On this week’s A’s Farm Podcast, A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his long career in baseball, to discuss his role in the Moneyball book and movie, and to give us the inside scoop on some of the A’s top prospects like Sean Murphy, Austin Beck, Jorge Mateo and more. Stockton shortstop Nick Allen then talks with Robert Bermudez about his first season in the California League.
Grady Fuson joins us at the top of the show, he tells us the story behind the controversial Jeremy Bonderman draft pick at 16:20, he shares the real story behind Moneyball at 22:20, we discuss the sabermetrics vs. scouting debate at 33:00, we talk about some of the A’s top prospects at 39:00, and our segment with Nick Allen begins at 51:40. You can listen to it here…
A’s Farm Podcast: with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson & shortstop Nick Allen
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