Billy Beane was drafted by the New York Mets in 1980. He was one of 3 first round picks the team had that year. Beane, being a 5 tool player (excels at hitting for average, hitting for power, great speed, great fielding and had great throwing ability), was highly sought after. He was considered a “can’t miss” prospect, who missed badly. He was unable to adjust to big league pitching, and only ended up playing for 5 season with 4 teams. Before the 1990 season, Beane approached Oakland A’s Gm Sandy Alderson and asked to become a scout for the team. A few seasons later Beane became assistant Gm and then he finally became Gm for the A’s in 1998. Both Alderson and then Beane used what’s called Sabermetrics to put together his teams. This is a process of taking players that are undervalued by other teams because they are not superstars, and signing them.