Oakland A's had three studly pitchers, Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson and Barry Zito. Scott Hatterberg was perhaps the purest piece of evidence in Michael Lewis's argument about the value of Billy Bean's philosophy. The contribution of the analytics department of Paul D. Podesta was huge. It's not like they would have won without that.
No — but he does have a knack for stumbling into the perfect moment, including the recent FTX debacle. In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, we revisit the book that launched the analytics revolution.