Summary of Michael Lewis's Moneyball

Excerpt From Summary of Michael Lewis's Moneyball



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The first thing that professional baseball teams always did was run you. The risks of drafting a baseball player had just risen, and the average salary of a big league player had nearly tripled in less than four years.



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Billy Beane was a scout for the Oakland Athletics, and he tested five high school athletes in his backyard. Billy beat the other four athletes by a full stride.