not sure you’re going to get that off a stat sheet. But the numbers do tell part of the story. I think you have to have a mixture of all. Information is power, and as much information as you can get - whether it’s a number on a page or whether it’s a conversation with somebody - I think it adds to your decision-making process and helps you make better calls.”

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Sounds ok, but

I’d have a hard time trading for a player or drafting a player that I really didn’t know what was inside his head and inside his heart and how he thought and how his priorities were set up and if he aspired for greatness and was willing to sacrifice

How exactly does a GM go about that for a player he’s considering trading for, without tampering? Second-hand information from someone he knows that knows the player? The player’s ex-teammates and ex-coaches? Just wondering.

by David Young on Jul 2, 2009 8:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I took that to mean input from scouts and ex-coaches, as you intimated.

by Eric Stephen on Jul 2, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s just the kind of in depth analysis that led Ned to sign Andruw Jones. Good to know he took the time to look deep into his head and heart before pulling the trigger.

by ClipCat on Jul 2, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, his statement(s) is just a bunch of mumbo-jumbo.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Jul 2, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, but at the core he's right, though the tenets are basic and should be obvious

Statistical analysis matters. Makeup matters. More information is better than less.

by David Young on Jul 2, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He picked the wrong kind of trigger

by David Young on Jul 2, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d have a hard time trading for a player or drafting a player that I really didn’t know what was inside his head and inside his heart

Ugh. What a silly statement. I don’t really understand why people are so reluctant to embrace the new way of doing things. I mean, is it just that you came up “knowing” something and are unwilling to change? I mean, he’s already a GM, there’s nothing left to prove.

by mwhite06 on Jul 2, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs