As the SF Giants search for a new manager, one word is going to be bandied about: analytics. This buzz word is very polarizing amongst Giants fans so it will be interesting to see what Buster Posey’s approach will be on this front.
When Gabe Kapler was hired as manager and paired with president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, analytics and data were king in San Francisco. Zaidi was at the forefront of front offices emphasizing analytics and playing the numbers. He came from the Billy Beane school of thought in Oakland and took it with him to the Los Angeles Dodgers and eventually to San Francisco.