Colletti on Sabermetrics (via Diamond Leung)
by pdotmac1 on Jul 2, 2009 6:38 PM PDT
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Ned Colletti talks sabermetrics on XTRA Sports 1360 AM in San Diego:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wow
based on Plaschkey’s articles on Ned the last few years I was expecting this:
“Google sucks! I wear snakeskin boots!! I rule! I’m better than Depodesta! I want to re-hire Jim Tracy!!!”
Taken in that light, Ned’s comments were just fine with me.
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