Moneyball is a term describing baseball operations in which a team endeavors to analyze the market for baseball players and buy what is undervalued and sell what is overvalued. Unlike a common misconception, it is not about
OBP, but whatever is undervalued at that time. It is most commonly used to refer to the strategy used by the front office of the
Oakland Athletics. It derives its name from a Michael Lewis book of the same name.
Through their strategy of
Moneyball, the
Oakland Athletics have been
amoung the top contenders in baseball, at least up to this season.