“I can take the numbers and use my playing experience to wrap my brain around them and say, ‘How does this apply on the dirt and grass?’” he said during his introductory news conference. “That’s a unique perspective. That’s what managers have to do nowadays, take those numbers and understand them. They don’t have to write the algorithm, but they need to understand and apply them to the players on the field.”

Source: Los Angeles Times May 06, 2019 23:57 UTC