"Henry, who made his money by taking a mathematical approach to the commodities markets, brought a similar method to the baseball diamond, hiring the statistically savvy Theo Epstein, then 28 years old, as the youngest general manager in baseball history. They hired statistical pioneer Bill James as a consultant, putting the Red Sox at the forefront of the revolution that had just begun to take hold in front offices long dominated by old-time and hidebound scouting types. But, perhaps more importantly, the new owners turned what had long been a stagnant family business into a revenue spigot.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 00:47:10 +0000
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