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What Is The Impact of Sabermetrics on Amateur Baseball?

So, the idea of advanced metrics is nothing new to the game of baseball. It has been part of the lexicon of the industry for over a decade and there’s a litany of research done on the matter. This article is not arguing the merits of number-crunching in the game of baseball. For that, I would highly recommend Brian Kenny’s Ahead of the Curve, which does a tremendous job of outlining why Major League Baseball does not value statistics that we grew up with such as RBI and wins. This article is, however, arguing why there’s no reason to get nervous that the implementation of sabermetrics in the professional ranks will have a trickle down effect on amateur baseball. I feel that I am uniquely qualified to speak on this topic since I previously worked for Baseball Info Solution...

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