Hardball Times: So Teams Have Lots of New Data, Then What?

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Gelles has become a regular judge at Gennaro?s competitions, and this time she brought Snyder with her, in part as an effort to see more teams present. Baltimore?s owners and executives, Gelles explained, have been supportive in recent years of adding young talent to their relatively small front office as ?a much cheaper way to get better.?

Multiple Orioles hires have participated in Diamond Dollars, and in those cases Gelles had a chance to briefly see those people in action during their case presentations. In at least one instance, Diamond Dollars served as evidence of an interest in and knowledge of baseball on the resume of an MBA recipient that was otherwise more general, as oppose to tailored to a career in baseball.

?It?s definitely a good way for us to [gauge talent],? Gelles said. ?[One person] didn?t have any baseball experience except for this, so I think it was helpful to see. We look for the most talented individuals.?

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