In Major League Baseball (MLB), the game have made a turnaround by Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s in the context of player investment, analytics, and talent evaluation. The A and B part of the case describes Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the last 16 seasons from 1998 to 2013. The case finds Beans as the most proficient general manager in MLB after the evaluation of performance and financial data over the last 16 seasons and shares idea, data and information in order to develop better understanding of the challenges and drivers to incorporate the innovative culture in the sport industry.
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