The Daily Stat: The New Baseball Manager's Job Is to Reverse the Previous Guy's Bad Choices

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile MARCH 26, 2013 The New Baseball Manager's Job Is to Reverse the Previous Guy's Bad Choices A poorly performing professional baseball player is 4% to 6% more likely to be traded once the next manager or general manager takes over the team, according to an analysis of U.S. Major League Baseball by Roberto Pedace of Scripps College and Janet Kiholm Smith of Claremont McKenna College. However, while new managers tend to rid themselves of poor performers hired by their immediate predecessors, they're less quick to divest such players hired during earlier periods, suggesting that team owners order new managers to reverse just the most recent managerial regime's bad choices. Source: Loss Aversion and Managerial Decisions: Evidence from Major League Baseball Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, by Nancy Duarte, ebook + video case study EBook Now Available with Video TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF PRESENTATIONS. Terrified of speaking in front of a group? Or simply looking to polish your skills? No matter where you are on the spectrum, this guide will give you the confidence and the tools you need to get results. Written by presentation expert Nancy Duarte, the "HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations" will help you: (1) Win over tough crowds, (2) Organize a coherent narrative, (3) Create powerful messages and visuals, (4) Connect with and engage your audience, (5) Show people why your ideas matter to them, and (6) Strike the right tone, in any situation. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR Guide to Better Business Writing HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Startups with Female Directors Have Better Chance of Survival Higher Levels of Social Capital Lead to Fewer Traffic Fatalities Just Think of All That Product Placement, Going to Waste For Apps, Only the Very Top of the Bestseller List Really Matters Why, on Average, Men Marry Younger Women Companies: Don't Treat Executives' Time as an Infinite Resource Just How Extensive Is Movie Piracy in China? Families Swell Ranks of Homeless in New York Is the Perfect Boss a "Feminized" Man? Fewer Companies Still Give Raises for Years of Service Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2013 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)