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According to a Tweet by
WEEI.com's Jon Tomase, Red Sox owner
John Henry stated that—going forward—the team will "de-emphasize analytics". He went on to note that the shift would be "evolutionary, not revolutionary"—whatever the hell that means. So, the ultimate
Geek Of All Geeks,
Mr. Dispassionate Non-Discretionary Trading Guy is finally edging away from his
MoneyBall binky. Perhaps it was the realization that the 2015 resurgence of
Xander Bogaerts was chiefly due to his being
less patient at the plate. Or maybe, three last place finishes in the last four years did the trick. Or maybe he's just been losing his shirt in the derivatives market. Anyway, dawn
finally breaks on Marblehead. And we mean that in the
nicest way, Mr. Henry.