The Alonso Bet Podcast Ep. 11: Data Driven Baseball w/ Ben Lindbergh - a podcast by Aaron Goodman, Sam Saskin

In a very exciting and informative interview, the guys get a chance to sit down with prominent sabermetric writer, Ben Lindbergh. After a quick introduction (1:35), Ben took us through some incredible stories from the time he was given a chance to run an Independent League baseball team (Sonoma Stompers), as is detailed in his book The Only Rule is it Has to Work (7:25). Ben then talks about some of the details of his book The MVP Machine (26:07). He provides insight into the post-Moneyball era, how players are using cutting-edge science and technology to influence how they train, the role of analysts in decision making, and how teams are using data-driven approaches in crafting their player development pipelines.

Intro music courtesy of The Baseball Project

Transition music courtesy of Yung Kartz

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