The Moneyball movie is mainly about the Oakland A's general manager, Billy Beane. And rightly so. For it was Beane that first imposed "sabermetrics," or baseball science, on a major league club. But if his was the vision, DePodesta was the execution. The title of this article gives "Peter Brand," his rightful identity.

Most baseball clubs follow sabermetrics to so...

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