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The Rockies hired DePodesta in December 2025, after decades of proudly rejecting analysis

Posted on September 9, 2026 at 12:30:42 PM by brick

And it’s not like he’s on the cutting edge either. Look at his tenure with the Browns. Great investment in analytics and film review…. that he chose to ignore at several key decision points.

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Can somebody from the anti-analytics tribe explain to me what you want the team you root for to do? Do you want their front office to not try to assess - By brick September 9, 2026 at 10:24:46 AM
- Keep the nerds out of sports* - By Poster P September 9, 2026 at 12:20:42 PM
- The Rockies are slowly coming around with DePodesta. - By dnvrblue September 9, 2026 at 11:54:20 AM
- I think it’s mostly people conflating two very different topics - By plug September 9, 2026 at 11:11:23 AM
  - I view advanced analytics as a must-have, must-use, 'tool". When used religiously in every possible in-game situation (i e. Hinch) is when I have a problem with it * - By Spirit September 9, 2026 at 11:38:29 AM
- I want them to run the god damn ball. Even though they’re a baseball team. Run the dang ball.* - By Ev September 9, 2026 at 10:46:56 AM
- Rockies hired John DePodesta, he was the Jonah Hill guy in Moneyball - By caddis September 9, 2026 at 10:41:27 AM
  - The Rockies hired DePodesta in December 2025, after decades of proudly rejecting analysis - By brick September 9, 2026 at 12:30:42 PM
- I’m sure you’ve all seen the viral Jeff Kent and Joe Giradi rants against analytics - By brick September 9, 2026 at 10:32:36 AM
  - Can you find any stats on the success rate of scoring a runner from third with less than 2 outs in the 80s vs. today? I would be extremely curious to see that.* - By MasterBates September 9, 2026 at 10:38:32 AM
    - I'm sure there are stats on that, but is that even the most important stat in that situation? - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 10:47:48 AM
      - I don’t care if it is important, I am curious.* - By MasterBates September 9, 2026 at 10:56:23 AM
        
        here is a graph - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 11:00:19 AM
        
        Thanks! Interesting it peaked in 2000.* - By MasterBates September 9, 2026 at 11:17:55 AM
        
        interestingly it is at 51.3% this year, was 51.0% last year. Basically right at the average of 1980-2010* - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 12:02:42 PM
        
        What are the Tigers at?* - By Rich September 9, 2026 at 12:52:45 PM
        
        Guess who leads MLB in that metric in 2026?* - By brick September 9, 2026 at 01:00:43 PM
        
        the most clutch team in baseball - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 02:03:48 PM
        
        48.8%, better than the Cubs!* - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 12:59:17 PM
        
        the success rate might have more to do with lowering the pitcher's mound than anything else* - By ajs September 9, 2026 at 11:17:55 AM
        
        It seems to be pretty tightly inversely correlated to the quality of pitching, which is a big flaw in the anti-analytics’ ointment - By brick September 9, 2026 at 11:54:41 AM
        
        Some pitchers were juiced in 99 but not even close to the rate hitters were. Pitchers weren’t bad, they were outgunned.* - By MasterBates September 9, 2026 at 12:01:26 PM
        
        The overall quality of pitching was dreadful in 1999. Look at some of the slow meatball pitches Bonds hit his HRs on* - By brick September 9, 2026 at 12:25:25 PM
        
        Doub it, more on hitting approach. Hitters don't care about hitting it the opposite way, shortening their swing, etc.... Launch angle baby.* - By MasterBates September 9, 2026 at 11:49:46 AM
        
        Modern hitting approaches certainly don’t explain the low % in 1967-68* - By brick September 9, 2026 at 12:27:40 PM
        
        also if the Y axis on the graph went from 0-100 it would be a nearly flat line on the screen - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 12:08:30 PM
        
        but yet the rate is the same this year as it was in the 80s and 90s* - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 12:03:45 PM
        
        it probably exists, I do not know where* - By DoctorD September 9, 2026 at 10:57:55 AM

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