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001			on1056781012
003			OCoLC
005			20190610151234.0
008			181015s2019 nyu e b 001 0 eng d
040			_aYDX _beng _erda _cYDX _dBDX _dOCLCQ _dTP7 _dGL4 _dUAP _dNFG
020			_a9781541698949 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1541698940 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1056781012
092			_a796.357 _bL742
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aLindbergh, Ben, _eauthor. _9402824
245	1	4	_aThe MVP machine : _bhow baseball's new nonconformists are using data to build better players / _cBen Lindbergh & Travis Sawchik.
246	3		_aMost Valuable Player machine
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, _c2019.
300			_aviii, 374 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 355-360) and index.
505	0		_aSaviormetrics -- A natural maniac, an unnatural athlete -- Making mules into racehorses -- First principles -- A bottom-up revolution -- The 10,000-pitch rule -- The conduit -- Perfect pitch -- We're all astronauts -- SpinGate -- Amateur ball -- The all-star player-coach -- Performance-enhancing data -- Just be better -- Soft factors -- If you build them, they will come -- No ceiling.
520			_a"[T]he Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance. Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals: How the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox used cutting-edge technology to win the World Series ; How undersized afterthoughts José Altuve and Mookie Betts became big sluggers and MVPs ; How polarizing pitcher Trevor Bauer made himself a Cy Young contender ; How new analytical tools have overturned traditional pitching and hitting techniques ; How a wave of young talent is making MLB both better than ever and arguably worse to watch. Instead of out-drafting, out-signing, and out-trading their rivals, baseball's best minds have turned to out-developing opponents, gaining greater edges than ever by perfecting prospects and eking extra runs out of older athletes who were once written off. Lindbergh and Sawchik take us inside the transformation of former fringe hitters into home-run kings, show how washed-up pitchers have emerged as aces, and document how coaching and scouting are being turned upside down. The MVP Machine charts the future of a sport and offers a lesson that goes beyond baseball: Success stems not from focusing on finished products, but from making the most of untapped potential." -- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aBaseball _zUnited States. _965981
650		0	_aBaseball players _zUnited States. _949751
650		0	_aBaseball teams _zUnited States. _9237980
650		0	_aBaseball _xStatistical methods. _9247943
650		0	_aBaseball _xMathematical models. _9247942
700	1		_aSawchik, Travis, _eauthor. _9272765
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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