These guys would never walk into Gene Mauch s office or into Billy Martin s office and try to tell you how to utilize your players - Joe Maddon sounds off on analytics and its role in baseball × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Baseball MLB News

These guys would never walk into Gene Mauch s office or into Billy Martin s office and try to tell you how to utilize your players - Joe Maddon sounds off on analytics and its role in baseball

By Jared Bloom Modified 07 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Los Angeles Angels v Oakland Athletics Joe Maddon has been around Major League Baseball for a long time. Maddon started his coaching career in 1979 with the California Angels, who are now known as the Los Angeles Angels. He started out in the organization as a scout and worked his way up to being the minor league manager. Maddon eventually became a coach for the Angels in 1994. He served in various coaching roles during his time there until 2005. He was the bench coach, first base coach, third base coach, and even interim manager on three different occasions. After winning a World Series ring in 2002 with Los Angeles, Maddon was hired to manage the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006. Joe Maddon found success in managing the Rays and took them to the playoffs twice. Tampa Bay Rays@RaysBaseballJoe Maddon addresses the pitchers & catchers before their first official workout. New jerseys looking sharp! http://t.co/G7lpf5vqEu10191Joe Maddon addresses the pitchers & catchers before their first official workout. New jerseys looking sharp! http://t.co/G7lpf5vqEu After his time was up in Tampa, Maddon went on to manage the Chicago Cubs in 2015. He would help the Cubs break their 108-year World Series drought. After a couple of seasons in Chicago, Joe Maddon made the return to Los Angeles to manage the Angels. Maddon signed a three-year deal with the angels in 2019. Over the next three seasons, the angels did not do well despite having players like Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. He was let go by the Angels on June 7th. Joe Maddon recently went on The Athletic Baseball Show: Starkville to discuss the recent trends analytics are playing in baseball. While discussing he does enjoy the information analytics brings, he admits it can be overbearing at times. Jayson Stark@jaysonst“Back in the day, these guys would never walk into Gene Mauch’s office, or into Billy Martin’s office...and try to tell you how to utilize your players."

-Joe Maddon on Starkville

You can listen to the whole podcast - or you can read the highlights.
theathletic.com/3568605/2022/0…17645“Back in the day, these guys would never walk into Gene Mauch’s office, or into Billy Martin’s office...and try to tell you how to utilize your players."-Joe Maddon on StarkvilleYou can listen to the whole podcast - or you can read the highlights.theathletic.com/3568605/2022/0… "Back in the day, these guys would never walk into Gene Mauch's office, or into Billy Martin's office... and try to tell you how to utilize your players." - Joe Maddon

Joe Maddon understands that too much information can sometimes be a bad thing

Los Angeles Angels Summer Workouts Maddon mentions that every single club has analysts, but in his eyes there's a point where they cross the line. He believes there should be a boundary between the analytics department and the players. Maddon does not want the analytics department directly coaching his players or giving them a ton of information they can't retain before a game. He believes that the manager should be given the information and then decide how to coach their players. Maddon has been around the game long enough to see what it once was and what it has become. He is not an old-timer trying to change the game back to the way it was when he was playing. He just understands the process of a ballplayer's mind before a game better than most. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Gaelin Leif × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी