New Rules Give A’s An Opportunity To “Moneyball”

And in many cases, the 2023 A’s might be able to steal (and by that I really do mean steal) a few wins by using the new rules more diabolically than their opponents do. But here you can lean on certain skill sets in building a roster and hopefully the A’s have done this. But nonetheless, with even many non-sluggers facing shifts in recent years the new rules figure to benefit most LH batters, which in the A’s case include Seth Brown and Tony Kemp, along with the newly added Ryan Noda, Jace Peterson, and JJ Bleday. Look for Oakland’s front office to begin targeting LH batters just as recently they have emphasized base stealing prowess (see Ruiz, Esteury). Feel free to point out other examples of opportunity created by the new rules.
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