At the same time, the 1980s marked the dawn of the sabermetrics era. Baseball teams were becoming highly profitable, so that certain successful teams, such as the New York Yankees, had so much money that they could draft the most expensive and, often, the most talented players. Before 2002, the Oakland A’s, and some other teams, had used a limited mathematical approach to team management-however, 2002 marked the year when the Oakland A’s used the mathematical approach to a degree almost never seen before.Īround the same time that Billy was playing for the Mets, the baseball world was going through a series of changes. As general manager, Billy used a mathematical strategy for drafting and acquiring players, which would revolutionize the sport. Fed up with playing, Billy became a talent scout for the Oakland A’s and he eventually rose to become the general manager of the team. He lacked the focus necessary to succeed in pro baseball. Overshadowed by his teammates, Billy became easily rattled. When Billy graduated, he was offered a contract with the Mets after some uncertainty, he signed.īut after Billy became a player for the Mets, he seemed to lose his talent. Talent scouts from professional baseball teams would come to watch Billy’s high school games and they told him that soon he’d be a world-class player. In the 1980s, there was a tremendously talented high school baseball player named Billy Beane.
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