Baseball was transformed when the cash-strapped Oakland Athletics started recruiting players who didn't score highly on traditionally valued metrics, like runs batted in, but who had the ability to help the team score points and win games.
O basebol transformou-se quando os Oakland Athletics, sem dinheiro, recrutaram jogadores não muito bem pontuados em métricas tradicionais, como corridas de impulso, mas que tinham a capacidade de ajudar a equipa a marcar pontos e a ganhar jogos.