Ari Wohl

6 days ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Ari Wohl |Adnan Alam

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, now in his ninth season, has adapted to the game’s data-driven evolution. (Photo by Anthony Chiu/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – For some baseball fans, hits, batting average, wins and earned run average are the best way to evaluate talent. To others, those archaic statistics mean little compared to OPS+, xwOBA, spin rate and whiff rate. Baseball relies heavily on analytics and data, and as the oldest North American Big Four sport, the game has evolved.