Quote Originally Posted by RedsFanInMS View Post
So, you think the Reds analytics staff were a bunch of ball players? No, they are statistical nerds. What's wrong with saying that? It is what it is and their information is useful, but is it the end all be all? You need some guys who've been there done that when the winning run is on 3rd with 2 outs making decisions also.
Exactly zero people have said that there shouldn’t be.

Thinking that everyone in the front office is a nerd and has never played the game is just wrong. Go back and look again at who has jobs in the Reds’ front office. Are you going to call Eric Davis a nerd that’s never swung a bat? Do you know the background of everyone on that list? You’re making a bunch of assumptions.

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Quote Originally Posted by Roy Tucker View Post
I don’t think the Reds’ analytics team is calling down to the dugout to tell Bell what moves to make.
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Other teams are doing exactly that, why do you think the Reds are any different?